New diabetes HEDIS blood pressure quality measure: potential for overtreatment

To examine reasons for failing to meet the new Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) blood pressure (BP) measure for diabetes patients (BP or = 65 years; 60% of those in cohort B and 58% in cohort A took 3 or more antihypertensive medications and/or had a diastolic BP below 70 m...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of managed care 2010-01, Vol.16 (1), p.19-24
Hauptverfasser:	Choe, Hae Mi, Bernstein, Steven J, Standiford, Connie J, Hayward, Rodney A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Age Factors Aged Antihypertensive Agents - adverse effects Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use Blood pressure Clinical medicine Clinics Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus - drug therapy Diabetes Mellitus - physiopathology Female Guideline Adherence Health administration Humans Hypertension - diagnosis Hypertension - drug therapy Hypertension - etiology Male Middle Aged Practice Guidelines as Topic Quality Indicators, Health Care Quality of care Retrospective Studies
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Zusammenfassung:	To examine reasons for failing to meet the new Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) blood pressure (BP) measure for diabetes patients (BP or = 65 years; 60% of those in cohort B and 58% in cohort A took 3 or more antihypertensive medications and/or had a diastolic BP below 70 mm Hg. We identified a substantial cohort of elderly diabetes patients with DBP
ISSN:	1088-0224 1936-2692