Learn how you can be involved in the development of an action plan to help identify gaps that may exist which prevent people with diabetes from being regularly screened for kidney and eye disease. KHA Quality Program Pharmacist Jessica Covington joins Natalie Middaugh, president and CEO of the Kentuckiana Health Collaborative (KHC) in the latest Diabetes Webisode from KHA. Through KHC, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build healthier communities through high quality, affordable, and equitable healthcare. In this role, Middaugh leads efforts to engage, align, and mobilize health care stakeholders to drive improvements in health and health care delivery. She champions a collaborative, systems-thinking approach to building the health and health care systems everyone deserves.
KHC is seeking your input on assessing proper screening of diabetes-related complications such as nephropathy and retinopathy. KHC and the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) have partnered to develop an action plan to increase screening rates for kidney and eye disease among people with diabetes. How can you help? Please watch the webisode to learn more then visit the survey link to assess screening practices for diabetes-related kidney and eye disease. The survey will inform the development of that action plan by assessing current practices in diabetes-related kidney and eye screening plus address barriers that may exist to prevent people with diabetes from being regularly screened for kidney and eye disease.
View this and past webisodes at the link below.
Kentuckiana Health Collaborative (KHC) Links:
- Provider and Health Care Administrator Survey
- Key Informant Interview Sign Up
- Task Force Charter
- Contact: nmiddaugh@khcollaborative.org
- Home – Kentuckiana Health Collaborative Website
If you have any questions, please contact Jessica Covington at KHA (jcovington@kyha.com).
