Acronym/Term | Translation/Definition | Summary & Source |
ADA | American Diabetes Association | Non-profit national organization that leads the fight against the deadly consequences of diabetes and fight for those affected by diabetes. Source: ADA |
ADCES | Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (Formerly American Association of Diabetes Educators-AADE) | A national interdisciplinary professional membership organization dedicated to improving prediabetes, diabetes, and cardiometabolic care through innovative education, management, and support. Source: ADCES |
CDC | Center for Disease Control and Prevention | A federal government agency that works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety, and security threats both foreign and in the U.S. Source: CDC |
CDCES | Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (Formerly Certified Diabetes Educator-CDE) | A certified credential held by registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, registered dietitian nutritionists, pharmacists, physicians, PAs, and other health professionals on the diabetes care and education team who has comprehensive knowledge of and experience in diabetes prevention, prediabetes, and diabetes management. Source: ADCES |
CDSP | Complementary Diabetes Support Program | Diabetes support programs and services that complement formal DSMES services by helping people with diabetes practice self-management behaviors and address challenges that occur in daily life. Diabetes support programs and services are provided in community-based settings (e.g., clinics, churches, community organizations) and are peer-led by individuals who share culturally relevant backgrounds and experiences as participants (e.g., speak the same language, live in similar communities). Source: CDC |
DEAP | ADCES' Diabetes Education Accreditation Program. | ADCES is one of two national accrediting organizations for DSMES. Accreditation is required in order to bill Medicare and other payers for DSMES. Source: ADCES. |
DEEP | Diabetes Education and Empowerment Program | A common example of a CDSP. DEEP™ is a diabetes self-management education (DSME) program that has been shown to be successful in helping participants take control of their diabetes and reduce the risk of complications. DEEP™ was developed for use in low-income, racial, and ethnic minority populations. Source: University of Illinois Chicago |
(N)DPP (See MDPP) | (National) Diabetes Prevention Program | A year-long lifestyle change program that addresses the increasing burden of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in the United States. This national effort created partnerships between public and private organizations to offer evidence-based, cost-effective ways to help prevent type 2 diabetes. Source: CDC |
DPRP | Diabetes Prevention Recognition Program | CDC set recognition standards for organizations that wish to offer a lifestyle change program. Assures that organizations can effectively deliver the evidence-based lifestyle change program with quality and fidelity. To achieve CDC recognition, organizations must provide evidence that they are following a CDC-approved curriculum and achieving meaningful results with patients based on established national standards. |
DSMES* (see DSMT) | Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support. | The ongoing process of facilitating the knowledge, skills, and ability necessary for diabetes self-care, as well as activities that assist a person in implementing and sustaining the behaviors needed to manage their condition on an ongoing basis, beyond or outside of formal self-management training. Source: CDC. |
DSMT | Diabetes Self-Management Training. | CMS uses the term training instead of education when defining DSMES services as a reimbursable benefit. Source: CDC. |
ERP | Education Recognition Program | ADA is one of two national accrediting organizations for DSMES. Recognition is required in order to bill Medicare and other payers for DSMES. Source: ADA. |
MDPP | Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program | A recognized expanded model that consists of 16 intensive “core” sessions of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved curriculum (The National Diabetes Prevention Program, or National DPP) with the goal of preventing type 2 diabetes in individuals with an indication of prediabetes. MDPP is a required recognition before DPP services can be covered by Medicare reimbursement. Source: CMS |
*DSMES may also be identified as Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) or Diabetes Self-Management Support (DSMS), but by combining DSME and DSMS, services can “address the patient’s health beliefs, cultural needs, current knowledge, physical limitations, emotional concerns, family support, financial status, medical history, health literacy, numeracy, and other factors that influence each person’s ability to meet the challenges of self-management.” Joint Statement from ADA, AADE, and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. | ||