Quality of Care in Patients with Diabetes
Authors: Sam Weir, Robert Stone, Philip Levy, Stephen F. Hodgson, Barbara Fleming
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2002)

Letters2 July 2002Quality of Care in Patients with DiabetesSam Weir, MD, Robert Stone, MBA, Philip Levy, MD, Stephen F. Hodgson, MD, and Barbara Fleming, MD, PhDSam Weir, MDCarolina Permanente Medical Group (Weir)American Healthways, Inc., Nashville, TN 37215 (Stone)Phoenix Endocrinology Clinic, Phoenix, AZ 85006 (Levy)Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905 (Hodgson)Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Silver Spring, MD 20904 (Fleming)Search for more papers by this author, Robert Stone, MBACarolina Permanente Medical Group (Weir)American Healthways, Inc., Nashville, TN 37215 (Stone)Phoenix Endocrinology Clinic, Phoenix, AZ 85006 (Levy)Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905 (Hodgson)Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Silver Spring, MD 20904 (Fleming)Search for more papers by this author, Philip Levy, MDCarolina Permanente Medical Group (Weir)American Healthways, Inc., Nashville, TN 37215 (Stone)Phoenix Endocrinology Clinic, Phoenix, AZ 85006 (Levy)Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905 (Hodgson)Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Silver Spring, MD 20904 (Fleming)Search for more papers by this author, Stephen F. Hodgson, MDCarolina Permanente Medical Group (Weir)American Healthways, Inc., Nashville, TN 37215 (Stone)Phoenix Endocrinology Clinic, Phoenix, AZ 85006 (Levy)Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905 (Hodgson)Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Silver Spring, MD 20904 (Fleming)Search for more papers by this author, and Barbara Fleming, MD, PhDCarolina Permanente Medical Group (Weir)American Healthways, Inc., Nashville, TN 37215 (Stone)Phoenix Endocrinology Clinic, Phoenix, AZ 85006 (Levy)Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905 (Hodgson)Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Silver Spring, MD 20904 (Fleming)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-137-1-200207020-00021 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Our knowledge of the PRP and our experience as practitioners at sites applying for PRP recognition lead us to question the conclusions of the article by Greenfield and colleagues (1). The authors classified sites in the PRP pilot as endocrinologist or generalist. At least three sites, represented by two of us, were multispecialty groups of internists, family physicians, and endocrinologists but were classified as single-specialty groups. Care delivered with frequent formal and informal consultation between generalists and specialists cannot be classified as generalist or specialist care. Incorrect classification of groups is a major concern in a paper ...References1. Greenfield S, Kaplan SH, Kahn R, Ninomiya J, Griffith JL. Profiling care provided by different groups of physicians: effects of patient case-mix (bias) and physician-level clustering on quality assessment results. Ann Intern Med. 2002;136:111-21. [PMID: 11790062] LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Carolina Permanente Medical Group (Weir)American Healthways, Inc., Nashville, TN 37215 (Stone)Phoenix Endocrinology Clinic, Phoenix, AZ 85006 (Levy)Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905 (Hodgson)Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Silver Spring, MD 20904 (Fleming) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoProfiling Care Provided by Different Groups of Physicians: Effects of Patient Case-Mix (Bias) and Physician-Level Clustering on Quality Assessment Results Sheldon Greenfield , Sherrie H. Kaplan , Richard Kahn , John Ninomiya , and John L. Griffith Quality of Care in Patients with Diabetes Sheldon Greenfield , Sherrie H. Kaplan , and Richard Kahn Quality of Care in Patients with DiabetesQuality of Care in Patients with Diabetes Parthiv J. Mahadevia , Seth Himelhoch , and Joel Braunstein Quality of Care in Patients with Diabetes Rhoda H. Cobin and Helena W. Rodbard Metrics 2 July 2002Volume 137, Issue 1Page: 71KeywordsHealth care qualityHemoglobinPatientsQuality improvement ePublished: 2 July 2002 Issue Published: 2 July 2002 CopyrightCopyright © 2002 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...