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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedMagnan EM, Bolt DM, Greenlee RT
Stratifying patients with diabetes into clinically relevant groups by combination of chronic conditions to identify gaps in quality of care.
The purpose of this paper was to find clinically relevant combinations of chronic conditions among patients with diabetes and to examine their relationships with six diabetes quality metrics. The researchers analyzed 12 conditions that were concordant with diabetes care to define five mutually exclusive combinations of conditions based on condition co-occurrence. They found the following condition classes: severe cardiac, cardiac, noncardiac vascular, risk factors, and no concordant comorbidities. They concluded that patients had distinct quality metric achievement by condition class, and those in less severe classes were less likely to achieve diabetes metrics.
AHRQ-funded; HS021899; HS018368.
Citation: Magnan EM, Bolt DM, Greenlee RT .
Stratifying patients with diabetes into clinically relevant groups by combination of chronic conditions to identify gaps in quality of care.
Health Serv Res 2018 Feb;53(1):450-68. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12607.
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Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Chronic Conditions, Diabetes, Quality of Care, Quality Measures
Navar-Boggan AM, Fanaroff A, Swaminathan A
The impact of a measurement and feedback intervention on blood pressure control in ambulatory cardiology practice.
This study evaluated the impact of a targeted provider feedback intervention on rates of blood pressure control. Providers received quarterly provider-specific reports over a period of one year for a group of 300 patients treated in outpatient cardiology clinic practices. These reports as a stand-alone intervention did not affect overall BP control rates in cardiology clinics.
AHRQ-funded; HS021092
Citation: Navar-Boggan AM, Fanaroff A, Swaminathan A .
The impact of a measurement and feedback intervention on blood pressure control in ambulatory cardiology practice.
Am Heart J. 2014 Apr;167(4):466-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2013.12.015..
Keywords: Blood Pressure, Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Diabetes, Chronic Conditions, Quality Measures, Quality of Care