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Evaluate and eliminate barriers to diabetes care. Encourage and enhance
creative alternatives to extend the health care system’s ability to detect,
treat, educate and manage the care of persons with diabetes.
Contact Workgroup Chair: quality@virginiadiabetes.org
Goal 1. Improve the generalist physician’s competency in the knowledge of and compliance with national standards for diabetes care.
OBJECTIVES
1. By March 2008, convene a Virginia Diabetes
Council Quality of Care Work Group and include
generalist physicians and specialists from Virginia’s
medical schools and adult, family practice and
pediatric residency programs.
2. By September 2010 the Work Group will develop recommendations for how to expand the diabetes-related content in medical schools and residency program curriculum.
3. Beginning in January 2011, the Work Group will engage other specialty training programs (dentistry, ophthalmology, cardiology, podiatry, pharmacy, nursing and nutrition) to identify and evaluate other national model diabetes curricula that have been developed and evaluate for adoption in Virginia.
4. In 2011, add diabetes professional and interest organizations (e.g. Virginia Chapters of the American Association of Diabetes Educators, Virginia Dietetic Association, American Heart Association) to the Work Group to collaborate on resources and telemedicine strategies needed to support physicians in detecting and treating diabetes and educating patients on disease self-management and lifestyle behavior changes.
Goal 2. Expand knowledge about and use of the Chronic Care Model within Virginia.
OBJECTIVES
1. By December 2008, convene organizations that are currently using the Chronic Care Model in Virginia, compile list of their lessons learned, develop recommendations for best practice and ongoing support.
2. By March 2010, engage Virginia health insurance companies and health plans to support and implement the Chronic Care Model.
3. By March 2011, identify regions and provider group(s) willing to adopt the model in their sites and train them, using materials and resources from the Bureau of Primary Health Care (Diabetes Collaborative Model).
4. Publish quality improvement outcomes made by organizations and providers implementing the Chronic Care Model.
KEY PARTNERS
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
American Lung Association
Community Care Network of Virginia
Health Insurers and Health Plans
Medical Schools
Medical Society of Virginia
National Kidney Foundation of the Virginias
Persons with Diabetes
Virginia Association of Community Service
Boards, Inc
Virginia Association of Health Plans
Virginia Chapter of American Academy of
Pediatrics
Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of
Family Physicians
Virginia Chapter of the American Academy
Virginia Chapter of the American College of
Cardiology
Virginia Chapter of the American Society of
Exercise Physiologists
Virginia Dental Association
Virginia Chapters of the American Association of
Diabetes Educators
Virginia Community Healthcare Association
Virginia Department of Health
Virginia Diabetes Council
Virginia Dietetic Association
Virginia Health Quality Center
Virginia Podiatric Medical Society
Virginia Society of Ophthalmology
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