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:

• Diabetes Quality Practice Navigator Checklist — A physician checklist for implementing the Quality Practice NAVIGATOR™ program in their practice.
• Diabetes Visit Not (Overview Flowchart) — A diabetes record or flow sheet for tracking a patient's treatment history and health status.
• Manual Tracking Form for Patients with Diabetes (Word doc) — A manual diabetes registry.
• Status Report for Patients with Diabetes (Excel) — An Excel patient population management tool that sorts patients to quickly identify which are or are not at goal.

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