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patient and that patient's individual needs," he confirms.
"The employers, pharmacists and participants in the DTCC are writing a new chapter in health care -- their experiences are demonstrating that by helping people to better understand and self-manage their diabetes, we can improve their health and lower costs," Ellis said. "It's a win-win for everyone."
About the DTCC Model
The APhA Foundation contracts with employers, helps establish local pharmacist networks and provides software and data analysis for the DTCC, which involves 30 employers in Charleston, S.C.; Chicago, Ill., Colorado Springs, Colo.; Cumberland, Md.; Dalton, Ga.; Honolulu, Hawaii; Los Angeles, Calif.; Milwaukee, Wis., Pittsburgh, Pa., and Tampa Bay, Fl.
Specially trained pharmacists meet with participants regularly to help them track key diabetes indicators and teach them the importance of healthy eating, exercise, foot and eye exams and taking medications as prescribed. Pharmacists communicate with physicians after every visit and refer patients to other health care providers for additional care or education as needed.
About Diabetes
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 23.6 million Americans had diabetes in 2007, nearly a third undiagnosed, which is a 13.5 percent increase since 2005. The American Diabetes Association estimated that the total economic cost of diabetes was $174 billion for 2007. This includes medical expenditures for diabetes and related complications, and $58 billion in indirect costs resulting from increased absenteeism, reduced productivity, disease-related unemployment disability and loss of productive capacity due to early mortality.
About the APhA Foundation
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation, headquartered
in Washington, D.C., is a non-profit organization affiliated with the
American Pharmacists Association, the national professional society of
pharmacists in the United States. The APhA
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