Diabetes

Heather Zacker, MS, senior director of Care Alliances of Joslin Innovation at Joslin Diabetes Center, discussed several ways primary care offices can transform their practices to provide optimal diabetes care. These include quality improvement, data analysis, and benchmarking initiatives to make the office more diabetes-friendly.

According to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, black individuals living in more racially segregated neighborhoods tended to have higher blood pressure, while those who moved to less segregated areas saw their blood pressure decrease.

The study found that the more classes the participants took, the more weight they lost. The DPP is set to begin in Medicare in January 2018.

If all children engaged in CDC-recommended levels of physical activity, the resulting decreases in obesity could save up to $51.5 billion in direct medical costs and $69 billion in lost productivity each year.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

The meta-analysis covers 92 studies from 16 countries, and includes 3.2 million patients.

This week, the top managed care stories included the Senate began working on its own Obamacare replacement bill; Scott Gottlieb, MD, was confirmed as FDA commissioner; and coverage from Digestive Disease Week.

A new study using “next generation” materials could offer solutions to the problems that have delayed smart lenses for blood glucose testing in diabetes care.

The celebrated rule change did not translate into an easy transition with Medicare Administrative Contractors or suppliers of durable medical equipment.

The study of electronic medical records showed that patients on the SGLT2 inhibitor stayed on the medication longer, although both groups took the same amount of time to get their A1C below 8%.