Developing a simpler measure of diabetes care quality.
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.
Selektor
Yelena
Y
Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA.
Dhabuwala
Jigishu
J
Bazzy
Kareem
K
Hanane
Tarik
T
Wiese-Rometsch
Wilhemine
W
Goel
Anupam
A
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