Diabetic Foot Care and Lower Limb Preservation: Evolving a Value-Based Healthcare Initiative in Ontario

Diabetic Foot Care and Lower Limb Preservation: Evolving a Value-Based Healthcare Initiative in Ontario

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Pages:18 pages17 min read

Author: The Conference Board of Canada

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This issue briefing examines the contextual specifics of the diabetes foot care and limb preservation (DFCLP) pathway components, providers, and care settings involved, and the patient populations they serve.

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Foot and wound care for patients with diabetes is unncessarily costing the healthcare system in Ontario millions of dollars. What are the recommended actions that could help alleviate this cost? What are the main barriers to foot and wound care in Ontario? Thirty-seven individuals participated in patient and clinical site forums, and leaders from two clinical sites completed pre-forum questionnaires. What were the main messages advocated by these participants?

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Key findings and recommendations
The burden of diabetes to healthcare in Ontario
Value-based healthcare
A value-based approach in Ontario
A framework for understanding the issues
Key recommendations
Appendix A—Methodology
Appendix B—Bibliography

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