Diabetes-Related Amputations Are Reduced by Annual Wellness Visits - Consultant360

The researchers analyzed data to find a connection between Medicare annual wellness visits for people with diabetes and the rate of major lower-extremity amputations.

Individuals with diabetes who utilize yearly annual wellness visits are 36% less likely to need a major lower-extremity amputation. According to the researchers prior work, the use of annual wellnes… [+1584 chars]

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