The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) held a Population Health Roundtable exploring how health systems can build more effective, coordinated care teams for patients living with obesity and type 2 diabetes. The discussion about obesity, which remains chronically undercoded, underresourced and unevenly treated, included perspectives from:
• Ajaykumar D. Rao, MD, MMSc, FACP, Chief of the Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
• Daniel J. Rubin, MD, MSC, FACE, Director of Clinical Research and Deputy Chief, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
• Sharon J. Herring, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine
• Imali Sirisena, MD, MS, Professor of Clinical Medicine
• Kristin E. Criner, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
• Regine N. Boutin, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
• Nina Thoguluva, PharmD, Lead Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Ambulatory Care at Temple University Hospital