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Community-Based Health Education Programs Designed to Improve Clinical Measures Are Unlikely to Reduce Short-Term Costs or Utilization Without Additional Features Targeting These Outcomes

Stakeholders often expect programs for persons with chronic conditions to “bend the cost curve.” This study assessed whether a diabetes self-management education (DSME) program offered as part of a multicomponent initiative could affect emergency department (ED) visits, hospital stays, and the assoc...

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Autores principales: Burton, Joe, Eggleston, Barry, Brenner, Jeffrey, Truchil, Aaron, Zulkiewicz, Brittany A., Lewis, Megan A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5397237/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27268018
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/pop.2015.0185