Open AccessInsurance Status and Quality of Diabetes Care in Community Health Centers
Author(s) -
James Zhang,
Elbert S. Huang,
Melinda L. Drum,
Anne C. Kirchhoff,
Jennifer A. Schlichting,
Cynthia T. Schaefer,
Loretta Heuer,
Marshall H. Chin
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2007.125534
Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , diabetes mellitus , health insurance , quality (philosophy) , gerontology , health care , family medicine , political science , philosophy , epistemology , law , endocrinology
We sought to compare quality of diabetes care by insurance type in federally funded community health centers. Method. We categorized 2018 diabetes patients, randomly selected from 27 community health centers in 17 states in 2002, into 6 mutually exclusive insurance groups. We used multivariate logistic regression analyses to compare quality of diabetes care according to 6 National Committee for Quality Assurance Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set diabetes processes of care and outcome measures.