Diabetes Care – AZ Dept. of Health Services Director's Blog

Striving for Excellence in Arizona’s Dialysis Facilities

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:49:13-07:00June 25th, 2015|Licensing|

This year marked the third year that our Division of Licensing Services and Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Program partnered with the InterMountain ESRD Network and others to provide a day-long educational session for end-stage renal dialysis (ESRD) providers in Arizona. More than 200 participants attended this year’s ADVICE Collaborative to identify data-driven opportunities to improve [...]

Out of Control Diabetes Treatment Costs

By Will Humble|2010-02-17T16:38:39-07:00February 17th, 2010|Prevention|

The US obesity epidemic is costing Americans more and more each year. It’s not just the decreased quality of life that it causes, but it causes a whole host of downstream problems like diabetes and circulatory problems. Type 2 diabetes had been a disease of folks over 40 that became seriously overweight over time- but [...]