Dr. Elizabeth Magnan et al. sought to determine the impact of the number of concordant and discordant chronic conditions on diabetes care quality. Using EHR data, authors found that a higher number of concordant conditions were associated with higher odds of achieving testing and control goals for all outcomes except blood pressure control. Having more… Read more »
This study by Dr. Elizabeth Magnan et al. aimed to determine which chronic conditions are concordant and discordant with diabetes care. Using the Delphi technique, the study team surveyed PCPs in an academic practice. They found 12 conditions were concordant with diabetes care and 50 were discordant, and 31 of the discordant conditions did not… Read more »
The Health Innovation Program and the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ) recently partnered to launch a statewide learning event on diabetes care improvement. More than 125 representatives attended from 48 healthcare organizations across Wisconsin. The event was focused on diabetes care in the context of the Triple Aim: improving care, improving population health, and… Read more »
The Health Innovation Program (HIP) and the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ) partnered to present at the July WCHQ Assembly meeting. The Assembly featured presentations and discussion about diabetes care in the context of the Triple Aim: improving care, improving population health, and reducing cost. HIP Director Dr. Maureen Smith presented on comorbidities and… Read more »
Investigators analyzed 14 publicly reported quality of care ambulatory measures for the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality to learn whether the reports impact quality of care for patients. Physician groups in the collaborative improved their performance during the study period and when surveyed, reported that the public measures motivated them to act on some, but… Read more »
This Health Affairs article by Dr. Maureen Smith et al. examined how physician groups respond to public reporting. The authors found that publicly reported metrics, along with participation in large or externally sponsored projects, increased a clinic’s implementation of diabetes improvement interventions. Accountability metrics should be structured to capture incremental improvements in quality to reward… Read more »
This study compared the case-finding ability of current national guidelines for screening diabetes mellitus and characterized factors that affect testing practices in an ambulatory population. In this retrospective analysis, investigators found that compared with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommendations, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines result in a lower number of… Read more »
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