The Columbus Program: Building a Community Model of a 21st Century Intelligent Health System

Abstract

IN BRIEF There is widespread and growing interest in modernization of the American health care system. Based in part on initiatives in the Medicare Modernization Act, diabetes has become a focus of initiatives in health care modernization. In this article, the authors describe approaches to health care reform in diabetes leading to an effort to standardize diabetes care according to national guidelines in one city, Columbus, Ga.