Step 1: Why Improve Diabetes Care?
Business Case for Improvement
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Inpatient Glycemic Control Resource Center:
- Data and Rationale http://resources.aace.com/pages.asp?id=28
- Clinical Evidence Supporting the Need for Glycemic Control in the Hospital Setting http://resources.aace.com/presentations.asp
- Updates and Insights to the AACE Resource Room on Inpatient Hyperglycemia http://resources.aace.com/pages.asp?id=503
Importance & Benefits of Glycemic Control
- Insulin Administration in the Hospital – Bode BW, American Diabetes Association, 2006 (Slide set) http://www.clinicalmedicinetoday.com/docs/global/cmt/4-21Bode_Slide.pdf [PDF 464 KB]
- Implement Effective Glucose Control – The Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI) http://www.ihi.org/
Bibliographies
- The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Inpatient Glycemic Control Resource Center:
- Articles http://resources.aace.com/pages.asp?id=28
- References and Key Readings http://resources.aace.com/PDF/Section_02-Final-Clinical_Evidence/Clinical_Evidence_for_Inpatient_Glycemic_Control_References.pdf [PDF 28 KB]
- GlycemicControl.net (Society for Hospital Medicine): Article Archive http://www.glycemiccontrol.net/Article_Archive.htm
- Minnesota Diabetes Care in the Hospital Action Group Bibliography (August 2009) [PDF 96 KB]
- Society for Hospital Medicine Glycemic Control Resource Room Literature Review http://www.hospitalmedicine.org/ResourceRoomRedesign/html/04Best_Practices/02_Literature_Review.cfm
Key Organization Guidelines
- The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), American College of Endocrinology (ACE) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 2006 position statement Inpatient Diabetes and Glycemic Control: http://www.aace.com/meetings/consensus/IIDC
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Medical guidelines for clinical practice for the management of diabetes mellitus – May 2007 http://www.guidelines.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=11100
- American Diabetes Association: Standards in Medical Care in Diabetes – 2009 http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/32/Supplement_1/S13.full.pdf+html
- American Diabetes Association technical review on the Management of Diabetes and Hyperglycemia in Hospitals: Clement S, et al. Management of diabetes and hyperglycemia in hospitals. Diabetes Care 27:553–591, 2004
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/vol27/issue2/#TECHNICAL_REVIEWS