Effects of conformance to type 2 diabetes guidelines on health care resource utilization, clinical outcomes, and cost: A retrospective claims analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine if there is a difference in the outcomes of diabetes patients managed with high, intermediate, or low conformance to diabetes guidelines.

Study design

Retrospective database analysis.

Methods

This was a retrospective database analysis of adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and with glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ≥7% (53 mmol/mol) who were commercially insured by, or receiving Medicare benefits through, Aetna. Subjects were classified as having high, intermediate, or low conformance to current guidelines. Six, 12, and 18 months later, health care resource utilization, clinical outcomes, and costs were assessed using multivariable regression analysis to determine whether differences existed between patients with high, intermediate, and low conform

SUBMITTER: Mehta RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7033581 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature