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Health Affairs Highlights NSYHealth’s Efforts to Curb the Diabetes Epidemic
Of Interest | January 9, 2012
Meeting the Mark Request for Proposals Application Deadline
| January 15, 2012
Grantee Spotlight: YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program
Campaign Corner | October 5, 2011

Patients Are Not Their Disease

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New York State health providers discuss how patients can take control of their disease, empower themselves through self-management strategies, and improve health outcomes. View more provider videos.

Health Care Updates

Campaign Focuses on Improving Clinical Care

The Campaign has now worked with more than 500 health care providers in New York State to achieve national recognition for excellent diabetes care through the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and Bridges to Excellence (BTE) diabetes care recognition programs. These programs offer clinicians clear goals and measures for achieving excellent care for their patients and focus on patient outcomes, not simply on process improvements.

To learn more about the Campaign's work with clinicians, click the "Half the Care" image above.

 

 

 

 

Policy Headlines

Diabetes: A Hidden Health Care Cost Driver in New York

An analysis from the NYSHealth Diabetes Policy Center and the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) examines the role of diabetes in driving costly health care utilization in New York State.
 
The brief finds that diabetes is a key factor in emergency department use and hospital admissions and readmissions. Moreover, many patients with diabetes do not receive the routine care and screenings they need to manage their condition and prevent complications. Changes in health care delivery and payment systems could help reduce avoidable health care costs and improve care for patients with diabetes.
 
Click here to read the brief.

Community News

Working with the Community


The Campaign is working with community- and faith-based leaders across the State to help New Yorkers identify if they have diabetes, get the support they need to prevent diabetes and its complications, and get linked to clinical care.

For information and tools related to diabetes efforts in faith-based institutions and other community organizations, please click here. Leaders of faith-based organizations can also click the "Faith Fights Diabetes" icon for additional resources for their congregations.