The Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG) wants to assist you in helping patients prevent and better control diabetes.
As the Quality Improvement Organization for your state, contracted by Medicare, HSAG has a team of licensed diabetes trainers available to conduct two-hour long diabetes self-management education (DSME) classes spanning six weeks among your Medicare beneficiary patient population—all at no cost to you or your patients.
Eligibility Criteria
Your patients must be:
Your patients must be:
- Medicare beneficiaries
- Have diabetes or prediabetes.
What Your Patients Will Learn
Topics include:
Topics include:
- Describing what diabetes is
- Explaining how exercise can be adapted for various fitness levels
- Showing why eye, dental, and foot exams are important
- Instructing on medication adherence
- How to handle stress.
Please contact Bonnie Hollopeter, LPN, CPHQ, CPHIMS, HSAG diabetes care task lead or call 614.307.2036 to arrange for us to conduct these onsite classes at your convenience. Space is not an issue, as HSAG will work with your organization no matter the size of your office.