Expert Interviews

The Information Blocking rule applies to many organizations.

Organizations covered by the Information Blocking Rule must comply with requests to share electronic health information.

Set up the right system for success.

There are a lot of little strategies that can add up to big savings.

Having a successful practice is great, but you are probably still leaking money.

Keeping a close eye on cashflow is the only way to guarantee you’re getting the most profit out of your practice.

Having good processes in place is great, but it won’t do you any good if the staff isn’t trained on them.

A case study for a patient who required additional SGLT-2 inhibitors to help reduce progression of renal disease is presented, and Drs Robert Busch, Dhiren Patel, and Muthiah Vadugananthan share their final thoughts on renal protective agents.

Robert Busch, MD, and Muthiah Vadugananthan, MD, MPH, share their thoughts on the multifunctional responsibility of managing a patient’s renal disease.

Dr Robert Busch and Dr Muthiah Vadugananthan provide insights on educating their peers on the importance of decreasing renal progression.

An expert endocrinologist and cardiologist discuss the risks and complications of renal disease associated with diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Dr Robert Busch also provides an overview of some of the studies done in renal impairment.

Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES, presents a case study of a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus, an insulin pump, and a continuous glucose monitor.

Dhiren Patel, PharmD, CECES, BC-ADM, Robert Busch, MD, and Muthiah Vadugananthan, MD, MPH, provide an overview of the prevalence of renal impairment in patients with diabetes.

Experts in diabetes discuss the transition to telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on diabetes care.

Dhiren Patel, PharmD, CDE, BC-ADM, BCACP; Robert Busch, MD; and Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES, provide insight into quality-of-life improvements that have followed advances in diabetes technology and review available continuous glucose monitors.

Robert Busch, MD, and Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES, discuss metrics to evaluate diabetes control, including time in range and coefficient of variation.

Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD, MPH, presents a case study for a patient hospitalized with heart failure whose therapy was optimized with an SGLT-2 inhibitor.

A panel of experts provide clinical pearls for primary care providers who manage patients with diabetes and cardiovascular comorbidities.

Robert Busch, MD, provides an overview of the clinical trials supporting improved cardiovascular disease outcomes in patients with and without diabetes.

A panel of experts discuss their experience with multidisciplinary collaboration of care between primary care physicians, cardiologists, endocrinologists, and pharmacists in patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD, MPH, provides insight into cardiology guidelines for the use of SGLT-2 [sodium-glucose cotransporter-2] inhibitors and GLP-1 [glucagon-like peptide-1] receptor agonists and discusses the uptake of these medications in patients with and without diabetes.

A panel of experts discuss the impact of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) on individualized patient care plans for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES, discusses goals of therapy in diabetic patients with cardiovascular disease and Robert Busch, MD, provides an overview of diabetes treatment guidelines.

Dhiren Patel, PharmD, CDE, BC-ADM, BCACP; Robert Busch, MD; and Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD, MPH, provide an overview of cardiovascular comorbidities in patients with diabetes.

Robert Busch, MD, and Diana Issacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES, provide insight into the use of insulin pumps in type 2 diabetes and describe currently available smart pumps.

Experts in diabetes discuss recent advances in insulin pen technology, including connected and smart pens, and their impact on diabetes care.

Dhiren Patel, PharmD, CDE, BC-ADM, BCACP; Robert Busch, MD; and Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES, provide an overview of the pillars of technology utilized in diabetes care: Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), smart insulin pumps, and connected insulin pens.

Patients are more likely to pay if you give them more options.

Don’t let bad processes costs you money.

Access to HIEs makes it much easier to respond to patients’ requests for their health data.