Four-year impact of a continuous quality improvement effort implemented by a network of diabetes outpatient clinics: The AMD-Annals initiative

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1041-1048

  Nicolucci, A ^a   Rossi, M C ^a   Arcangeli, A ^b   Cimino, A ^c   De Bigontina, G ^d   Fava, D ^e   Gentile, S ^f   Giorda, C ^g   Meloncelli, I ^h   Pellegrini, F ^a   Valentini, U ^c   Vespasiani, G ^h  

^a Consorzio Mario Negri Sud ^*  (Italy)

^b AUSL 4   (Italy)

^c Diabetes Unit   (Italy)

^d Cadore Hospital   (Italy)

^e Diabetes Unit   (Italy)

^f SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^g ASL TO5   (Italy)

^h 'Madonna Del Soccorso' Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

electronic medical record; outcome measure; process measure; quality of care; use of drugs

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955866421     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03055.x     Document Type: Article

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