Increasing Attendance at Scheduled Appointments for Group Classes at a Diabetes Education Center
- 1 October 2019
- journal article
- Published by American Diabetes Association in Clinical Diabetes
- Vol. 37 (4), 379-381
- https://doi.org/10.2337/cd18-0100
Abstract
IN BRIEF “Quality Improvement Success Stories” are published by the American Diabetes Association in collaboration with the American College of Physicians, Inc., and the National Diabetes Education Program. This series is intended to highlight best practices and strategies from programs and clinics that have successfully improved the quality of care for people with diabetes or related conditions. Each article in the series is reviewed and follows a standard format developed by the editors of Clinical Diabetes. The following article describes an effort to improve attendance at scheduled appointments for group classes at a Pennsylvania diabetes education center.Keywords
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