Clinical Review
Shared Group Medical Appointments for Diabetic Foot Care
Improving Access
Fed Pract. 2007 December;24(12):14
Author and Disclosure Information
Ryan J. McGuire, RN, MSN, CCE, Denise Overby-Reyes, RN, MSN, GNP-C, and Michael DeMarco, DPM
Mr. McGuire is a nurse practitioner in the ambulatory medicine service and the diabetic foot clinic, Ms. Overby-Reyes is a nurse practitioner and the APRN manager of provider coordination, and Mr. DeMarco is a diplomate of the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Podiatric Primary Medicine, all at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System, New Orleans, LA.
When wait lists for the diabetic foot care clinic at this health care system were growing and staff availability was short, these authors implemented an alternative strategy to deal with the problem.