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NEW YORK CITY'S DIABETES REPORTING SYSTEM HELPS PATIENTS AND PHYSICIANS

NEW YORK CITY'S DIABETES REPORTING SYSTEM HELPS PATIENTS AND PHYSICIANS NEW YORK CITY’S DIABETES REPORTING SYSTEM HELPS PATIENTS AND PHYSICIANS Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, is with the New York City Health Department, New York, NY. Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be addressed to Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, Commissioner, New York City Health Department, 125 Worth St, Room 331, New York, NY 10013 (e-mail: tfrieden@health.nyc.gov). Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100 words of the full text and any section headings. Goldman et al. present themselves as protectors of the doctor–patient relationship and suggest that New York City’s Health Department exceeds its mandate in addressing noncommunicable disease. Yet outreach for noncommunicable conditions, often using confidential information, has long been an essential part of public health practice (e.g., newborn baby visits, lead poisoning prevention programs), as has involvement with clinical management of patients (e.g., asthma, school health, and primary care provision). Facilitating letters from doctors to their patients with diabetes extends this tradition. Letters include educational materials, and the service is supplemented by resources given to providers for patients (e.g., glucose strips, . . . Full Text http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Public Health American Public Health Association

NEW YORK CITY'S DIABETES REPORTING SYSTEM HELPS PATIENTS AND PHYSICIANS

Frieden, Thomas R.
American Journal of Public Health , Volume 98 (9): 1543 – Sep 1, 2008
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American Public Health Association
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Copyright © 2008 by the American Public Health Association
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0090-0036
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1541-0048
DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2008.142026
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18633070
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NEW YORK CITY’S DIABETES REPORTING SYSTEM HELPS PATIENTS AND PHYSICIANS Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, is with the New York City Health Department, New York, NY. Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be addressed to Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, Commissioner, New York City Health Department, 125 Worth St, Room 331, New York, NY 10013 (e-mail: tfrieden@health.nyc.gov). Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100 words of the full text and any section headings. Goldman et al. present themselves as protectors of the doctor–patient relationship and suggest that New York City’s Health Department exceeds its mandate in addressing noncommunicable disease. Yet outreach for noncommunicable conditions, often using confidential information, has long been an essential part of public health practice (e.g., newborn baby visits, lead poisoning prevention programs), as has involvement with clinical management of patients (e.g., asthma, school health, and primary care provision). Facilitating letters from doctors to their patients with diabetes extends this tradition. Letters include educational materials, and the service is supplemented by resources given to providers for patients (e.g., glucose strips, . . . Full Text

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Published: Sep 1, 2008

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