Performance of primary care physicians and other providers on key process measures in the treatment of diabetes

Diabetes Care

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1147-1152

  Morrison, Fritha ^a   Shubina, Maria ^a   Goldberg, Saveli I ^b   Turchin, Alexander ^a,c,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; JOB PERFORMANCE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION INTENSIFICATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84876802428     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc12-1382     Document Type: Article

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