A hospital-based home health diabetes education model

For continuity in delivering healthcare across the continuum, an institutionally based home healthcare department was established at Georgia Baptist Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia. The overall mission of home healthcare services is to maintain high levels of care while maintaining the lowest reasonable costs. Much of the department's patient care focuses on patients challenged with diabetes. This article describes the creation of a progressive, self-directed diabetes education model within this hospital-based home care program.