Variations in Clinic Staffing for Adult and Pediatric Diabetes Centers in the US: Data from T1D Exchange. Endocrine Practice

Variations in Staffing T1D Exchange

Various studies have established that adequate staffing in hospitals is associated with improved clinical outcomes among patients; patients with diabetes have been reported to have better outcomes with higher provider to patient ratio ( 1 ). ISPAD guidelines 2022 suggest an optimal resource allocation per 100 patients to be 1.0–1.25 diabetes nurse, 0.75–1.0 pediatric diabetologist, 0.5 dietitian and 0.3 social worker/psychologist ( 2 ). However, when considering type 1 diabetes (T1D) population, where a team of providers, including nurses, diabetes educators, doctors etc. plays a role in patient glycemic management, there are no studies that have looked at describing provider staffing ratio in pediatric and adult endocrinology centers.

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