Table 4.

Quality Metrics Pre/Post Implementation of Primary Care 2.0

Average of 3 HEDIS Quality Indicatorsa by Clinic, During Intervention
October 2016b (Early Implementation), %October 2017c (1 year Post), %October 2018d(2 years Post), %
Implementation clinic939392
Comparison clinics849390
  • ACE = angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; ARB = angiotensin-receptor blockers; HEDIS = Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set.

  • a Results shown are simple averages (unweighted) of 3 standard HEDIS indicators: 2 diabetes metrics (hemoglobin A1c testing, nephropathy screening rates) and 1 medication monitoring metric of ACE/ARB laboratory monitoring.

  • b Patient denominator for implementation clinic: n = 232 (diabetes metrics) and n = 364 (ACE/ARB metric); Denominator for comparison clinics: n = 1,952 (diabetes metrics) and n = 4,192 (monitoring metric).

  • c Patient denominator for implementation clinic: n = 342 (diabetes metrics) and n = 570 (ACE/ARB metric); Denominator for comparison clinics: n = 1,909 (diabetes metrics) and n = 4,297 (ACE/ARB metric).

  • d Patient denominator for implementation clinic: n = 427 (diabetes metrics) and n = 663 (ACE/ARB metric); Denominator for comparison clinics: n = 2,390 (diabetes metrics) and n = 5,149 (ACE/ARB metric).