University of Virginia: Diabetes Wellness Visits Reduce Risk of Amputation, Study Finds
June 17, 2022
June 17, 2022
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, June 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news:
Patients with diabetes who participate in a free annual wellness visit covered by Medicare are 36% less likely to need an amputation, a new study from University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators found.
The researchers analyzed data from 2006 to 2015 for patients with Medicare in the "Diabetes Belt," 644 counties in the . . .
Patients with diabetes who participate in a free annual wellness visit covered by Medicare are 36% less likely to need an amputation, a new study from University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators found.
The researchers analyzed data from 2006 to 2015 for patients with Medicare in the "Diabetes Belt," 644 counties in the . . .