The Sheehan Diabetes Care Model improves community-wide patient access to risk assessments for the prevention of complications associated with diabetes. Digital health strategies enable an efficient “hub-and-spoke” approach to community healthcare that eases patient access to care. Improved screenings through community points-of-care can serve as a community linkage to basic primary care services and identify individuals who poorly manage the disease and at-risk of developing serious complications.
Facilitating risk assessments allows communities to better manage diabetes, prevent hospitalizations, and increase primary care enrollment. Patients can more readily engage in the healthcare system, and receive expert specialty care consultation at each of the community points-of-care. The examinations are all non-invasive and can be coordinated by a healthcare provider, health promoter, or technician.
