Selecting indicators for the quality of diabetes care at the health systems level in OECD countries

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 26-30

  Nicolucci, Antonio ^a   Greenfield, Sheldon ^b   Mattke, Soeren ^c  

^a Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Epidemiology ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OECD   (France)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Outcome measures; Process easures; Quality indicators; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROALBUMINURIA; OPTOMETRY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SKIN EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; CONSENSUS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES AS TOPIC; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33748802754     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzl023     Document Type: Article

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