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Diabetes management in a Primary Care Network (PCN) of private general practitioners in Singapore: An observational study.


ABSTRACT: A Primary Care Network (PCN) is a virtual network of general practitioners (GPs), sharing common resources and common clinical governance framework for effective chronic disease management. In this study, we analyzed the frequency of assessment as well as control of HbA1c, blood pressure (BP), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) over time among adult patients with diabetes managed by a group of private GPs under PCN.Data, including clinical measurements of HbA1c, BP, and LDL from 2012 to 2015, of 943 subjects at 9 GP clinics that piloted PCN in Singapore in 2012 was obtained from the chronic disease register for this analysis.The total number of PCN patients increased from 371 in 2012 to 911 in 2015. The average HbA1c decreased from 7.5% in 2012 to 7.3% in 2015, with a significant yearly improving trend of -0.11% (P?

SUBMITTER: Luo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6221669 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Diabetes management in a Primary Care Network (PCN) of private general practitioners in Singapore: An observational study.

Luo Miyang M   Poh Zhongxian Z   Koh Gerald G   Tham Tat Yean TY   Lau Winifred W   Toh Sue Anne SA   Chong Chin Kwang CK   Low Lian Leng LL   Venkataraman Kavita K  

Medicine 20181001 43


A Primary Care Network (PCN) is a virtual network of general practitioners (GPs), sharing common resources and common clinical governance framework for effective chronic disease management. In this study, we analyzed the frequency of assessment as well as control of HbA1c, blood pressure (BP), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) over time among adult patients with diabetes managed by a group of private GPs under PCN.Data, including clinical measurements of HbA1c, BP, and LDL from 2012 to 2015, of  ...[more]

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