Summary:
The 'Blue Index', a comprehensive health score index developed by five city-based diabetologists to evaluate and monitor the quality of medical care rendered to diabetics, has helped in significantly improving the condition of 400 such patients. Sanjeev Phatak, diabetologist, who is a part of the team of doctors that developed the health score index, told DNA that so far around 1,200 diabetic patients are currently being treated based on their Blue Index score. "We have been using the health index score since December 2017. There are 10 parameters in the index starting from A to J, with a score of 0-5 earmarked for each parameter. Another diabetologist, Dharmendra Panchal, said that doctors are not likely to miss any factor that affects a patient if the Blue Index is properly followed..