Can Tailored Patient Letters Improve The Quality Of Diabetic Patient Care?

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Conditions studied: Diabetes Mellitus

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if tailored letters sent to diabetic patients will improve care of diabetes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00984841

Run by

Scranton-Temple Residency Program

People needed

467

Starts

2009-01-01

Expected to finish

2009-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-09-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All active patients age 18 to 75 years with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus were eligible.
• An active patient was defined as one having an ICD-9 code on the active problem list identifying the patient as diabetic, and a progress note in the EMR associated with an office visit within the prior 12 months.

You may not qualify if…

• None

Where it is running

• Scranton-Temple Health Center — Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States

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