Researchers identify important strategies for diabetes care and quality improvements in the primary care setting

Medical Xpress September 25, 2023
American Academy of Family Physicians

A qualitative study published in the Annals of Family Medicine considers how the strategies used by high-performing primary care practices to improve diabetes care might play a role in successfully managing practice change.

The research team conducted semi-structured interviews at 10 Minnesota primary care practices (rural and urban) ranked in the top quartile of diabetes care improvement per their Optimal Diabetes Care (ODC) scores. (Minnesota’s ODC scores are calculated based on mandatory reporting of performance data.)

They asked three questions to prompt discussions of how practice leaders managed change:

1. What changes do you think contributed most to that improvement in ODC scores?
2. How did you implement those changes? Did you use any particular strategies?
3. Were there any other factors...

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