Diabetes Case Management
Authors: Robert F. DeBusk
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1999)

Letters18 May 1999Diabetes Case ManagementRobert F. DeBusk, MD, Nancy Houston Miller, RN, BSN, and Jeffrey A. West, MDRobert F. DeBusk, MDStanford University; Stanford, CA 94304 (DeBusk)Stanford University; Stanford, CA 94304 (Miller)Stanford University; Stanford, CA 94304 (West)Search for more papers by this author, Nancy Houston Miller, RN, BSNStanford University; Stanford, CA 94304 (DeBusk)Stanford University; Stanford, CA 94304 (Miller)Stanford University; Stanford, CA 94304 (West)Search for more papers by this author, and Jeffrey A. West, MDStanford University; Stanford, CA 94304 (DeBusk)Stanford University; Stanford, CA 94304 (Miller)Stanford University; Stanford, CA 94304 (West)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-130-10-199905180-00010 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:In extending the application of case management to include diabetes, Aubert and colleagues (1) have advanced the field of medical knowledge. In referencing nurses in the title of the article as the health care professionals primarily responsible for the study results, they have advanced the health care team concept.The efficacy of nurse case management was presumably mediated through patients' greater adherence to dietary, exercise, and drug regimens; little change was noted in the use of hypoglycemic medications. The authors project that their model of glycemic control could enable each nurse case manager to treat as many ...References1. Aubert RE, Herman WH, Waters J, Moore W, Sutton D, Peterson BL, et al . Nurse case management to improve glycemic control in diabetic patients in a health maintenance organization. A randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med. 1998;129:605-12. LinkGoogle Scholar2. DeBusk RF, Miller NH, Superko HR, Dennis CA, Thomas RJ, Lew HT, et al . A case-management system for coronary risk factor modification after acute myocardial infarction. Ann Intern Med. 1994;120:721-9. LinkGoogle Scholar3. Rich MW, Beckham V, Wittenberg C, Leven CL, Freedland KE, Carney RM. A multidisciplinary intervention to prevent the readmission of elderly patients with congestive heart failure. N Engl J Med. 1995;333:1190-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Robert F. DeBusk, MD; Nancy Houston Miller, RN, BSN; Jeffrey A. West, MDAffiliations: Stanford University; Stanford, CA 94304 (DeBusk)Stanford University; Stanford, CA 94304 (Miller)Stanford University; Stanford, CA 94304 (West) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoNurse Case Management To Improve Glycemic Control in Diabetic Patients in a Health Maintenance Organization Ronald E. Aubert , William H. Herman , Janice Waters , William Moore , David Sutton , Bercedis L. Peterson , Cathy M. Bailey , and Jeffrey P. Koplan Diabetes Case Management Ronald E. Aubert , Janice Waters , and William H. Herman Diabetes Case Management Anne Nettles Diabetes Case Management Mayer B. Davidson Metrics Cited byTailored Case Management for Diabetes and Hypertension (TEACH-DM) in a community population: Study design and baseline sample characteristicsThe Role of Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring in Managing Hypertensive PopulationsAn EMR-based tool to support collaborative planning for medication use among adults with diabetes: Design of a multi-site randomized control trialEvaluation of a self-management implementation intervention to improve hypertension control among patients in MedicaidTake Control of Your Blood pressure (TCYB) study: A multifactorial tailored behavioral and educational intervention for achieving blood pressure controlThe Take Control of Your Blood pressure (TCYB) study: Study design and methodologyNurse administered telephone intervention for blood pressure control: a patient-tailored multifactorial intervention 18 May 1999Volume 130, Issue 10Page: 863KeywordsDyslipidemiaExerciseForecastingHealth careHyperlipidemiaHypertensionHypoglycemicsMorbidityNursesSmoking cessation ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 18 May 1999 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1999 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...