Table C.1. Diabetes measure set for the NHQR with endorsing organizations, data sources and level of data
Diabetes measure |
Organizations that endorse through consensus process |
Data source |
Analytic level |
Process: Percent of adults with diabetes who had a hemoglobin A1c measurement at least once in past year |
AHRQ, AMA, HP2010, JCAHO, NCQA, NDQIA |
MEPS
BRFSS |
National and State |
Process: Percent of patients with diabetes who had a lipid profile in past 2 years |
AHRQ, JCAHO, NCQA, NDQIA |
MEPS |
National |
Process: Percent of adults with diabetes who had a retinal eye examination in past year |
AHRQ, HP2010, JCAHO, NCQA, NDQIA |
MEPS
BRFSS |
National and State |
Process: Percent of adults with diabetes who had a foot examination in past year |
AHRQ, JCAHO, NCQA, NDQIA |
MEPS
BRFSS |
National and State |
Process: Percent of adults with diabetes who had an influenza immunization in past year |
AHRQ, JCAHO, NCQA, NDQIA |
MEPS
BRFSS |
National and State |
Outcome: Percent of adults with diagnosed diabetes with HbA1c level > 9.5 percent (poor control); < 9.0 percent (needs improvement); < 7.0 percent (optimal) |
NDQIA |
NHANES |
National |
Outcome: Percent of adults with diagnosed diabetes with most recent LDL-C level <130 mg/dL(needs improvement); <100 (optimal) |
NDQIA |
n/a |
n/a |
Outcome: Percent of adults with diagnosed diabetes with most recent blood pressure <140/90 mm/Hg |
NDQIA |
NHANES |
National |
Outcome: Hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes per 100,000 population |
AHRQ, |
HCUP |
National |
Outcome: Hospital admissions for short term complications of diabetes per 100,000 population |
AHRQ |
HCUP |
National |
Outcome: Hospital admissions for long term complications of diabetes per 100,000 population |
AHRQ |
HCUP |
National |
Outcome: Hospital admissions for lower extremity amputations in patients with diabetes per 1,000 population |
AHRQ, HP2010, JCAHO, NCQA |
NHDS |
National |
Key: AHRQ=Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; AMA = American Medical Association; BRFSS=Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; HCUP=Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project; HP2010=Healthy People 2010; JCAHO = Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; NCQA=National Committee for Quality Assurance; NDQIA=National Diabetes Quality Improvement Alliance; NHANES=National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; NHDS = National Hospital Discharge Survey.
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