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. 2014 Sep 10;37(10):2864–2883. doi: 10.2337/dc14-1296

Table 8.

PCMH demonstration projects in diabetes (189)

PCMH demonstration projects Outcomes
Community Care of North Carolina—1998 Estimated annual savings of $161 million for diabetes care
Geisinger—2006 2.5-fold improvement in meeting nine quality indicators
Pennsylvania Chronic Care Initiative—2008 Self-management goals increased from 20 to 70%
Group Health Cooperative—2007 11% reduction in hospitalizations
By 21 months, return on investment of $1.50 for each $1 spent
Health Partners—2002 24% reduction in hospitalizations
Southeastern Pennsylvania Chronic Care Initiative—2007−2011 5% more A1C testing but more abnormal results
11% greater monitoring for diabetic nephropathy
Pioneer accountable care organizations 25 of 32 had reduced risk-adjusted readmission rates compared with benchmark plans
68% of people with diabetes reached BP targets compared with 55% in benchmark plans
57% with diabetes reached LDL cholesterol targets compared with 48% in benchmark plans