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Home Research Research Library Adherence to clinical guidelines for monitoring diabetes in primary care settings. Adherence to clinical guidelines for monitoring diabetes in primary care settings. 2018 Author(s) Dai, Mingliang, Peabody, Michael R, Peterson, Lars E, and Mainous, Arch G III Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Quality Of Care Volume Family Medicine and Community Health Source Family Medicine and Community Health Objective: Adherence to clinical guidelines is key to improving diabetes care. Contemporary knowledge of guideline adherence is lacking. This study sought to produce a national snapshot of primary care physicians’ (PCPs) adherence to the American Diabetes Association guidelines for monitoring diabetes and determine whether continuity of care promotes adherence. Methods: Using the 2013 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, we examined adherence to ordering hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and lipid profile tests as recommended by the American Diabetes Association for monitoring diabetes in 2379 primary care visits of patient with diabetes. Results: In the preceding 12 months, less than 60.0% of the patients were given a test recommended for monitoring diabetes (58.0% for HbA1c and 57.0% for lipid profile). Continuity of care with PCPs increased the odds of adhering to diabetes monitoring guidelines by 36.0% for the HbA1c test (P=0.06) and by 76.0% for the lipid profile test (P=0.0006). Conclusion: A substantial gap exists in achieving optimal monitoring for diabetes in primary care settings in the United States. While PCPs are ideally positioned to ensure that guidelines are closely followed, we found that even in primary care settings, patient-provider continuity of care was associated with guideline adherence. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2021 Sailing the 7C’s: Starfield Revisited as a Foundation of Family Medicine Residency Redesign Go to Sailing the 7C’s: Starfield Revisited as a Foundation of Family Medicine Residency Redesign 2019 Residency Program Characteristics and Individual Physician Practice Characteristics Associated With Family Physician Scope of Practice: Go to Residency Program Characteristics and Individual Physician Practice Characteristics Associated With Family Physician Scope of Practice: 2014 Mental Health Treatment in the Primary Care Setting: Patterns and Pathways Go to Mental Health Treatment in the Primary Care Setting: Patterns and Pathways 2016 Supporting Health Reform in Mexico: Experiences and Suggestions from an International Primary Health Care Conference Go to Supporting Health Reform in Mexico: Experiences and Suggestions from an International Primary Health Care Conference
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2016 Supporting Health Reform in Mexico: Experiences and Suggestions from an International Primary Health Care Conference Go to Supporting Health Reform in Mexico: Experiences and Suggestions from an International Primary Health Care Conference
