Closing the Quality Gap: Diabetes Mellitus Care

	About this book
	AHRQ Technical Reviews and Summaries
	9. v.2. Closing the Quality Gap: Diabetes Mellitus Care
	Preface
	Structured Abstract
	Summary
	Chapter 1. Introduction
	Chapter 2. Methods
	Chapter 3. Results
	Chapter 4. Discussion
	References
	Figure
	Tables
	Appendix A. Comparison of recommended goals for clinical practice vs. targets for performance measurement
	Appendix B. MEDLINE search for diabetes quality improvement articles
	Appendix C. Abstraction forms for screening and full-text review
	Appendix D. Articles excluded solely on the basis that intervention focused only on patient education or promotion of self-management
	Appendix E. Summary of results for each included study
	Appendix F. Calculation of effective sample sizes for trials with clustering
	Appendix G. Articles excluded at the level of full-text review
	Appendix H. Additional tables for diabetes results and analysis

9. v.2. Closing the Quality Gap: Diabetes Mellitus Care

Full Title:Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies: Volume 2Diabetes Care

Prepared for:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

540 Gaither Road

Rockville, MD 20850

www.ahrq.gov

Contract No. 290-02-0017

Prepared by:

Stanford University-UCSF Evidence-based Practice Center



Kaveh G. Shojania, M.D.	Kaveh G. Shojania, M.D.
Sumant R. Ranji, M.D.	Kathryn M. McDonald, M.M.
Lauren K. Shaw, B.A.	Robert M. Wachter, M.D.
Lisa N. Charo, B.A.	Douglas K. Owens, M.D., M.S.
Jennifer C. Lai, B.Sc.	Series Editors
Robert J. Rushakoff, M.D.
Kathryn M. McDonald, M.M.
Douglas K. Owens, M.D., M.S.
Investigators
Amy J. Markowitz, J.D.
Managing Editor

AHRQ Publication No. 04-0051-2

September 2004

This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission except those copyrighted materials noted, for which further reproduction is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders.

Suggested Citation:

Shojania KG, Ranji SR, Shaw LK, Charo LN, Lai JC, Rushakoff RJ, McDonald KM, Owens DK. Diabetes Mellitus Care. Vol. 2 of: Shojania KG, McDonald KM, Wachter RM, Owens DK. Closing The Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies. Technical Review 9 (Contract No. 290-02-0017 to the Stanford University-UCSF Evidence-based Practice Center). AHRQ Publication No. 04-0051-2. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. September 2004.