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- Title
Using Data to Improve the Management of Diabetes: The Tayside Experience.
- Authors
Siddiqui, Moneeza K.; Hall, Christopher; Cunningham, Scott G.; McCrimmon, Rory; Morris, Andrew; Leese, Graham P.; Pearson, Ewan R.
- Abstract
Tayside is a region in the East of Scotland and forms one of nine local government regions in the country. It is home to approximately 416,000 individuals who fall under the National Health Service (NHS) Tayside health board, which provides health care services to the population. In Tayside, Scotland, a comprehensive informatics network for diabetes care and research has been established for over 25 years. This has expanded more recently to a comprehensive Scotland-wide clinical care system, Scottish Care Information - Diabetes (SCI-Diabetes). This has enabled improved diabetes screening and integrated management of diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, cardiovascular health, and other comorbidities. The regional health informatics network links all of these specialized services with comprehensive laboratory testing, prescribing records, general practitioner records, and hospitalization records. Not only do patients benefit from the seamless interconnectedness of these data, but also the Tayside bioresource has enabled considerable research opportunities and the creation of biobanks. In this article we describe how health informatics has been used to improve care of people with diabetes in Tayside and Scotland and, through anonymized data linkage, our understanding of the phenotypic and genotypic etiology of diabetes and associated complications and comorbidities.
- Subjects
SCOTLAND; TREATMENT of diabetes; NATIONAL health services; RESEARCH funding; DIABETIC retinopathy; HOSPITAL care; QUESTIONNAIRES; DIABETES
- Publication
Diabetes Care, 2022, Vol 45, Issue 12, p2828
- ISSN
0149-5992
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2337/dci22-0003