What Are the Benefits of Becoming a Joslin Affiliated Center?

By becoming a Joslin Affiliated Center, you receive:

• Increased revenue and cost savings
  • Additional income from related specialties such as cardiology and nephrology.
  • Additional income from increased use of ancillary services such as laboratory.
  • Overall cost savings due to more efficient diabetes care.
    
• Greater market share
  • Joslin’s name offers brand recognition and a reputation for excellence.
  • Exclusive rights to use the Joslin name and program in a defined area.
    
• Developed programs and patient educational materials
• Includes exclusive use of all Joslin clinical, operational and marketing manuals.
• Access to Joslin educational curricula and programs such as Joslin’s “Steps To Success With Diabetesä” and Joslin’s “Just a Start for DiabetesTM”.
  
• Participation in a network of national and international diabetes centers
• Opportunity to benchmark results.
• Multiple in person and teleconferencing meetings to share ideas, successes and meet challenges as a group.
  
• A comprehensive training and support program for staff
• Expertise of practice management consultants, physicians, nurses, diabetes educators and related health care professionals provided.
• On-site visits conducted throughout the year.
  
• An effective marketing and public relations program
• Use of Joslin’s marketing templates to develop ads and direct mail campaigns.
• A referral development program.
• Listing on Joslin’s Web site, which receives five million hits monthly.
  
• Proof of impact
• Detailed financial and operational metrics monitor and improve your center’s performance.
• Outcomes data can help in negotiating managed care contracts.
• Improved clinical outcomes for your patients by following Joslin clinical guidelines.