Global Point of Care
The cost of healthcare has continued to increase for many Americans over the past few decades. The total cost of diabetes to the U.S. healthcare system in 2017 amounted to $327B.2
In an effort to reduce healthcare costs we are starting to see a shift from a fee-for-service payment system to value-based care. There are many value-based programs out there – Medicare Advantage, MACRA, MIPS, MSSP, Direct Contracting, etc. These programs have measures that are associated with many providers’ performance and payment such as HEDIS, CAHPS, bundled payments, readmission rates, HOS, etc.
Patients with diabetes need prompt diagnosis along with ongoing monitoring and care as diabetes is associated with a variety of complications such as heart disease, stroke, nephropathy, and retinopathy to name a few.
One of the key HEDIS measures selected by providers are measured by is HbA1c control for patients with diabetes which can have a significant impact on patient outcomes, cost, quality, and improving health equity. Here we’ve shown the HEDIS measure that includes HbA1c testing, in an effort to provide a better understanding of why it’s such an important measure.
Assesses adults 18–75 years of age with diabetes (type 1 and type 2) who had each of the following:
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