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Diabetes

UPMC Home Healthcare's Diabetic Program was developed to manage patients with this chronic disease in their own home. With adequate education, medication management, and multi-disciplinary care, patients with diabetes can be provided with appropriate and timely interventions to avoid preventable complications and hospitalizations.
Goals of the Diabetes Program
  • Detect signs of uncontrollable diabetes and initiate appropriate intervention
  • Timely intervention to reduce re-hospitalizations and/or Emergency Room visits
  • Improve patient compliance with treatment plan
  • Improve quality of life through individualized patient education regarding disease management
  • Promote patient self-management to delay onset and decrease severity of complications
  • Facilitate effective communication between patient, clinician and physician
Components of the Diabetes Program
  • Specialized Diabetes care team
  • Established parameters of care
  • Telephone assessment to supplement in-home visits
  • Future implementation of Telehealth
  • Nutritional Counseling

 

 

 

 

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