Overcoming Health System Complexity, Fragmentation in Diabetes Care

Participating in an Institute for Healthcare Improvement Forum panel session on Dec. 11, endocrinologist Jeffrey Boord, M.D., M.P.H., chief quality and patient safety officer at Parkview Health in Fort Wayne, Indiana, spoke about some ways to overcome health system complexity and fragmentation in diabetes care.

Boord set the stage for his talk by noting that the rapid growth of diabetes in the U.S. is outpacing the ability to care for those affected. In his state of Indiana, 45% of adults in Indiana have diabetes or pre-diabetes. Additionally,...