Medicare Diabetes Screening Project

American Diabetes Association & Novo Nordisk

Purpose:

To help reduce the burden of diabetes on seniors through early detection and treatment and through primary prevention or delay of onset

Target Population:

People with Medicare at risk for diabetes

Program Goals:

• To increase the long-term use of the diabetes screening benefits authorized by Congress in  
  2005, as measured by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data
  
• To go upstream in disease management and reach seniors with pre-diabetes and undiag-
  nosed diabetes, and their providers, with messages about diabetes detection, prevention  
  and treatment
  
• To gain an understanding of provider-patient interactions regarding diabetes detection and  
  any counseling based on results of testing

Years in Operation:

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Results:

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Funding:

The co-chairs are the American Diabetes Association and Novo Nordisk

Key Partners:

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What Works and Why:

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Structure and Operations:

• Providers order diabetes testing for those at risk, not just those with symptoms.
• Groups inform seniors about diabetes risk factors and urge them to ask their doctors about screening.
• CMS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other federal, state and local agencies aggressively promote Medicare diabetes screenings and preventive services.
• Seniors become more active about their health, learn about their risk for diabetes, and use screening benefits.
• Those with pre-diabetes get access to necessary prevention services.

Barriers to Success:

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More Information:

http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/NR/rdonlyres/20F6C3C6-9F04-4489-B637-D74B89269F23/0/FranzDMICC92007.pdf

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