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To document the quality of outpatient diabetes care provided in a large health maintenance organization over a one-year period and compare it with American Diabetes Association standards.

June 1, 1996Diabetes Care

Quality of Outpatient Care Provided to Diabetic Patients: A health maintenance organization experience

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APAnne L. PetersUniversity of Southern California ALAntonio P. LegorretaUniversity of California, Los Angeles ROR. Clifford OssorioCalifornia Retina Consultants

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Retrospective chart review reveals widespread gaps in routine diabetes monitoring and preventive care among HMO patients, highlighting substantial underadherence to clinical management guidelines.

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To document the quality of outpatient diabetes care provided in a large health maintenance organization over a one-year period and compare it with American Diabetes Association standards.
Randomly selected 384 diabetic members from a pool of 14,539 individuals enrolled in a California HMO, obtaining and reviewing medical charts for 353 patients over a 1-year period (1993–1994).
Extracted clinical data regarding visit frequency, glycemic control, lipid profiles, urine protein testing, and foot examinations to compare against ADA guidelines.
Patients averaged 4.5 primary care visits per year, yet glycated hemoglobin was undocumented in 56% of patients and fasting plasma glucose was not recorded in 65%.
Among tested patients, 39% had at least one glycated hemoglobin level ≥ 10%, while foot exams and urine protein measurements were missing in 94% and 52% of charts, respectively.

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Peters et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a199c084b45427442ea78bd https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.19.6.601

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Retrospective chart review reveals widespread gaps in routine diabetes monitoring and preventive care among HMO patients, highlighting substantial underadherence to clinical management guidelines.

Quality of Outpatient Care Provided to Diabetic Patients: A health maintenance organization experience

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Quality of Outpatient Care Provided to Diabetic Patients: A health maintenance organization experience

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