title: Developing a simpler measure of diabetes care quality.
abstract: The researchers developed a diabetes care quality summary score (DCQSS) that weights blood pressure, tobacco use, glucose information, and lipid information by cost-effectiveness for improving cardiovascular outcomes. They compared the DCQSS to selected Diabetes Quality Improvement Project (DQIP) measures of care in an urban Medicaid healthcare maintenance organization population using a retrospective chart review. The DCQSS assesses cardiovascular risk compared to individual risk-factor control with DQIP measures. The authors believe that the DCQSS provides an easier interpretation of diabetes quality than multiple DQIP measures.
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Yelena
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Selektor
authors.forename: Jigishu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dhabuwala
authors.forename: Kareem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bazzy
authors.forename: Tarik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hanane
authors.forename: Wilhemine
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wiese-Rometsch
authors.forename: Anupam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000592:standards*; D008485:Medical Audit; D008824:Michigan; D008875:Middle Aged; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors