Publications by authors named "Polly Teng"
Telehealth continues to play an important role in specialty diabetes care, but there are variations in how this care is delivered. This article reports on clinician and clinic staff perspectives on providing specialty telehealth diabetes care at four large academic medical centers in California and provides several key recommendations for optimizing telehealth-delivered diabetes care.
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- - A fracture liaison service (FLS) is a comprehensive approach aimed at reducing the risk of future fractures in patients with a history of fragility fractures, especially important for older adults who often suffer from osteoporosis.
- - Despite the high prevalence of osteoporosis in individuals over 50, only a small percentage of those who experience initial fractures receive treatment to prevent further issues.
- - The article examines different FLS models, ranging from basic patient identification and education to full treatment initiation, while discussing the benefits and challenges faced in the U.S. healthcare system, as well as the roles of various team members in promoting better bone health.
Purpose: This study determined whether initiation of pharmacologic treatment was delayed for newly diagnosed osteoporosis patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: 1,189 patients ≥50 years with newly diagnosed osteoporosis using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) screening at a single academic institution were included. Patients with previous osteoporosis were excluded.
Unlabelled: Osteoporosis care in men is suboptimal due to low rates of testing and treatment. Applying biomechanical computed tomography (BCT) analysis to existing CT scans, we found a high proportion of men with osteoporosis have never been diagnosed or treated. BCT may improve identification of patients at high risk of fracture.
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