Instructions
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Select one leading National Practice Problem that is prevalent in your patient population or healthcare setting and address the following:
- Describe an issue related to the National Practice Problem you selected that is impacting quality, safety, or financial outcomes at your practice setting.
- Elaborate how technology such as the electronic medical record might assist in implementing, evaluating, or sustaining an evidence-based intervention to address the identified problem.
Solution:
The national problem identified is the high rate of type 2 diabetes mellitus among African Americans. An issue related to type 2 diabetes and its impact on the quality and safety and financial outcome is the lack of medication non-adherence. Poor medication adherence is a key problem in the management of type 2 diabetes which is often associated with poor glycemic control, increased morbidity and mortality, increased emergency room visits, hospitalization as well as increased cost of outpatient and….