Nielsen recognized for diabetes work

    WASHINGTON, DC—The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) today announced that Dr. Lisa Nielsen, M.D. of Katahdin Valley Health Center in Patten has received Recognition from the Diabetes Recognition Program for providing quality care to her patients with diabetes.
    The Diabetes Recognition Program was designed to improve the quality of care that patients with diabetes receive by recognizing clinicians who deliver quality diabetes care, and by motivating other clinicians to document and improve their delivery of diabetes care. To receive recognition, which is valid for three years, Dr. Nielsen submitted data that demonstrates performance that meets the Program’s key diabetes care measures. These measures include eye exams, blood pressure tests, nutrition therapy and patient satisfaction, among others. When people with diabetes receive quality care as outlined by these measures, they are less likely to suffer complications such as heart attacks, stroke, blindness, kidney disease and amputations.
    “For a person with diabetes, the right clinician can make the difference between living with diabetes as opposed to suffering from diabetes,” said Richard M. Bergenstal, MD, President, Medicine & Science, American Diabetes Association. “Clinicians who earn recognition through the Diabetes Recognition Program have an established track record of providing excellent diabetes care. The list of recognized clinicians is the first place to look if you or a loved one has been diagnosed with diabetes.”
    To find out if your clinician has been recognized by the Diabetes Recognition Program or for further information, please visit www.ncqa.org/dprp or email drp@ncqa.org. To order application materials, call (888) 275-7585 or order online at web.ncqa.org/dprppubs.aspx.