QUALITY PROFILES: THE LEADERSHIP SERIES

FOCUS ON DIABETES

Quality Profiles: The Leadership Series explores the implications of quality improvement (QI), the rationale for change, and the barriers to improvements in the context of an expanded discussion of the personal, social, and economic impact of the disease conditions under review. The overall goal of this series is to provide health care organizations and employers with a rich, up-to-date collection of QI resources, illustrated by case studies, to use as a foundation for new program development.

This edition of Quality Profiles: The Leadership Series addresses the management of diabetes, which has a direct impact on productivity and health care costs, as well as its substantial effects on other disease states. This edition also explores the evolving awareness of prediabetes and metabolic syndrome as they relate to diabetes risk, plus additional discussion of the underlying challenge of overweight/obesity. Individual QIA profiles and case studies are integrated into the clinical discussion of diabetes to better highlight specific contributions to disease management.

Use the Table of Contents to begin learning more about Quality Profiles: The Leadership Series Focus on Diabetes.