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. 2020 Oct;38(4):386-389.
doi: 10.2337/cd20-0030.

Strategies to Improve Annual Diabetic Foot Screening Compliance at a Family Clinic

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Strategies to Improve Annual Diabetic Foot Screening Compliance at a Family Clinic

Carlie Cooksey. Clin Diabetes. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

Quality Improvement Success Stories are published by the American Diabetes Association in collaboration with the American College of Physicians and the National Diabetes Education Program. This series is intended to highlight best practices and strategies from programs and clinics that have successfully improved the quality of care for people with diabetes or related conditions. Each article in the series is reviewed and follows a standard format developed by the editors of Clinical Diabetes. The following article describes an effort to increase the percentage of patients with diabetes at a family clinic who receive annual foot screenings.

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