Loma Linda University Family Medical Group has received recognition from the Diabetes Physician Recognition Program of the National Committee for Quality Assurance and the American Diabetes Association for providing quality care to patients with diabetes.

The Diabetes Physician Recognition Program was designed to improve the quality of care that diabetes patients receive by recognizing physicians who delivery quality diabetes care.

To receive recognition, Loma Linda University Family Medical Group submitted data demonstrating performance that meets the Program's key diabetes care measures including eye exams, blood pressure tests, nutrition therapy, and patient satisfaction levels, among others. When people with diabetes receive quality care as outlined in these measures, they are less likely to suffer complications such as heart attacks, stroke, blindness, kidney disease and amputations.

"For a person with diabetes, the right physician can make the difference between living with diabetes as opposed to suffering from diabetes," says John Buse, MD, President, Medicine & Science, American Diabetes Association. "Physicians who earn recognition through the Diabetes Physician Recognition Program have an established track record of providing excellent diabetes care. The list of recognized doctors is the first place to look if you or a loved one has been diagnosed with diabetes."

Loma Linda University Family Medical Groups recognition by the Diabetes Physician Recognition Program will expire on May 29, 2011.

-- Jim Ponder