The Diabetes educator
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The Diabetes educator · Nov 2005
Barriers associated with the delivery of Medicare-reimbursed diabetes self-management education.
The purpose of this study was to explore the barriers that practitioners face in providing diabetes self-management education (DSME) to Medicare beneficiaries, with a special focus on barriers faced by rural providers. ⋯ Barriers to DSME are perceived to be higher for rural providers than urban providers. Urban providers perceived that many barriers to DSME are greater for rural providers. The ADA application process is perceived as expensive and laborious. Most respondents perceived Medicare reimbursement for DSME as inadequate.