Team-Based Care Approach to Cholesterol Management in Diabetes Mellitus: Two-Year Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

The following study, published in JAMA, evaluates the impact of remote physician-pharmacist team-based care on cholesterol levels in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). The intervention included remote physician-pharmacist team-based care focused on cholesterol management in DM. A total of 6,963 patients with DM cared for by 68 physicians in 9 clinics were evaluated, and patients in the intervention arm were more likely to achieve their target LDL-C levels compared with controls. The study concludes that remotely located physician-pharmacist team-based care resulted in significantly improved LDL-C levels and goal attainment among patients with DM.

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