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Quality improvement effort pays off in diabetes care

According to one of the first studies to examine the clinical and economic impact of quality improvement on diabetes care, a small investment in upgrading the delivery of such care for patients at federally qualified community health centers brought about a substantial improvement in health that justified the costs of the program.

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