December

2023

Thank You for 2023!

2023 has been engaging, encouraging and exciting! We thank you all for making 2023 a successful year. We are pleased to share our T1DX-QI year in review.

2023 T1DX-QI NYC Learning Session Content

Thank you for joining us for the 2023 November Learning Session. All presentations, posters, and abstracts can be found here on the member website. Recordings from the session will be posted on the member site in December. As a reminder, use this link to claim CME/CEU credit.

2023 T1DX-QI Award Winners

Congratulations to our 2023 T1DX-QI award winners! We enjoyed celebrating with everyone at dinner during the Learning Session!

Outstanding Pediatric PI

Daniel J. DeSalvo, MD

Texas Children's Hospital

Outstanding Pediatric Team

University of Wisconsin

Outstanding Coordinator

Alisha Virani, RD, CDCES, LD

Grady Memorial Hospital

Outstanding Adult PI

Ruth S. Weinstock, MD, PhD

SUNY

Outstanding Adult Team

Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai

T1DX-QI Recent Publications

You can view all T1DX-QI manuscripts here.

Title: The Design of the Electronic Health Record in Type 1 Diabetes Centers: Implications for Metrics and Data Availability for a Quality Collaborative

Authors: Donna Eng, Emma Ospelt, Brian Miyazaki, Ryan McDonough, Justin Indyk, Risa Wolf, Sarah Lyons, Anna Neyman, Naomi Fogel, Marina Basina, Mary Pat Gallagher, Osagie Ebekozien, Todd Alonso, Nana- Hawa Yayah Jones, Joyce Lee

View this manuscript using this link!

Title: Benchmarking Diabetes Technology Use Among 21 U.S. Pediatric Diabetes Centers

Authors: Priya Prahalad, Holly Hardison, Ori Odugbesan, Sarah Lyons, Mohammed Alwazeer, Anna Neyman, Brian Miyazaki, Kristina Cossen, Susan Hsieh, Donna Eng, Alissa Roberts, Mark Clements, Osagie Ebekozien

Click here to view this manuscript!

Title: Roadmap to Achieving Continuous Glucose Monitoring Equity: Insights From the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative

Authors: Osagie Ebekozien

Use this link to view this manuscript!

Q&A Corner

There have been several newly asked questions on the internal member website. Please use this link to respond and see all questions.

New Questions:

Question:

Has anyone started to use insulin pens in the hospital for new-onset education? We used to have them but the hospital banned them a few years ago (due to safety concerns on the adult side). We would like to ask for permission to use them in the Children’s Hospital again. Thanks!

Name: Mary Pat Gallagher, MD

Clinic: Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone

Question:

I am looking for a template letter for prior authorization to justify Fiasp. The response we got from insurance was that it does not improve glycemic outcomes relative to Humalog novolog. I need some sort of protest letter with citations. Please share if you have them.

Name: Joyce Lee, MD

Clinic: C.S Mott Children’s Hospital

Question:

Does your center have a process in place, documentation, or handouts to support the use of dilute insulin in very young/insulin sensitive patients? Any documents or experience related to this would be helpful as we update and improve our process. Thank you!

Name: Whitney Beaton, MSN, RN, ACCNS-P, CDCES

Clinic: University of Wisconsin-UW Health Kids

Question:

We are switching to EPIC next year and are currently building our flowsheets and figuring out who will receive access to different the features. The Reports access is being discussed currently and we wondering if other sites utilize this for QI work and who on their team has access to it. Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated!

Name: Blake Adams, BSN, RN

Clinic: Le Bonheur, Children’s Hospital

Events & Reminders

Upcoming Opportunities

Here are a few opportunities shared with the Collaborative.

Behavioral Diabetes Institute is looking to get the word out about DD-ASSIST, which is a Diabetes Distress Training and Support Program For Busy Health Care Professionals. The Type 1 Diabetes Distress (DD) measures have recently been updated with support from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. Behavioral Diabetes Institute received subsequent funding from JDRF to test two evidence-based support and training strategies to enhance clinician skills to address DD in the diabetes clinic setting using the new measures. They are looking for clinic partners to participate in the program. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Contact: info@behavioraldiabetes.org
With support from JDRF and the Helmsley Charitable Trust, Avera Research Institute is conducting a study to assess how access to a virtual school nurse program (Avel eCare School Health) impacts the health and wellness of kids living with type 1 diabetes. Avera is seeking additional schools to participate. For clinics that have close partnerships with schools and or school districts, please consider sharing this opportunity with them. Please see attached for more information.
Contact: Sheila Freed, eCare School Health Director (Sheila.Freed@avelecare.com) or ESCHOOLHEALTH@AVERA.ORG
Blue Circle Health is searching for an experienced MD or DO who will provide virtual patient care, specific to people with type 1 diabetes. Blue Circle Health has a team based, whole person approach to care where we bring together multiple specialties to create a personalized care plan for our patients. The Diabetologist will conduct telehealth visits and will work with the clinical care team to provide the best care possible to the people we serve. Use this link to view more details.

Internal Member Website Resources

Contact List 2023

Past Newsletters

QI Internal Member Site

Meet the Expert Series

2024 Collaborative Call and Learning Session Schedule

Next Collaborative Call

Adult Tuesday, January 23rd 3:30-5pm EST

Peds: Thursday, January 25th 11-12:30pm EST