Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5900497 | Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Process measures are heavily relied on to assess physician performance/quality of diabetes control. A unique primary care electronic medical record-health administrative database linkage found no clinically meaningful relationship between control (HbA1c value) and number of tests performed, casting doubt on the usefulness in diabetes performance and quality of care assessment.
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Authors
Richard H. Glazier, Stewart B. Harris, Jordan W. Tompkins, Andrew S. Wilton, Vijaya Chevendra, Moira A. Stewart, Amardeep Thind,