NYC Diabetics, Big Brother is Watching
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If you live in New York City and have diabetes, your right to privacy is gone. A mandatory registry of all diabetics is in effect.
City officials assert that the registry exists to meet the need of a chronic disease that is “out of control.” Out of control it is—only 7 percent of patients with diabetes have controlled A1C, blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
No doubt something needs to be done, but I question whether the registry is the right method. Educating patients on how to effectively manage their condition is a necessity. However, the New York City registry does little to actually provide intervention and assistance to patients. Right now, the plan is to both send letters to those individuals who have A1C results over 8% and to assist providers in tracking their patients’ progress.
New York City is the first area in the country to get aggressive politically and require data on routine testing for a major chronic noninfectious disease (registries for HIV or tuberculosis are common).
This registry will track highly personal information: A1C results, ethnicity, addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth.
In all other government-regulated registries, the governing body plays a part in financing patient care. That is not part of the plan for diabetes.
Read the whole article at the link above
City officials assert that the registry exists to meet the need of a chronic disease that is “out of control.” Out of control it is—only 7 percent of patients with diabetes have controlled A1C, blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
No doubt something needs to be done, but I question whether the registry is the right method. Educating patients on how to effectively manage their condition is a necessity. However, the New York City registry does little to actually provide intervention and assistance to patients. Right now, the plan is to both send letters to those individuals who have A1C results over 8% and to assist providers in tracking their patients’ progress.
New York City is the first area in the country to get aggressive politically and require data on routine testing for a major chronic noninfectious disease (registries for HIV or tuberculosis are common).
This registry will track highly personal information: A1C results, ethnicity, addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth.
In all other government-regulated registries, the governing body plays a part in financing patient care. That is not part of the plan for diabetes.
Read the whole article at the link above
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