Throughout the month of September, we will be rolling out the Diabetes Prevention Program. This program was started in association with the American College of Preventative Medicine – National Diabetes Prevention Program Demonstration Project: Valley Medical Center is one of the 3 organizations in the United States selected to test and evaluate innovative approaches to identify and engage patients at risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. The work has been piloted at Kent Primary Care, Kent Station Primary Care, and Covington Primary Care.

Education Dates:

Ambulatory Care Pathways: 9/2/20

Primary Care Meeting: 9/9/20

Back Office Coordinator Meeting: 9/15/20

RN Care Manager Meeting: September/October

Goals of the Program include:

• Screen and test patients from the targeted population at high-risk for prediabetes and refer these patients to a CDC-recognized type 2 diabetes prevention program
• Engage patients from the targeted population to enroll in program and support the YMCA in retaining participants for the duration of the three-year-long program to achieve program goals
• Address a social determinant of health that is an identified barrier to enrollment and retention in the program
• Collect and report data on process and outcome measures relevant to experiences of the targeted population in achieving goals and assess the impact of interventions.

Key components of the Prediabetes Care Pathway:

• Criteria for initial screening of prediabetes
• Criteria for diagnosis of prediabetes
• Interventions for newly diagnoses patients, including referral to CDC Recognized DPP program (YMCA)

For additional information and resources, refer to the Diabetes Prevention Program in Ambulatory Care Pathways Toolkit Library and the Prediabetes Care Pathway. The expectation is for providers to begin this work by Sep. 21, if not before then.

The ongoing oversight for this program is being provided by Julie Osgood; Kim Herner, MD; Jean Borth, Long Nguyen, DO; and Lindsey Whitney.