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The Taking on Diabetes (TOD) initiative held the initial meeting of the Albuquerque, New Mexico community partnership pilot site on November 17, 1999.  The meeting was attended by TOD staff representing AAHP and the American Diabetes Association (ADA), as well as by representatives of the AAHP member plans operating in the area (Health Care Horizons, Presbyterian Health System, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico), and New Mexico Medical Review Association (NMMRA), the local Peer Review Organization.  

The health plans developed four proposed collaborative projects:

-Develop community-wide care delivery standards (a common guideline) – Through an analysis of health plans’ existing protocols and practice recommendations, common elements of care delivery (including screening, education, and treatment) will be identified and simplified into one comprehensive set of recommendations.

-Agree on a shared set of performance measures – Use the above-mentioned care delivery standards to establish a common, mutually agreed upon set of performance measures that will be collected across all health plans in the community.

-Design a community profiling mechanism – Working in consultation with the TOD evaluation workgroup and staff, participating plans in the community  will create a performance profiling tool. The profile will serve as a basis for pooling data across plans, allowing for more thorough and consistent evaluation of practice and outcomes over time.  An independent partner (such as NMMRA) will be identified to assist in developing the profile.

-Develop and disseminate a toolkit for professional practice – The toolkit will contain validated tools designed to assist in the achievement of mutually agreed upon performance, treatment, and screening goals.

Since this first meeting, the partnership has expanded to other community organizations, including:


American Academy of Family Physicians www.aafp.org
American Association of Health Plans - www.takingondiabetes.org
American College of Physicians - www.acponline.org
American Heart and Stroke Association - www.americanheart.org
Envision New Mexico - The Initiative for Child Healthcare Quaility - www.envisionnm.org
New Mexico - Department of Health - Diabetes Prevention and Control Program - www.diabetesnm.org
New Mexico Medical Society Hispanic Medical Association - www.nmms.org
New Mexico Medical Review Association - www.nmmra.org www.nmmra.org
New Mexico Primary Care Association - www.nmpca.org
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center – www.hsc.unm.edu
Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service - www.ihs.gov/FacilitiesServices/AreaOffices/Albuquerque
American Diabetes Association - www.diabetes.org
American Heart/American Stroke Association—New Mexico - www.americanheart.org
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico - www.bcbsnm.com
Lovelace Clinic Foundation - www.lcfresearch.org
Lovelace Health Plan • Lovelace Insurance Company - www.lovelacehealthplan
Molina Healthcare of New Mexico - www.molinahealthcare.com
New Mexico Academy of Family Physicians - www.familydoctornm.org
New Mexico Chapter, American College of Physicians - www.acponline.org/about_acp/chapters/nm/
New Mexico Dental Association - www.newmexicodental.org
New Mexico Department of Health - www.health.state.nm.us
New Mexico Dietitic Association - www.eatrightnm.org
New Mexico Hispanic Medical Association - www.nmhispanicmed.org
New Mexico Hospital Association - www.nmhhsa.org
New Mexico Human Services Department, Medical Assistance Division - www.hsd.state.nm.us/mad/
New Mexico Medical Review Association- www.nmmra.org
New Mexico Medical Society- www.nmms.org
New Mexico Optometric Association - www.newmexicooptometry.org
New Mexico Podiatric Medical Association - www.nmpma.com
New Mexico Primary Care Association - www.nmpca.org
New Mexico Public Health Association - www.nmpha.org
New Mexico Veterans Administration Health Care System - www.albuquerque.va.gov
Presbyterian Health Care Services • Presbyterian Insurance Company - www.phs.org
UnitedHealthcare—New Mexico – www.myuhc.com
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center – www./hsc.unm.edu
Zia New Mexico Association of Diabetes Educators - http://www.diabeteseducator.org


New Mexico Health Care Takes On Diabetes

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