Application of Technology, Care Coordination, and Community Resources

Application of Technology, Care Coordination, and Community Resources

Despite increased attention to self-management and medications, care coordination, application of technology, and the identification of community resources are vital for change management in diabetes care. mHealth technologies support the idea of self-management by addressing major clinical components and reminders of what can be done to manage diabetes (Istepanian & Al-Anzi, 2018). Nurses, doctors, nutritionists, and other medical employees who cooperate with patients and their families promote coordination of care. Community resources are not only medications or monitoring kits but meetings and social support that people might rely on in treating diabetes. Changes in the food industry, healthcare services, and social services are the achievements of modern communities in recognizing diabetes as a serious problem that cannot be solved but might be mitigated with time.

Conclusion

Interventions and solutions to the problems of diabetes regarding patient safety, knowledge gaps, and skill training are critical for modern health care. It is not enough to identify some unclear points and prove that improvements and changes are required. It is more important to help people affect and participate in management processes and learn what steps should be taken regularly. In this project, three problems and three interventions are offered. Poor awareness of diabetes basics among the population can be improved by additional training programs for patient from nurses. Patient safety challenges due to insulin-taking may be reduced by obligatory self-administration status identification. Educational brochures and communication with patients effectively improve patients’ experiences in monitoring vital signs and blood sugar levels.

References

Bain, A., Silcock, J., Kavanagh, S., Quinn, G., & Fonseca, I. (2019). Improving the quality of insulin prescribing for people with diabetes being discharged from the hospital. BMJ Open Quality, 8(3). Web.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020). National diabetes statistics report 2020 estimates of diabetes and its burden in the United States. Web.