Objective Diabetes is one of the most common chronic conditions in Canada. Appropriate care management, particularly in primary care settings, has been demonstrated to improve the outcomes of people with this condition. Policies have been implemented to support primary care providers in providing appropriate diabetes management. This study aimed to evaluate whether policy changes related to improving care have impacted diabetes hospitalizations in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. Methods This study used a before-and-after evaluation design based on longitudinal administrative data including physicians' claims and hospitalizations from 1998-1999 to 2009-2010. We performed ordinary least squares regressions to assess the variations ...
OBJECTIVE — In Canada, diabetes poses a significant health problem, and current estimates of its eco...
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus requires an efficient management strategy aimed at preventing l...
Introduction: Over the past several years, the prevalence of diabetes has increased dramatically, wi...
Since 2000, province-led initiatives to bring about sustained changes to the organization of primary...
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a serious and growing health problem. Approximately 6 % of Canadian adults...
Diabetes is among the most prevalent chronic conditions in Canada. It is characterized by a body's i...
Poster Presentation Background: Family Medicine Groups (FMG) were introduced in Quebec in 2002 to re...
AbstractThis study examined the association between Ontario's differing primary care models and rece...
Since 2007, the Ontario government has funded pharmacy medication review services (MedsCheck Annual ...
Objective: Diabetes is a so-called ambulatory care sensitive condition. It is assumed that by approp...
Objective: To evaluate the impact of a disease management program (DMP) for patients with diabetes m...
Abstract Background The 2013 Diabetes Canada guidelines recommended routinely using vascular protec...
OBJECTIVEdWe assessed the impact of a diabetes incentive code introduced for primary care physicians...
To assess changes in the prescribing patterns of physicians treating patients with diabetes in Manit...
Judith L Glennie,1 Katharina Kovacs Burns,2,3 Paul Oh4,5 1J. L. Glennie Consulting Inc., Aurora, ON,...
OBJECTIVE — In Canada, diabetes poses a significant health problem, and current estimates of its eco...
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus requires an efficient management strategy aimed at preventing l...
Introduction: Over the past several years, the prevalence of diabetes has increased dramatically, wi...
Since 2000, province-led initiatives to bring about sustained changes to the organization of primary...
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a serious and growing health problem. Approximately 6 % of Canadian adults...
Diabetes is among the most prevalent chronic conditions in Canada. It is characterized by a body's i...
Poster Presentation Background: Family Medicine Groups (FMG) were introduced in Quebec in 2002 to re...
AbstractThis study examined the association between Ontario's differing primary care models and rece...
Since 2007, the Ontario government has funded pharmacy medication review services (MedsCheck Annual ...
Objective: Diabetes is a so-called ambulatory care sensitive condition. It is assumed that by approp...
Objective: To evaluate the impact of a disease management program (DMP) for patients with diabetes m...
Abstract Background The 2013 Diabetes Canada guidelines recommended routinely using vascular protec...
OBJECTIVEdWe assessed the impact of a diabetes incentive code introduced for primary care physicians...
To assess changes in the prescribing patterns of physicians treating patients with diabetes in Manit...
Judith L Glennie,1 Katharina Kovacs Burns,2,3 Paul Oh4,5 1J. L. Glennie Consulting Inc., Aurora, ON,...
OBJECTIVE — In Canada, diabetes poses a significant health problem, and current estimates of its eco...
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus requires an efficient management strategy aimed at preventing l...
Introduction: Over the past several years, the prevalence of diabetes has increased dramatically, wi...