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Home Research Research Library Maintenance of Certification, Medicare Quality Reporting, and Quality of Diabetes Care Maintenance of Certification, Medicare Quality Reporting, and Quality of Diabetes Care 2016 Author(s) Phillips, Robert L, Blackburn, Brenna E, Peterson, Lars E, and Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification, Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Cost Of Care, Health Information Technology (HIT), Measurement, and Performance Improvement Volume American Journal of Medical Quality Source American Journal of Medical Quality Aligning maintenance of certification with quality reporting may ease reporting burden, but the impact on quality is uncertain. This study compared changes in quality measures from American Board of Family Medicine Performance in Practice Modules (PPMs), Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), and a combined PQRS/PPM for diabetes between 2008 and 2012. Physicians completed 7264 diabetes PPMs, 297 only reported PQRS measures 2 or more times, and 675 completed a combination project, representing more than 200 000 patients. After adjustment, PQRS and PQRS/PPM projects were associated with greater blood pressure and cholesterol control improvement than PPM only (P < .05). PPM-only projects had greater improvement than PQRS-only projects on 4 of 6 process measures and greater hemoglobin A1c improvement (P < .05) but were only better on 2 process measures and on hemoglobin A1c control than PQRS/PPM projects. These findings identify differences between quality reporting and quality improvement, suggesting reason to align the 2 programs. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2016 How Other Countries Use Deprivation Indices-And Why The United States Desperately Needs One Go to How Other Countries Use Deprivation Indices-And Why The United States Desperately Needs One 2019 Accountable Care Organizations Serving Deprived Communities Are Less Likely to Share in Savings Go to Accountable Care Organizations Serving Deprived Communities Are Less Likely to Share in Savings 2024 Electronic Health Record Usability, Satisfaction, and Burnout for Family Physicians Go to Electronic Health Record Usability, Satisfaction, and Burnout for Family Physicians 2010 American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) maintenance of certification: variations in self-assessment modules uptake within the 2006 cohort Go to American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) maintenance of certification: variations in self-assessment modules uptake within the 2006 cohort
Author(s) Phillips, Robert L, Blackburn, Brenna E, Peterson, Lars E, and Puffer, James C Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification, Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Cost Of Care, Health Information Technology (HIT), Measurement, and Performance Improvement Volume American Journal of Medical Quality Source American Journal of Medical Quality
ABFM Research Read all 2016 How Other Countries Use Deprivation Indices-And Why The United States Desperately Needs One Go to How Other Countries Use Deprivation Indices-And Why The United States Desperately Needs One 2019 Accountable Care Organizations Serving Deprived Communities Are Less Likely to Share in Savings Go to Accountable Care Organizations Serving Deprived Communities Are Less Likely to Share in Savings 2024 Electronic Health Record Usability, Satisfaction, and Burnout for Family Physicians Go to Electronic Health Record Usability, Satisfaction, and Burnout for Family Physicians 2010 American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) maintenance of certification: variations in self-assessment modules uptake within the 2006 cohort Go to American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) maintenance of certification: variations in self-assessment modules uptake within the 2006 cohort
2016 How Other Countries Use Deprivation Indices-And Why The United States Desperately Needs One Go to How Other Countries Use Deprivation Indices-And Why The United States Desperately Needs One
2019 Accountable Care Organizations Serving Deprived Communities Are Less Likely to Share in Savings Go to Accountable Care Organizations Serving Deprived Communities Are Less Likely to Share in Savings
2024 Electronic Health Record Usability, Satisfaction, and Burnout for Family Physicians Go to Electronic Health Record Usability, Satisfaction, and Burnout for Family Physicians
2010 American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) maintenance of certification: variations in self-assessment modules uptake within the 2006 cohort Go to American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) maintenance of certification: variations in self-assessment modules uptake within the 2006 cohort
