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Research shows that diabetes management practices are important in improving both the overall quality of patient care and in reducing the diabetes-related complications that cost the U.S. upwards of $2.5 billion annually. Yet studies also suggest that a majority of the 18 million Americans with diabetes do not receive the optimal care processes established by the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Subsequently, patients’ self-care and disease management may falter, leading to less than ideal home-glucose monitoring, nutrition, and poor disease management. As a result, these patients face greater incidence of many micro- and macrovascular complications, including cardiovascular and peripheral vascular disease. These incidents result in costly complications downstream in the medical center’s cardiology and vascular departments: longer lengths of stay following treatment, increased morbidity, and other complications increase the cost burden placed on the medical center. To reduce these complications medical centers need to more effectively manage diabetes on the frontline, and in turn effectively track the impact this care has on their cardiology and vascular outcomes, complications, and costs. The Solution: Diabetes Module Seamlessly Links Disease Management to Cardiology and Vascular OutcomesThe Diabetes Module for Apollo Advance clinical data repository is a tool to help diabetes departments track patient data, demographics, and outcomes, as well as monitor the effectiveness of education programs and disease management. With Apollo, this diabetes data is linked to other data within the medical center’s Apollo Advance database. By integrating data across departments, medical centers have unprecedented insight into the critical impact that diabetes disease management can have on complications, patient care, and costs across the hospital service lines. The Diabetes Module also provides heart centers with the tools to collect the information needed to participate in the American Diabetes Association Recognition. Easily Track Clinical Data at Your Outpatient Diabetes ProgramThe Diabetes Module makes it easy to collect and manage patient information. The Module collects information specific to diabetes in the Apollo Advance database. Access to all patient and clinical information is centralized on your desktop, with patient history, lab values, treatment plans, and education integrated. An interface to your hospital information system automates information flow by collecting demographic information from your ADT system (Cerner, Epic, or other vendor’s system) and populating it into Apollo. By auto-populating this data, you eliminate time spent on redundant data entry, and reduce errors associated with manual data entry. The Diabetes Module speeds data entry at the point of care. With just two main screens, this streamlined Module collects data key for ADA Recognition and data analysis. The Module can also be customized with Apollo Toolkit to collect any additional data elements.
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Simplify Data Collection for ADA RecognitionThe Diabetes Module simplifies reporting for ADA Education and Provider Recognition by facilitating collection and aggregation of all necessary data—from demographics and medical history to nutrition and education. With the Diabetes Module, demonstrating quality care has never been easier. The Module captures each of the data elements required for the patient reporting sections of both education and provider recognition. These elements are collected and analyzed in standard queries and reports to compile your ADA recognition reporting data seamlessly. Diabetes, Cardiology & Vascular Data Seamlessly ConnectedClose control of diabetes contributes to improved cardiac outcomes, including longer survival and reduced restenosis following coronary intervention. That’s why your diabetes data is aggregated and stored with your cardiovascular clinical data. By linking these two distinct data sets, you can better understand the impact diabetes education and disease management have on your cardiovascular outcomes, complications, and lengths of stay. For example, for patients undergoing cardiac treatment, physicians can review the patient’s diabetes treatment and work with the endocrinologist and diabetes nurse educator to reduce any modifiable risk factors. Together, the caregivers can make certain patients have received appropriate disease management training for optimal conditions before and after cardiac treatment. Reports Track Impact of Diabetes Across DepartmentsThe Diabetes Module contains distinct data fields, which can be queried for reports. In addition, the Module comes with several standard reports, including: Patient Care Reports
Comprehensive Reporting & Outcomes Management
Participate in Pay-for-Performance ProgramsThe Diabetes Module also enables users to effectively track data needed to participate in pay-for-performance programs. Such programs, which typically reward superior preventative health care efforts, ensure caregivers take extra measures to help patients manage their diabetes. By rewarding preventive care efforts, these programs hope to reduce the long-term costs of complications, emergency room trips, and hospital stays. Diabetes Scheduling ManagementThe Diabetes Module can be used with CardioScheduleTM to easily and efficiency manage your department and patient scheduling. CardioSchedule is an easy-to-use electronic scheduler designed for clinical departments. CardioSchedule can be accessed remotely, so off-site clinics and physicians can view their schedule and request appointments. In addition, CardioSchedule can help sites schedule follow-up appointments and track phone calls reminding patients of follow-up treatment (a requirement of some pay-for-performance programs). LUMEDX: Leader in Clinical Data IntegrationLUMEDX is the leader in integrating clinical data across the cardiology and vascular service lines, helping medical centers improve patient care and clinical outcomes as well as operations and cost management. By seamlessly connecting clinical data from cardiology, vascular, and diabetes care, LUMEDX brings these departments together, enabling medical centers to understand fully and plan for the widespread impact of diabetes and chronic disease management.Copyright 2000-2008 LUMEDX Corporation 
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