Baseline Quality-of-Care Data From a Quality-Improvement Program Implemented by a Network of Diabetes Outpatient Clinics
Open Access
- 1 November 2008
- journal article
- Published by American Diabetes Association in Diabetes Care
- Vol. 31 (11), 2166-2168
- https://doi.org/10.2337/dc08-0469
Abstract
OBJECTIVE—To describe patterns of diabetes care and implement benchmarking activities at the national level. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—A total of 86 clinics participated, all using electronic medical records. Quality indicators were identified, and software was developed, enabling the extraction of the information needed for quality-of-care profiling. RESULTS—Overall, 114,249 patients with type 2 diabetes were seen during 2004. A1C was measured at least once in 88.0% of the patients, lipid profile in 64.6%, blood pressure in 77.2%, and microalbuminuria in 48.1%. Overall, 43.1% of individuals had A1C ≤7.0%, 36.6% had blood pressure ≤130/85 mmHg, and 29.8% had LDL cholesterol <100 mg/dl. Only 5.5% of the patients had achieved all the favorable outcomes. Wide between-center variation was documented for all indicators. CONCLUSIONS—This study is the first step of a nationwide quality-improvement effort and documents the possibility of obtaining standardized information to be used for diabetes care profiling and benchmarking activities.Keywords
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