ADC
Quality Report Card
Family Practice
Diabetes – Preventing Complications
through Blood Sugar Control
Why It’s Important:
Over 21 million
Americans have diabetes, and because
diabetes is with you 24/7, knowing what to do to keep it in
control is one of the cornerstones of quality care. Diabetes
control management can be divided into three categories: |
Diabetes Assessment: Have
your blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure, and kidney function
tested routinely
Diabetes Target Attainment: Reach target goals set by the
American Diabetes Association for your blood sugar, cholesterol,
blood pressure, and kidney function
Diabetes Complication Prevention: Avoid complications from
diabetes by smoking cessation and being current on your flu
vaccination, pneumococcus vaccination, eye exams, and foot exams
How Does Family Practice at The Austin Diagnostic Clinic
Measure Up?
Through continued quality intervention from our physicians, patients
of the Internal Medicine department beat the national average in all
three categories of Assessment, Target Attainment, and Complication
Prevention.
What You Can Do:
If you think you are at risk for
diabetes, or you have diabetes and need help managing it, make an
appointment at The Austin Diagnostic Clinic with a family practice
doctor to check your blood sugar. Let us help you manage your
health.
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