2007
Cost and Effects of Performance Feedback and Nurse Case Management for Medicare Beneficiaries with Diabetes A Randomized Controlled Trial
Herrin J, Cangialose CB, Nicewander D, Ballard DJ. Cost and Effects of Performance Feedback and Nurse Case Management for Medicare Beneficiaries with Diabetes A Randomized Controlled Trial. Population Health Management 2007, 10: 328-336. PMID: 18163861, DOI: 10.1089/dis.2007.106719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNurse case managementDiabetes careCase management modelCase managementModel health maintenance organizationMedicare perspectiveNurse case management modelProcess of carePrimary care networkHealth maintenance organizationHealthTexas Provider NetworkClinical outcomesIntervention armResource nursesBaseline differencesMedicare beneficiariesMedical clinicsMaintenance organizationCare networkSimilar interventionsClinical qualityCareSignificant differencesDiabetesTrials
2005
Quality of Care of Medicare Patients With Diabetes in a Metropolitan Fee-for-Service Primary Care Integrated Delivery System
Hollander P, Nicewander D, Couch C, Winter D, Herrin J, Haydar Z, Ballard D. Quality of Care of Medicare Patients With Diabetes in a Metropolitan Fee-for-Service Primary Care Integrated Delivery System. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2005, 20: 344-352. PMID: 16280398, DOI: 10.1177/1062860605280205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth maintenance organizationVeterans AffairsStaff-model health maintenance organizationLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolAmerican Diabetes Association standardsClosed-panel health maintenance organizationPrimary care group practiceAnnual eye examinationsEye examination ratesQuality of careChart abstractionFoot examinationLipoprotein cholesterolBlood pressureEye examinationGlycemic controlScreening ratesExamination rateMedicare patientsMedicare claimsPatientsMaintenance organizationIntegrated delivery systemsGroup practiceControl markers