Funding Area: Improving Diabetes Prevention and Management

Diabetes exacts a devastating human and financial toll on New York State: 1.8 million New Yorkers suffer from diabetes and disease-related costs for the State are estimated at $12.9 billion annually. As part of an effort to reverse the epidemic, this grant supported primary care physicians in their efforts to provide excellent care for their patients with diabetes. The Meeting the Mark: Achieving Excellence in Diabetes Care grant awarded $2,500 per physician who attained recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) or the Bridges to Excellence (BTE) diabetes program.
 

Grant Goals:

Under this grant, the Meeting the Mark initiative set out to achieve the following:

• Assist at least 3,000 physicians in achieving NCQA or BTE diabetes recognition.
• Provide $2,500 per physician who achieves diabetes recognition.

Grant Outcomes:

By February 2014, the Meeting the Mark initiative achieved the following outcomes:

• Helped more than 1,100 providers receive NCQA or BTE diabetes recognition.

Read the Grant Outcome Report associated with this grant initiative.

View a complete list of Meeting the Mark grantees.

Diabetes exacts a devastating human and financial toll on New York State: 1.8 million New Yorkers suffer from diabetes and disease-related costs for the State are estimated at $12.9 billion annually. As part of an effort to reverse the epidemic, this grant supported primary care physicians in their efforts to provide excellent care for their patients with diabetes. F.F. Thompson Health System, Inc. received funds to support nine primary care physicians.

Diabetes is a largely preventable and manageable condition, and information and tools exist to help people manage the disease and reduce complications that lead to unnecessary hospitalizations and preventable death. The Meeting the Mark: Achieving Excellence in Diabetes Care grant awarded $2,500 per physician who attaineed recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) or the Bridges to Excellence (BTE) diabetes program. The NCQA and BTE diabetes recognition programs are an indicator that clinicians are delivering the best care and achieving good outcomes for patients. This in turn helps to reduce the number of hospitalizations and emergency room visits for people with diabetes and to lower health care costs.

View a complete list of Meeting the Mark grantees.

Diabetes exacts a devastating human and financial toll on New York State: 1.8 million New Yorkers suffer from diabetes and disease-related costs for the State are estimated at $12.9 billion annually.

As part of an effort to reverse the epidemic, this grant supported primary care physicians in their efforts to provide excellent care for their patients with diabetes. The Meeting the Mark: Achieving Excellence in Diabetes Care grant awarded $2,500 per physician who attained recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) or the Bridges to Excellence (BTE) diabetes program. Buffalo Medical Group, P.C. received funds to support 29 primary care physicians.

Grant Goals:

Under this grant, the Meeting the Mark initiative set out to achieve the following:

• Assist at least 3,000 physicians in achieving NCQA or BTE diabetes recognition.
• Provide $2,500 per physician who achieves diabetes recognition.

Grant Outcomes:

By February 2014, the Meeting the Mark initiative achieved the following outcomes:

• Helped more than 1,100 providers receive NCQA or BTE diabetes recognition.

Read the Grant Outcome Report associated with this grant initiative.

View a complete list of Meeting the Mark grantees.

Diabetes exacts a devastating human and financial toll on New York State: 1.8 million New Yorkers suffer from diabetes and disease-related costs for the State are estimated at $12.9 billion annually. As part of an effort to reverse the epidemic, this grant supported primary care physicians in their efforts to provide excellent care for their patients with diabetes. The Meeting the Mark: Achieving Excellence in Diabetes Care grant awarded $2,500 per physician who attained recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) or the Bridges to Excellence (BTE) diabetes program.

Grant Goals:

Under this grant, the Meeting the Mark initiative set out to achieve the following:

• Assist at least 3,000 physicians in achieving NCQA or BTE diabetes recognition.
• Provide $2,500 per physician who achieves diabetes recognition.

Grant Outcomes:

By February 2014, the Meeting the Mark initiative achieved the following outcomes:

• Helped more than 1,100 providers receive NCQA or BTE diabetes recognition.

Read the Grant Outcome Report associated with this grant initiative.

View a complete list of Meeting the Mark grantees.