What is the Diabetes Care Project?
The Diabetes Care Project (DCP) is a coalition of patient advocates and health partners whose goal is to educate patients, caregivers, healthcare providers and policymakers on the value of developing personalized management plans for diabetes patients in an effort to improve each patient’s health outcomes and lower costs for the entire health system.
Who are the members of the DCP?
Roche Diagnostics and the National Minority Quality Forum are the
founding partners of the coalition. The DCP is currently working to expand the
coalition and include additional partners with a shared interest in the DCP
mission.
What are the objectives of the DCP?
What is the DCP currently working on?
The DCP is analyzing Medicare data to better understand the consumption patterns of beneficiaries living with diabetes. Research findings will be showcased in a series of analyses unveiled throughout 2010.
What will the research show?
Preliminary findings suggest that individuals with diabetes who consume
the least of their Medicare benefits and services (referred to as “low
consumers”) and potentially under manage their disease may experience a “crisis”
health event including renal disease, heart disease and/or diabetic neuropathy leading
to more costly care including emergency room visits and hospitalization. The
DCP is examining the impact and cost of these “crisis” health events to the individual
and on the Medicare system as a whole.
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In 2006, diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death.4