Together 2 Goal® Goal Post Newsletter

December 2017 Edition

Are you looking for tips about building or improving a dedicated diabetes care team at your organization? Check out our two newest Goal-Getters:

HealthPartners Medical Group: Read how a patient taking 45 medications inspired HealthPartners to reorganize their care teams to better support patients with chronic conditions.
Pinnacle Health System: Learn how Pinnacle’s team-wide focus on patients with A1c levels higher than 9.0 paid off.

These Goal-Getters present strategies and tactics that can be used to overcome barriers to team building. They also include contact information for the "head coach" at each organization if you have additional questions. If you haven’t seen all of our Goal-Getters, you can download all archived editions from our website.

Is your organization having great success on a certain campaign measure? Are you doing something unique to drive measureable results for your patients with Type 2 diabetes? If so, you are a Goal-Getter! Let us know and help us share best practices with your colleagues nationwide by completing the online form.

Questions about Together 2 Goal^®? Email us at together2goal@amga.org.

Upcoming Dates

December 14: Monthly campaign webinar on Advancing Diabetes Management at ProHealth Physicians (register)

December 22: Blinded comparative reports sent to participating groups

January 8: Deadline for abstracts for ADA’s Scientific Sessions (learn more)

January 18: Monthly campaign webinar on the ADA 2018 Standards of Care (register)

Campaign Spotlight

Congratulations to the four AMGA members who were honored by the CDC as Million Hearts^® 2017 Hypertension Control Champions: New West Physicians, OhioHealth Primary Care Physicians, Sanford Health Clinics, and Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group. We are proud of their efforts to bring more than 70% of their patients under blood pressure control, an achievement that is key to improving diabetes management.

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Resource of the Month

Download Mercy’s one-page handout, “Top Ten Tips to Start Managing your Diabetes,” and share it with your patients. This is a great tip sheet for newly diagnosed patients, as well as those who may need a refresher for the holiday season.

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