… %) than the overall health plan, which is consistent with the higher diabetes prevalence rate
… In summary, these findings show that, within the managed care setting, diabetic patients still …

… to report total and excess expenditures for diabetic patients in a managed care setting. Annual
costs of providing care were 2.4 times greater for diabetic members than for a nondiabetic …

… Care Service [CDCS]) using a … in a managed care setting. The impact of this program
was studied and compared to the care provided to patients in another managed care setting. …

… directed at improving the care of patients with diabetes and other chronic diseases. To determine
whether these protocols can be adapted to other care settings… primary care physicians; …

… management strategies are more easily accomplished in the integrated setting of the
MCO than in a fee-for-service environment. However, because of competitive pressures and …

… in a wide variety of medical care settings. Managedcare plans might use these data to
approximate the cost of caring for each complication in their health plan by multiplying the ratios …

… In summary, systematic patient education and patient and provider feedback improved
processes of diabetes care in the primary care setting. Additional interventions are needed to …

… February 28, 2006, from a managed care database for approximately 30 million members
enrolled in 35 health plans. Each patient's observation period began on the date of the first …

… 7 among persons with diabetes in managed care settings, and very little of this work has …
in managed care organizations may improve health care access for Latinos, but having health …

… of underestimating the cost of care of these patients relative to our setting. Another study …
of follow-up care for specific cardiovascular complications in diabetic patients found that the …