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Diabetes resources from MERCK

Resources for physicians and their patients

In Office Discussion and Record Keeping Tools for Patients

  • Care for Your Body Today for a Healthier Tomorrow — A discussion tool for health care professionals to use with diabetes patients. Published by Merck, this brochure explains diabetes, related health problems, and how to recognize warning signs and prevent other health problems from happening.
  • Depression Education Tearsheet — A patient information sheet on how depression is related to and can affect diabetes; published by Merck in English and Spanish.
  • Diabetes Management Plan (interactive PDF) — A tool developed by Merck for creating a management plan for diabetes patients.

Click here to view other patient materials on the PPHP website.

 

Diabetes Quality Practice NAVIGATOR™

Are your office systems giving you the information you and your staff need to identify diabetes patients, set and monitor treatment goals, and track outcomes? Various tools exist to guide physicians and their staffs through an assessment of their office systems. The Diabetes Quality Practice NAVIGATOR™ tools developed by Merck provide a framework for evaluating your office systems, as well as resources and spreadsheets to track and report on the care of diabetes. The NAVIGATOR™ tools include:

Click here to view other office systems tools on the PPHP website.

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News and Notes
Texas Health Strategy Project — new DFWBGH VBBD demo project — Read NBCH press release
Medication Adherence Estimator — physician tools to increase adherence.
Road Trip! — worksite program piloting with local employers
Events
July 20, 2010 — DFWBGH Corporate Benefits Forum
eValue8™: A Tool to Drive Value-Based Purchasing, Dennis White, Sr. V.P., Value-Based Purchasing, National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH)
Sept. 21, 2010 — DFWBGH Luncheon Program
The Missing Link: How to Maximize Employee Health, Wellness and Productivity with Holistic, Actionable Personal Health Information, Marty Heaner, Chief Technical Officer, Vanguard Health
 

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Disclaimer: The Dallas-Fort Worth Business Group on Health (DFWBGH), the Partnership for Peak Healthcare Performance (PPHP), Austin Provider Solutions (APS) and any of their representatives are not responsible for any decisions made based on conclusions drawn from the information presented on this Web site or in the DFW Diabetes Care Reports.