Team-based care improves quality of diabetes care -Family Practice Integrated Care Project in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Family Practice Integrated Care Project (FPICP) is a team-based program in Taiwan initiated in 2003. This study investigates the influence of FPICP on the quality of diabetes care.

Methods

This population-based cohort study used Taiwan's National Health Insurance Administration data on FPICP (fiscal year 2015-2016, with follow-up duration of one year). Participants included diabetic patients aged ≥30 in primary care clinics. We used conditional logistic regression modeling of patient characteristics and annual diabetes examinations and compared FPICP participants with non-participating candidates. Main outcome measures included completion of annual diabetes examinations, including glycated hemoglobin (A1c), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), urine microalbumin (MA

SUBMITTER: Chang JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7561235 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature