Improving blood pressure control in individuals with diabetes: a quality improvement collaborative.

Background: Studies show that it is difficult to achieve blood pressure (BP) targets among people with diabetes. Methods to improve BP control are needed. A quality improvement (QI) collaborative was established to improve systolic BP (SBP) control in persons with diabetes.

Medicare reimbursement and diabetes self-management training: national survey results.

The AADE and ADA are committed to using these survey results to address the issues identified concerning Medicare reimbursement of diabetes self-management training programs. As a result, the following Web-based conferences have been conducted: Reimbursement Update 2003 (ADA) and Achieving and Maintaining Education Program Recognition (ADA). There were many registrants for these conferences, and their positive evaluations indicated that online continuing education programs were well received.