Recognizing Quality: Best Practices in Measuring Diabetes Care | Recording-Recording: Recognizing Quality Best Practices in Diabetes Care

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In a recent webinar entitled "Healthcare Delivery and Quality Improvement," co-hosted by the ADA's Healthcare Delivery and Quality Improvement Interest Group and the Primary Care Interest Groups, experts discussed improving the quality of diabetes care. Led by Rajesh Garg, a professor at UCLA and chair of ADHS at CDQI, the session featured insights from medical professionals including Azita Zahir, a clinical pharmacist specializing in diabetic patient management.<br /><br />The webinar focused on best practices in measuring diabetes care. Participants examined NCQA's role in improving healthcare quality through measures like HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set), which covers millions of insured individuals. Dr. Caroline Plonk, another panelist, outlined the process of developing these measures, emphasizing evidence-based, clinically relevant, and feasible criteria. <br /><br />NCQA's HEDIS measures for diabetes span across glycemic status assessment, blood pressure control, eye exams, kidney health evaluation, statin therapy, and prevention of hypoglycemia in older adults. The performance metrics for these measures indicate varying levels of compliance across different health plans.<br /><br />The discussion also introduced NCQA’s efforts to transition to digital measures to minimize manual chart reviews, promoting interoperability of healthcare data. Focus areas for development include continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) utilization and a comprehensive approach to cardiovascular kidney metabolic syndrome, considering the combined risks of obesity, diabetes, and related conditions.<br /><br />Emily Hubbard, a Senior Research Associate at NCQA's Chronic Disease, took the stage to elaborate on updating the Diabetes Recognition Program, including new measures for statin therapy, depression screening, and CGM utilization. The session ended by addressing audience queries, stressing ongoing collaborations with ADA to further refine diabetes-related healthcare measures.

Keywords

Healthcare Delivery

Quality Improvement

Diabetes Care

Rajesh Garg

NCQA

HEDIS

Digital Measures

Continuous Glucose Monitoring

Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome

Diabetes Recognition Program

ADA Collaboration