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SPECIALTY CARE
Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common, costly, and disabling diseases in the world. Approximately one million patients in Michigan have type 2 diabetes and rates are up to 2x higher for Michiganders who are Black, Latino, or have a disability. At the same time, the implementation of guideline concordant diabetes care lags behind due to challenges with coverage, lack of resources, cost of medications, and lack of support and education. Primary care practices continue to combat staffing issues, lack of resources, and increasing administrative demands. Meanwhile coordination of care for diabetes is confounded by an increasingly-complex healthcare system.
The Michigan Collaborative for Type 2 Diabetes (MCT2D) was established in 2021 to accelerate a new way forward, through collaboration, innovation, and investment in quality, evidence based care for type 2 diabetes. MCT2D strives to remove barriers to guideline concordant care, support participating practices, and keep patients central to quality improvement work.
Mission
MCT2D strives to prevent type 2 diabetes and its complications by fostering a collaborative community of clinicians and patients to accelerate the equitable implementation of evidence-based diabetes care for all patients in Michigan.
Vision
A world where Type 2 Diabetes is no longer a progressive disease.
Health Equity Vision
We envision a Michigan where all individuals have equitable access to the best care for type 2 diabetes regardless of race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, insurance coverage, or geographic location. Our collaborative efforts will lead to reduced prevalence and complications of type 2 diabetes and improved quality of life for every patient.
MORE ON HEALTH EQUITYQuality Initiatives
Together, we work to accelerate the implementation of quality diabetes care, including three guiding initiatives
MORE ON QUALITY INITIATIVES
Care Collaboration
Bringing together primary care, endocrinology, nephrology, obesity medicine, pharmacy, dietetics, care management, and more to advance as a team.
Our Members
The Michigan Collaborative for Type 2 Diabetes is a coalition of over 1000 physicians, coming together from across 346 primary care, endocrinology, and nephrology practices, all of whom are represented by 28 physician organizations spanning the state.
MORE ON MEMBERSHIPHow MCT2D Supports Members
Nearly 100 free tools and resources, developed and curated by the MCT2D team.
Guides to coverage for CGM, GLP-1 RA and SGLT2i, patient education on low carb lifestyle, videos, interactive websites, one-page handouts, and more.
Know exactly what you need to do next using our administrative portal.
Monitor your practices’ and physicians’ participation in real-time and never miss a VBR deadline with auto-reminders and customized check lists. Requires Member Login - Ask PO Lead for Access
Get support, learn, and grow in community.
Monthly learning events with continuing education and VBR credit. Workgroups and networking for the entire diabetes care team. Crowdsourced knowledge like our dot phrase library and best practice database. One-on-one consultations with MCT2D experts.
A responsive team, ready to answer your questions.
Connect with the MCT2D coordinating center by email: ccteam@mct2d.org or learn more about us.
Meet the Program Directors
Lauren Oshman, MD, MPH
Program Director
Dr. Oshman is a family physician and clinical associate professor in the University of Michigan Department of Family Medicine. Prior to joining the University of Michigan in 2020, she practiced for five years in Concord, New Hampshire, then served as a residency faculty member and vice-chair for quality at NorthShore University Health System in Chicago.
Heidi L. Diez, PharmD, BCACP
Co-Director
Dr. Diez is a clinical pharmacist specialist and clinical associate professor in the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. She graduated from the University of Michigan (UM) College of Pharmacy (2004) and completed a community practice residency at the University of Washington and Kelley Ross Pharmacy in Seattle, WA (2005).
OUR TEAM
NEWSLETTERS
News from the MCT2D Team
Top Takeaways: New Primary Care Practices Respond to MCT2D Patient Needs Assessment Survey
Last updated: Thursday, March 13, 2025
Between September 15 and December 31, 2024, MCT2D invited newly joined primary care practices to collect patient feedback through a patient needs assessment survey. Each practice was asked to have at least 10 patients complete the assessment during this period. The purpose of the survey was to gather a collaborative-wide assessment of:
New Resource: CGM Ordering Quick Reference Guide
Last updated: Thursday, February 27, 2025
To get groceries, you go to a grocery store. To get prescription medications, you go to a pharmacy. Knowing who supplies these items and where to obtain them is relatively simple. However, the supply and pick-up pipeline for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices can vary based on one's health insurance. This information is unclear even to physicians prescribing CGM, with many prescribers stuck with the question, "Where do I send the CGM order: Pharmacy or DME?" and left to guess and hope for the best.
We've created a one-page quick reference guide, CGM ORDERING: PHARMACY or DME, to support more efficient and effective CGM prescribing. The guide outlines CGM ordering by major Michigan insurance plans/payors, based on each plan's line of coverage. The goal of creating this tool is to save clinical time and get patients CGMs more quickly and efficiently.
Development of the tool was led by Heidi Diez, PharmD, MCT2D Program Co-Director. It is available in the MCT2D Resource Library.
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Support for The Michigan Collaborative for Type 2 Diabetes (MCT2D) is provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan as part of the BCBSM Value Partnerships program.
Although Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and MCT2D work collaboratively, the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the author do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of BCBSM or any of its employees.