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Physicians are key to any disease management program, and the edibaź team works closely with physicians in developing new strategies for diabetes treatment. Through the ediba program, physicians have access to the most current research data and tools to help improve care for their patients with diabetes. These include:
- Continuing education opportunities for physicians on current diabetes management.
- Education for physician office nurses through Diabetes Today or special workshops.
- Consultation with medical staff leadership when developing a hospital inpatient diabetes program.
- Implementation of proven clinical protocols following physician review.
- Information on documentation of care to enhance coding accuracy.
Participation in team meetings.
- Consultation on patient care / education.
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Collaboration Leads to
Improved Coding
In 2002 "... the [ediba] Diabetes Center of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality and metropolitan Oklahoma hospitals established guidelines concerning appropriate documentation of the diagnosis 'uncontrolled diabetes'."
"The diagnosis of uncontrolled diabetes, coded 250.X2 or 250.X3, is a subjective diagnosis indicating that resources which are significantly greater than usual were required to manage the diabetes. The diagnosis should be considered if three glucose levels in 24 hours are greater than 200 mg/dl or less than 70 mg/dl in any combination. The physician should review the record and if in his/her opinion the diabetes was uncontrolled for any period of time and required additional effort or resources to bring it under control, then the diagnosis should be applied."
Collaboration leads to diabetes guidelines for diagnosing, coding. Quality Resource. 2002; 7(2) pp 1-3. |
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