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<p class="MsoNormal">As part of the Medicare-sponsored <i>Everyone with Diabetes Counts (EDC)</i> Initiative, Acumentra Health is seeking communities who are interested in receiving support with
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Establishing or growing the Diabetes Self-Management Program
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Increasing provider referral to self-management education<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Improving data collection<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Connecting with provider education opportunities related to diabetes and cardiac care<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The EDC initiative aligns with priorities outlined in the <i>
<a href="https://public.health.oregon.gov/DiseasesConditions/ChronicDisease/Diabetes/Documents/OregonDiabetesReport.pdf">Oregon Diabetes Report: A report on the burden of diabetes in Oregon and progress on the 2009 Strategic Plan to Slow the Rate of Diabetes
(January 2015)<b><span style="font-style:normal"></span></b></a></i>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As detailed in the latest <a href="http://www.acumentra.org/q-news/everyone-with-diabetes-counts-2/">
Q-News</a>, the EDC initiative supports state priorities by<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Increasing the availability of diabetes self-management education in Oregon. EDC focuses on improving patient access to the
<a href="http://patienteducation.stanford.edu/programs/diabeteseng.html" target="_blank" title="Opens in a new window">
<span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Stanford University Diabetes Self-Management Program</span></a> (DSMP). Acumentra Health is also working with local providers to establish or improve clinical referral systems to the DSMP.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Improving the quality and standardization of data collection and analysis. Acumentra Health is working with communities to
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</span></span></span><![endif]>help providers document and report key clinical measures of diabetes and cardiac care (diabetes is a leading cause of heart disease and stroke)<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>standardize data collection on patients’ understanding of how to manage their diabetes before and after completing the DSMP<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you’re interested in learning more about EDC or how we can help your community address diabetes, please contact Tracy Carver at
<a href="mailto:tcarver@acumentra.org">tcarver@acumentra.org</a> or (503) 382-3931.<o:p></o:p></p>
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