Quality of care for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in The Netherlands and the United States: A comparison of two quality improvement programs

Health Services Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4 I, 2004, Pages 709-726

  Valk, Gerlof D ^a,b   Renders, Carry M ^c   Kriegsman, Didi M W ^c,d   Newton, Katherine M ^e,f   Twisk, Jos W R ^c   Van Eijk, Jacques Th M ^g   Van Der Wal, Gerrit ^c   Wagner, Edward H ^e,f,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Group Health Cooperative ^*  (Netherlands)

^e CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^h CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

General practice; International comparison; Quality of care; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LIPID; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; NETHERLANDS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3142685201     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2004.00254.x     Document Type: Article

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