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Improving Diabetes Care Using a Multitiered Quality Improvement Model
American Journal of Medical Quality, 09/18/09
Guzek J et al. – There were prompt and statistically significant improvements in 5 process measures and 2 outcome measures; a quality summary measure showed 8% overall improvement. Statistically significant improvements with moderate effect size were observed after a multitiered intervention.
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