Control Diabetes Services, Inc

Description

Control Diabetes Services was founded in Dallas, Texas in 1992 by Dr. William Fears, a local Endocrinologist. Dr. Fears still serves as our National Medical Advisor. There were two primary concerns to be addressed in the formulation of the company: With physicians' time ever being stretched tighter, there must be a resource for physicians with diabetes patients - a place where their patients can be comprehensively trained on their disease, with the physician still being involved, and the result equaling healthier patients. For managed care organizations to provide more value to their members, they must reduce costs and improve the quality of life for their patients. Education providers must provide valuable and measurable services on diabetic members to partnering managed care organizations. The founders of Control Diabetes Services believed that both of these goals could be attained, and set out to become the leader in face-to-face diabetes self management. The concept proved its worth. Physicians recognized the value of the service as an adjunct to their existing care. Managed care organizations experienced a reduction in hospitalizations, ER visits, lost work days and an increase in preventive measures by their patients. Both physicians and MCOs benefited from the increase in patient satisfaction and improved outcomes. Measured clinical outcomes supported the effectiveness of having Control Diabetes Services intervention as an integral part of diabetic patient care...

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