Making Systems Changes for Better Diabetes Care

Needs and Priorities for Systems Change

-	Assessment Survey
-	Best Practice Model
-	Chronic Care Model

Resources

Introduction to the Better Diabetes Care Website
Main Overview Page
»	Why this Website was Developed
»	Who Developed this Website
»	How Tools are Selected
»	Who can Benefit from this Site
»	How to Use this Website
»	Website User Survey
»	What's New

Framework for Making Systems Changes

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Evidence-Based Decision-Making

-	Examples of Rating System
-	Numeric Presentation
-	Sources of Evidence-Based Decision-Making
-	Resources

Information Systems

-	Essential Functions
-	Starting a Registry
-	Resources
-	Examples

How to Make Systems Changes for Improved Care

Main Overview Page

Commitment and Incentives

Identify Gaps

Establish Goals for Improvement

Models for Chronic Care Improvement

-	Chronic Care Model
-	PDSA Cycle
-	Enhanced Primary Care Model

Assessment and Accountability

Changes at Various Levels

Successful Quality Improvement Projects

Resources

What We Want to Achieve through Systems Changes

Main Overview Page

Patient-Centered Care

-	Dimensions
-	Patient Education & Motivation
-	Factors
-	Education Examples
-	How to
-	Health Insurance Coverage
-	Resources

Clinical Management

-	Resources
-	Complementary/Alternative Therapies

Team Care

-	Defining the Team
-	Steps
-	Advantages

Community Partnerships

-	Steps
-	Education Examples
-	Resources

Addressing Issues

Main Overview Page

Aligning Payment Policies with Care

-	Barriers & Insurance
-	Fixing the Quality Care Problem
-	Incentives and Opportunities
-	Examples
-	Resources

Improving Cultural Competency

-	Tips and Rationale
-	HRSA Practices and Perspectives
-	Resources

Professional Training

-	Concepts
-	Levels
-	Barriers
-	Resistance to Change
-	Effective Examples
-	Reources

Evaluation of Progress and Effects of Change
Main Overview Page
»	Principles for Using Data
»	Steps for Using Data to Improve Clinical Practice
»	Differences Between Data Sources
»	Examples of Data Use
»	Commonly Used Diabetes Improvement Measures

Toolbox
Main Overview Page
»	Clinical Practice Recommendations
»	Risk Assessment
»	Assessing Need for Quality Improvement
»	Algorithms
»	Diabetes Prevention
»	Patient Education Materials
»	Patient Education Programs
»	Management Support Tools
»	Computer Registries
»	Data Abstraction Tools
»	Cost of Diabetes Assessment Tools
»	Other Tool-Related Resources

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Making Systems Changes for Better Diabetes Care

Making Systems Changes for Better Diabetes Care is a National Diabetes Education Program website that provides information, models, links, resources and tools to help health care professionals: