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Pediatrician brings together community groups to improve lifestyles, reduce high rates of diabetes

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Hospitals that are pushing the envelope on diabetes care are taking a population health management approach that involves five critical components. This is the latest installment in our yearlong Diabetes Management series.

The diabetes epidemic threatens to overwhelm the U.S. health care system, which makes Matthew Weinstock very worried.

The surge in diabetes threatens to overwhelm the nation's health care system. Hospital leaders, clinicians and even patients are challenged to find innovative — and effective ways — of improving health for the rapidly growing number of diabetics.

Accelerating delivery system change

Are scripted conversational tools an effective way to talk to patients, or is changing the behavior of clinicians more important?

Millions of Americans are not receiving needed dental care services because of "persistent and systemic" barriers that limit their access to oral health care. Also, cooling treatment, or therapeutic hypothermia, is effective yet underused according to new research.

Lecture series promotes prevention, aims to improve the patient experience

Now is the time to make massive systemic changes that improve health care.