Dyslipidemia treatment dramatically decreases coronary heart disease risk in diabetes, yet only a minority of these patients are screened or achieve optimal low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels. Our aim was to increase the percentage of diabetic patients in whom lipid management was achieved through electronic and direct educational detailing.
Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology Division at Denver Health, Division of Geriatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo, USA. pmehler@dhha.org