PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lederman, Lynne
ED  - Johnson, Patricia
TI  - Partnership between Diabetes Educators and Insurers Can Improve Patient Outcomes
DP  - 2014 Nov 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 9--10
VI  - 14
IP  - 26
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/26/9.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/26/9.full
AB  - The increasing number of patients with diabetes and the pressure to make health care more accountable have contributed to the need for more patient-oriented approaches to effectively manage diabetes. Because of this need, health care providers not only pay for health care costs but also directly manage the health plans of their members. This article discusses the Leveraging Education and Diabetes Support (LEADS) program, an approach to using certified diabetes educators as a clinical and community resource for health plans.