The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has established standards of care for diabetes patients in the hospital setting.
Three dozen hospitals across the country have been recognized for providing care to diabetes patients based on the ADA guidelines.
For diabetes patients in the hospital setting, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, and glucose variability have been linked to adverse outcomes, including morbidity and mortality, according to a study published by the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. The ADA says hospitals that follow their guidelines can improve outcomes, shorten hospital stays, and reduce hospital readmissions and emergency department visits.
In this episode of HL Shorts, Harpreet Pall, MD, MBA, CMO of Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center, which is part of Hackensack Meridian Health, shares why CMOs should be focused on the care of hospitalized patients who have diabetes. Click here to read the accompanying HealthLeaders story.
Christopher Cheney is the CMO editor at HealthLeaders.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
For diabetes patients in the hospital setting, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, and glucose variability have been linked to adverse outcomes, including morbidity and mortality.
Hospital CMOs should be involved in the standard of care for patients with diabetes because it impacts patient safety and efficiency of care.