The American Clinical Laboratory Association's Results for Life Campaign (RFL) today recognized the National Changing Diabetes Program (NCDP) for funding a newly published study on quality measurement in diabetes care. The NCDP, funded by Novo Nordisk, is a multi-faceted initiative to help bring about dramatic improvement in the prevention and care of diabetes.
The study, by researchers from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and published today in the journal, Population Health Management, evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of current quality measurement efforts in diabetes.
"This is another important study in the battle against diabetes because it helps all parties -- providers, payers, patients, and policymakers -- better understand the strengths of quality measures, as well as areas in which they can be improved, for one of the most damaging and costly diseases we face," said David Mongillo, Vice President of Policy and Medical Affairs of the American Clinical Laboratory Association. "If we are to make serious progress against diabetes, we must have the best metrics to show which strategies are most successful in improving prevention, patient outcomes, and cost-effectiveness."