Table C.1. Diabetes measure set for the NHQR with endorsing organizations, data sources and level of data

Diabetes Care Quality Improvement: A Resource Guide for State Action

Diabetes measure	Organizations that endorse through consensus process	Data source	Analytic level
Process: Percent of adults with diabetes who had a hemoglobin A1c measurement at least once in past year	AHRQ, AMA, HP2010, JCAHO, NCQA, NDQIA	MEPS BRFSS	National and State
Process: Percent of patients with diabetes who had a lipid profile in past 2 years	AHRQ, JCAHO, NCQA, NDQIA	MEPS	National
Process: Percent of adults with diabetes who had a retinal eye examination in past year	AHRQ, HP2010, JCAHO, NCQA, NDQIA	MEPS BRFSS	National and State
Process: Percent of adults with diabetes who had a foot examination in past year	AHRQ, JCAHO, NCQA, NDQIA	MEPS BRFSS	National and State
Process: Percent of adults with diabetes who had an influenza immunization in past year	AHRQ, JCAHO, NCQA, NDQIA	MEPS BRFSS	National and State
Outcome: Percent of adults with diagnosed diabetes with HbA1c level > 9.5 percent (poor control); < 9.0 percent (needs improvement); < 7.0 percent (optimal)	NDQIA	NHANES	National
Outcome: Percent of adults with diagnosed diabetes with most recent LDL-C level <130 mg/dL(needs improvement); <100 (optimal)	NDQIA	n/a	n/a
Outcome: Percent of adults with diagnosed diabetes with most recent blood pressure <140/90 mm/Hg	NDQIA	NHANES	National
Outcome: Hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes per 100,000 population	AHRQ,	HCUP	National
Outcome: Hospital admissions for short term complications of diabetes per 100,000 population	AHRQ	HCUP	National
Outcome: Hospital admissions for long term complications of diabetes per 100,000 population	AHRQ	HCUP	National
Outcome: Hospital admissions for lower extremity amputations in patients with diabetes per 1,000 population	AHRQ, HP2010, JCAHO, NCQA	NHDS	National

Key: AHRQ=Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; AMA = American Medical Association; BRFSS=Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; HCUP=Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project; HP2010=Healthy People 2010; JCAHO = Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; NCQA=National Committee for Quality Assurance; NDQIA=National Diabetes Quality Improvement Alliance; NHANES=National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; NHDS = National Hospital Discharge Survey.

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Internet Citation: Table C.1. Diabetes measure set for the NHQR with endorsing organizations, data sources and level of data: Diabetes Care Quality Improvement: A Resource Guide for State Action. August 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/diabguide/diabqguidetabc.1.html