ADA/NCQA issue new diabetes measures
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) have adopted new guidelines for the Diabetes Physician Recognition Program, a voluntary program for individual physicians or physician groups that provide care for people with diabetes.
The new quality measures include a measure of A1C < 7% for people with diabetes, which is in line with new ADA clinical guidelines. The previous measurement was A1C< 8%.
A1C, also referred to as glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C), is a measure of blood glucose levels over a two- to three-month period. In people without diabetes, the normal range for A1C is 4% to 6%.
The government-funded study National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2000 showed that only 37% of people with diabetes had achieved an A1C< 7%, demonstrating the number of people with uncontrolled diabetes has increased over the last decade.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) have adopted new guidelines for the Diabetes Physician Recognition Program, a voluntary program for individual physicians or physician groups that provide care for people with diabetes.You have reached your article limit for the month. Subscribe now to access this article plus other member-only content.
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