TY - JOUR
T1 - The Method for Performance Measurement Matters
T2 - Diabetes Care Quality as Measured by Administrative Claims and Institutional Registry
AU - McCoy, Rozalina G.
AU - Tulledge-Scheitel, Sidna M.
AU - Naessens, James M.
AU - Glasgow, Amy E.
AU - Stroebel, Robert J.
AU - Crane, Sarah J.
AU - Bunkers, Kari S.
AU - Shah, Nilay D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Health Research and Educational Trust
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - Objectives: Performance measurement is used by health care providers, payers, and patients. Historically accomplished using administrative data, registries are used increasingly to track and improve care. We assess how measured diabetes care quality differs when calculated using claims versus registry. Data Sources/Study Setting: Cross-sectional analysis of administrative claims and electronic health records (EHRs) of patients in a multispecialty integrated health system in 2012 (n = 368,883). Study Design: We calculated percent of patients attaining glycohemoglobin <8.0 percent, LDL cholesterol <100 mg/dL, blood pressure <140/90 mmHg, and nonsmoking (D4) in cohorts, identified by Medicare Accountable Care Organization/Minnesota Community Measures (ACO-MNCM; claims-based), Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS; claims-based), and registry (EHR-based). Data Collection/Extraction Methods: Claims were linked to EHR to create a dataset of performance-eligible patients. Principal Findings: ACO-MNCM, HEDIS, and registry identified 6,475, 6,989, and 6,425 measurement-eligible patients. Half were common among the methods; discrepancies were due to attribution, age restriction, and encounter requirements. D4 attainment was lower in ACO-MNCM (36.09 percent) and HEDIS (37.51 percent) compared to registry (43.74 percent) cohorts. Conclusions: Registry- and claims-based performance measurement methods identify different patients, resulting in different rates of quality metric attainment with implications for innovative population health management.
AB - Objectives: Performance measurement is used by health care providers, payers, and patients. Historically accomplished using administrative data, registries are used increasingly to track and improve care. We assess how measured diabetes care quality differs when calculated using claims versus registry. Data Sources/Study Setting: Cross-sectional analysis of administrative claims and electronic health records (EHRs) of patients in a multispecialty integrated health system in 2012 (n = 368,883). Study Design: We calculated percent of patients attaining glycohemoglobin <8.0 percent, LDL cholesterol <100 mg/dL, blood pressure <140/90 mmHg, and nonsmoking (D4) in cohorts, identified by Medicare Accountable Care Organization/Minnesota Community Measures (ACO-MNCM; claims-based), Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS; claims-based), and registry (EHR-based). Data Collection/Extraction Methods: Claims were linked to EHR to create a dataset of performance-eligible patients. Principal Findings: ACO-MNCM, HEDIS, and registry identified 6,475, 6,989, and 6,425 measurement-eligible patients. Half were common among the methods; discrepancies were due to attribution, age restriction, and encounter requirements. D4 attainment was lower in ACO-MNCM (36.09 percent) and HEDIS (37.51 percent) compared to registry (43.74 percent) cohorts. Conclusions: Registry- and claims-based performance measurement methods identify different patients, resulting in different rates of quality metric attainment with implications for innovative population health management.
KW - Performance measures
KW - population health
KW - quality improvement
KW - registry
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U2 - 10.1111/1475-6773.12453
DO - 10.1111/1475-6773.12453
M3 - Article
C2 - 26846443
AN - SCOPUS:84959387479
SN - 0017-9124
VL - 51
SP - 2206
EP - 2220
JO - Health Services Research
JF - Health Services Research
IS - 6
ER -