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How system changes improve inpatient diabetes care beyond education alone
Author(s) -
Lockett HA,
Courtney T,
Hinton N,
DougalJohnson M,
Warren RE
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
practical diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.205
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2047-2900
pISSN - 2047-2897
DOI - 10.1002/pdi.1847
Subject(s) - medicine , audit , diabetes mellitus , inpatient care , intensive care medicine , health care , family medicine , endocrinology , accounting , economic growth , economics , business
Most hospitals have implemented Think Glucose but, despite this, the National Inpatient Diabetes Audit continues to demonstrate that further improvement in inpatient diabetes care is required. We show how process changes through the use of IT systems and audit can improve outcomes beyond health care professional education alone. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons.