Diabetes patients
Hypertensive diabetic patients
Patients with dyslipidemia
Diabetic kidney disease patients
Cathay General Hospital established a diabetes education team in 2002, and expanded to form a comprehensive diabetes care team in 2018. The team integrates physicians, nurses, and nutritionists to provide patient-centered care. Through process optimization and resource integration, the program expands care scope and provides timely and appropriate diabetes care services across departments.
Pioneered warning light system (A, B, C, W, U indicators)
Patient-centered decision-making for HbA1c target setting
Timely and appropriate diabetes care across departments
Regular team meetings for quality monitoring
Comprehensive continuous care services
Continuous increase in diabetic patients in 2023 outpatient clinics
Complete tracking rate of enrolled diabetic patients consistently exceeds 90%
Enrollment rate in shared care network superior to other medical centers
Wide distribution of diabetic patients across departments
2023 teaching program: 10 sessions with 53 trainees
Annual increase in A1C screening rate for diabetic patients
Consistent fasting lipid screening rate maintenance
Stable number of enrolled diabetic kidney disease patients
Stable A1C control rates (good and poor) over years
Effective expansion of care scope and service population
Increasing trend in patient enrollment through warning light system
ISO9001 2015 certification
Medical laboratory ISO 15189 certification
Passed 2023 Taipei Health Bureau inspection
Passed 2024 National Health Service diabetes health promotion institution certification
Passed 2022 Taiwan Healthcare Quality Committee diabetes care certification
2023 diabetic outpatient satisfaction score: 93.5%
Superior to other internal medicine departments
Reflects healthcare team efforts
Demonstrates patient-provider mutual trust
2019 publication in Frontiers in Public Health: Short-term health coaching effectiveness
2021 publication in Frontiers in Public Health: COVID-19 pandemic health behavior study
2021 publication in Nutrients: RCT on health coaching effectiveness
2022 publication in Frontiers in Public Health: Culturally-appropriate diabetes distress scale development
Comprehensive continuous care ensures stable blood sugar control
Innovative warning system improves outpatient management efficiency
Shared decision-making enhances patient engagement
Expanded care scope increases service coverage
Enhanced interdepartmental integration for holistic care
Training future diabetes care professionals through education program
