Quality [r]evolution in diabetes care |
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| Authors: | R N M Weijers J W Jager C B Brouwer |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, P.O. Box 95500, 1090 HM, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Tel.: +31–20–5993021 Fax: +31–20–5993150, NL;(2) Roche Diagnostics, P.O. Box 1007, 1300 BA, Almere, The Netherlands, NL;(3) Department of Internal Medicine, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, P.O. Box 95500, 1090 HM, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, NL |
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| Abstract: | To implement the St. Vincent Declaration Action Programme, initiatives have been started in the quality development of diabetes
care across Europe. The main elements of the quality development cycle implemented in our hospital were realized by the use
of the software package ‘CamitPro’ and participation in ‘the DiabCare Q-net NL’ network. From 1997 to 1999, 955, 1468, and
1624 patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 were integrated in the DiabCare Q-net NL network by using ‘CamitPro’ software,
respectively. These patients showed substantial improvement in all of the clinical measures monitored. In addition, there
was a drop in HbA1c level. From 1997 to 1999, an HbA1c interval of 5.1%–8.3% (mean up to mean +4SD) was recorded for 66%, 76% and 81% of the patients, respectively. An extension
of the use of the software to a pan-European level should markedly improve diabetes care throughout the community.
Received: 10 July 2000 / Accepted: 10 July 2000 |
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| Keywords: | Diabetes care quality CamitPro DiabCare Q-net NL Diabetes mellitus automatic quality assessment |
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