Abstract

In 2016, HouseCalls began conducting point-of-care hemoglobin A1c screening as part of an annual preventative home visit program for patients covered under one Medicare Advantage health plan. This retrospective study (n = 34,348) evaluated the impact of this intervention on the following year's body mass index and hemoglobin A1c.

Author Details

Mary Jo Quinn, DNP, ARNP-C, ACHPN, HouseCalls, Elkridge, Maryland, USA; Susan Schaffer, PhD, University of Florida, Ocala, Florida, USA

Sigma Membership

Alpha Theta

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

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Keywords:

Diabetes Screening, Hemoglobin A1c, Prediabetes

Conference Name

Leadership Connection 2018

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2018

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Impact of hemoglobin A1c screening program among medicare patients

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

In 2016, HouseCalls began conducting point-of-care hemoglobin A1c screening as part of an annual preventative home visit program for patients covered under one Medicare Advantage health plan. This retrospective study (n = 34,348) evaluated the impact of this intervention on the following year's body mass index and hemoglobin A1c.