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. 2023 Spring;41(2):301-305.
doi: 10.2337/cd22-0065. Epub 2022 Nov 10.

Parkland Diabetes Clinic

Farzan Jafri  1 , Uma Gunasekaran  2
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Parkland Diabetes Clinic

Farzan Jafri et al. Clin Diabetes. 2023 Spring.

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 initiative to reduce the no-show rate for appointments at the Parkland Diabetes Clinic in Dallas, TX.

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