Henry Ford Macomb Hospital created the registry using tools available in its Epic EMR system. The AMA provided clinical and technical expertise to help the hospital enhance the registry.
The registry allows providers and healthcare organizations to compile and share a wide array of data, such as diabetes risk assessment, diagnoses, medications and referrals to diabetes prevention programs. Henry Ford Macomb is evaluating the registry for its effectiveness with regard to screening, testing and referring patients.
“This registry would allow for data sharing among providers, and help providers identify patients at risk of prediabetes and refer them to a CDC-recognized diabetes prevention program close to home,” said Gina Aquino, RN, a clinical quality nurse facilitator at Henry Ford Macomb and coleader of the registry project.. “These lifestyle change programs have shown to be more effective than medication for aiding patients to reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes.”
Thus far, the hospital is seeing a positive trend with the number of patient referrals into diabetes prevention programs increasing. The pilot will end in June 2018, after which the AMA will assess whether the registry could serve as a national model.
More articles on healthcare quality:
5 resources to promote flu shots in adults over 65
Study: Extra dose of MMR vaccine can help halt mumps outbreaks
Hong Kong researchers discover compound that could help tackle MRSA
