Redesigning ambulatory care management for uncontrolled type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study of the impact of a Boot Camp model on outcomes.

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Citation: BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 7(1):e000731, 2019.PMID: 31798894Institution: MedStar Health Research Institute | MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute | MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety | MedStar Union Memorial Hospital | MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Medicine/Endocrinology | MedStar Diabetes Institute | MedStar Health, ColumbiaForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: *Ambulatory Care/og [Organization & Administration] | *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/bl [Blood] | *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/th [Therapy] | *Models, Organizational | Adult | Aged | Ambulatory Care Facilities/og [Organization & Administration] | Ambulatory Care Facilities/st [Standards] | Ambulatory Care/ec [Economics] | Ambulatory Care/st [Standards] | Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring | Blood Glucose/me [Metabolism] | Cohort Studies | Cost Savings | Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/ec [Economics] | Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/ep [Epidemiology] | District of Columbia/ep [Epidemiology] | Emergency Service, Hospital/ec [Economics] | Emergency Service, Hospital/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | Female | Glycated Hemoglobin A/me [Metabolism] | Hospitalization/ec [Economics] | Hospitalization/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | Humans | Long-Term Care/ec [Economics] | Long-Term Care/og [Organization & Administration] | Long-Term Care/st [Standards] | Male | Maryland/ep [Epidemiology] | Medicaid/ec [Economics] | Medicaid/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | Medicare/ec [Economics] | Medicare/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | Middle Aged | Patient-Centered Care/ec [Economics] | Patient-Centered Care/og [Organization & Administration] | Patient-Centered Care/st [Standards] | Treatment Outcome | United States/ep [Epidemiology]Year: 2019ISSN:
  • 2052-4897
Name of journal: BMJ open diabetes research & careAbstract: Conclusions: Redesigning diabetes care management using a pragmatic technology-enabled approach supported translation of evidence-based best practices across a mixed-payer regional healthcare system. Diabetes educators successfully participated in medication initiation and titration. Improvement in glycemic control, reduction in hospitalizations and potential for monetization was demonstrated in a high-risk cohort of adults with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes.Objective: Type 2 diabetes care management (DCM) is challenging. Few studies report meaningful improvements in clinical care settings, warranting DCM redesign. We developed a Boot Camp to provide timely, patient-centered, technology-enabled DCM. Impact on hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations among adults with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes were examined.Research design and methods: The intervention was designed using the Practical Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model to embed elements of the chronic care model. Adults with HbA1c>9% (75 mmol/mol) enrolled between November 2014 and November 2017 received diabetes education and medication management by diabetes educators and nurse practitioners via initial clinic and subsequent weekly virtual visits, facilitated by near-real-time blood glucose transmission for 90 days. HbA1c and risk for ED visits and hospitalizations at 90 days, and potential savings from reducing avoidable medical utilizations were examined. Boot Camp completers were compared with concurrent, propensity-matched chart controls receiving usual DCM in primary care practices.Results: A cohort of 366 Boot Camp participants plus 366 controls was analyzed. Participants were 79% African-American, 63% female and 59% Medicare-insured or Medicaid-insured and mean age 56 years. Baseline mean HbA1c for cases and controls was 11.2% (99 mmol/mol) and 11.3% (100 mmol/mol), respectively. At 90 days, HbA1c was 8.1% (65 mmol/mol) and 9.9% (85 mmol/mol), p<0.001, respectively. Risk for 90-day all-cause hospitalizations decreased 77% for participants and increased 58% for controls, p=0.036. Mean potential for monetization of USTrial registration number: NCT02925312. Copyright (c) Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.All authors: Baker KM, Evans SR, Fernandez SJ, Huang CC, Magee MF, Mete M, Montero AR, Nassar CM, Sack PA, Smith K, Youssef GAOriginally published: BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 7(1):e000731, 2019.Fiscal year: FY2020Digital Object Identifier: ORCID: Date added to catalog: 2019-12-17
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Conclusions: Redesigning diabetes care management using a pragmatic technology-enabled approach supported translation of evidence-based best practices across a mixed-payer regional healthcare system. Diabetes educators successfully participated in medication initiation and titration. Improvement in glycemic control, reduction in hospitalizations and potential for monetization was demonstrated in a high-risk cohort of adults with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes.

Objective: Type 2 diabetes care management (DCM) is challenging. Few studies report meaningful improvements in clinical care settings, warranting DCM redesign. We developed a Boot Camp to provide timely, patient-centered, technology-enabled DCM. Impact on hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations among adults with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes were examined.

Research design and methods: The intervention was designed using the Practical Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model to embed elements of the chronic care model. Adults with HbA1c>9% (75 mmol/mol) enrolled between November 2014 and November 2017 received diabetes education and medication management by diabetes educators and nurse practitioners via initial clinic and subsequent weekly virtual visits, facilitated by near-real-time blood glucose transmission for 90 days. HbA1c and risk for ED visits and hospitalizations at 90 days, and potential savings from reducing avoidable medical utilizations were examined. Boot Camp completers were compared with concurrent, propensity-matched chart controls receiving usual DCM in primary care practices.

Results: A cohort of 366 Boot Camp participants plus 366 controls was analyzed. Participants were 79% African-American, 63% female and 59% Medicare-insured or Medicaid-insured and mean age 56 years. Baseline mean HbA1c for cases and controls was 11.2% (99 mmol/mol) and 11.3% (100 mmol/mol), respectively. At 90 days, HbA1c was 8.1% (65 mmol/mol) and 9.9% (85 mmol/mol), p<0.001, respectively. Risk for 90-day all-cause hospitalizations decreased 77% for participants and increased 58% for controls, p=0.036. Mean potential for monetization of US 086 annually per participant for averted hospitalizations were calculated.

Trial registration number: NCT02925312. Copyright (c) Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

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