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Quality and Cost of Diabetes Mellitus Care in Community Health Centers in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine variations in the quality and cost of care provided to patients with diabetes mellitus by Community Health Centers (CHCs) compared to other primary care settings.

Research design and methods

We used data from the 2005-2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (N = 2,108). We used two dependent variables: quality of care and ambulatory care expenditures. Our primary independent variable was whether the respondent received care in a Community Health Centers (CHCs) or not. We estimated logistic regression models to determine the probability of quality of care, and used generalized linear models with log link and gamma distribution to predict expenditures for CHC users compared to non-users of CHCs, conditional on patients with positive expenditures.

Results

Results showed that variations of quality between CHC users and non-CHC users were not statistically significant. Patients with diabetes mellitus who used CHCs saved payers and individuals approximately $1,656 in ambulatory care costs compared to non-users of CHCs.

Conclusions

These findings suggest an opportunity for policymakers to control costs for diabetes mellitus patients without having a negative impact on quality of care.

SUBMITTER: Richard P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4670225 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Quality and Cost of Diabetes Mellitus Care in Community Health Centers in the United States.

Richard Patrick P Shin Peter P Beeson Tishra T Burke Laura S LS Wood Susan F SF Rosenbaum Sara S

PloS one 20151204 12

<h4>Objective</h4>To examine variations in the quality and cost of care provided to patients with diabetes mellitus by Community Health Centers (CHCs) compared to other primary care settings.<h4>Research design and methods</h4>We used data from the 2005-2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (N = 2,108). We used two dependent variables: quality of care and ambulatory care expenditures. Our primary independent variable was whether the respondent received care in a Community Health Centers (CHCs) o ...[more]

PMID: 26636324

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Project description:BackgroundDiabetes is associated with substantial clinical and economic burdens on patients and on the US healthcare system. Treatment options for patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes have increased significantly, from only 3 drug classes in 1995 to more than 12 distinct classes today. Although several of the newer treatments are reported to have improved efficacy and safety profiles, they are often substantially more costly than older medications. Consequently, as drug options increase, the cost of diabetes management continues to grow.ObjectivesTo estimate the annual real-world costs of type 1 and 2 diabetes, as well as diabetes prevalence, treatment patterns, care quality, and resource utilization during 8 years.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, we examined 8 annual cohorts of patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, on a biennial basis, using claims data from the HealthCore Integrated Research Database between 2006 and 2014. Patients were matched with controls by age, sex, residency, and health plan type. We assessed the prevalence of diabetes, treatment patterns, care quality measures, and all-cause and diabetes-related healthcare costs using 2 methods. Method 1 calculated the annual costs as the difference in all-cause costs between patients with diabetes and matched controls. Method 2 calculated the costs for healthcare encounters based on specific codes for a diabetes diagnosis or for antidiabetes medications.ResultsBetween 346,486 and 410,234 patients with type 2 diabetes and between 21,176 and 26,228 patients with type 1 diabetes were included in each study year cohort. Between 2007 and 2014, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes increased from 4.9% to 6.3%. The costs associated with using Method 1 were almost double the cost estimates in Method 2 during most of the study period. For patients with type 1 diabetes, the associated costs were twice greater with Method 1 than with Method 2. Projections to the entire US population in 2014 indicated a total of 19.3 million individuals with diabetes and associated direct costs of $314.8 billion that year.ConclusionCost estimates can guide the prioritization of healthcare expenditures. The results of this study showed that costs attributable to diabetes differed by approximately 2-fold, depending on the estimation method. The management of the escalating expenses for diabetes management in the United States requires judicious selection of the methods for estimating costs.

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Quality and Cost of Diabetes Mellitus Care in Community Health Centers in the United States.

Objective

Research design and methods

Results

Conclusions

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Quality and Cost of Diabetes Mellitus Care in Community Health Centers in the United States.

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