Diabetes Care Gaps
Assessing gaps in diabetes care. mar 15, 2016. the “cascade of care” concept is a relatively new approach to disease management in that it shows in visual form the number of people living with a condition and gaps in care for that disease. it has been hypothesized that diabetes care could be a viable candidate for applying a cascade of care. The study reports that people with type 1 diabetes with a gap of insurance coverage for more than 30 days are five times more likely to visit the emergency room or urgent care center. The high cost of ‘insurance gaps’ if you have diabetes the cost of diabetes. with the cost of insulin and test strips alone costing nearly $1,000 for one month’s supply, going even a few months can be devastating. a gap in coverage directly disrupts a patient’s overall blood sugar stability. And the care that’s actually provided gaps in care can be referred to as gaps in office visits, lab tests, procedures, and pharmaceuticals gaps are usually the result of obstacles...