To promote quality education for people with diabetes, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) endorses the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education. To support this goal, the ADA Education Recognition Program (ERP) assesses whether applicants meet the National Standards for Diabetes Self Management Education. The Standards are designed to be flexible enough to be applicable in any health care setting, from physicians' offices and HMOs to clinics and hospital outpatient settings. The ADA ERP is one of two and the most experienced Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) deemed certifying bodies for Diabetes Self Management Training. If you are seeking reimbursement for diabetes education, it is appropriate to apply for ADA Recognition of your diabetes education program or service. The application fee for a single primary site is $1100.00 for a 4-year Recognition cycle. Each additional site costs $100.00, and can be added at any time during the recognition cycle.
Benefits of ADA Recognition
Benefits of being an ADA recognized education program include:
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Networking with Colleagues at more than 3,400 program sites via
ERP Connect, our online community
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Enjoy 40 percent discount on American Diabetes Association's publications and books
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Access to free print and online patient education materials
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Free access to Chronicle Diabetes – a web based system that provides healthcare professionals tools to facilitate diabetes education documentation
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Access to competent and supportive staff
For more information on becoming Recognized by the ADA, email ERP@diabetes.org or click here to submit a request for information.
Chronicle Diabetes
Chronicle Diabetes is a diabetes education documentation tool that will allow you to document your education process according to Recognition guidelines and do much more including scheduling your patients, tracking outcomes and generating letters to your patients and providers. This tool is made available to you as a Recognized Program at no cost. For prospective recognized programs, please contact ADA staff for assistance at
ERP@diabetes.org or 888-232-0822.
The taped Chronicle Diabetes webinar is now available.
Click here to view a demonstration of the Chronicle Diabetes System.
New! Get Connected with the New ERP Connect
ERP is very excited to offer you a new format to network with your peers without leaving your desk. ERP Connect is an exclusive online community designed for program coordinators of ADA Recognized programs. We offer a blog from the ERP team and specific message boards for you to discuss education-related questions and issues.
There is now a registration process and page that is much more user friendly. We recommend you re-register if you have registered previously.
Chronicle users: A separate section in ERP Connect has been created for you to share experiences and ask questions of one another about Chronicle.
Resources
The Where Do I Begin? booklet is the first step to helping your patients get the information they need at diagnosis. Encourage them to take the next step and enroll in the free Living With Type 2 Diabetes program to get ongoing information and support over their first year. A great resource for those with already existing type 2 diabetes also.
Order copies of Where Do I Begin? and use this great resource for your newly diagnosed and established patients. This booklet is available in English and Spanish.
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MyFoodAdvisor™
Visit ADA's MyFoodAdvisor™,
a unique calorie and carbohydrate counting tool that can help with diabetes management and nutrition.