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"Glucometrics"-Assessing the Quality of Inpatient Glucose Management
“Glucometrics”: Assessing Quality in Inpatient Glycemic Management
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Please note that the slides in this section are being updated.
Key Points:
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Glucometrics generally consists of three measures:
- Glycemic exposure
- Efficacy of control
- Rate of adverse events
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Defining baseline performance metrics on blood glucose data will help to identify opportunities for improvement in glycemic management across the health system
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Determining which metrics to use depends on the outcome of interest. For example:
- Some may be interested in the proportion of low or extremely high blood sugars
- Others may want to know how many sugars were within a target glucose range
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Whatever set of metrics a hospital team chooses, getting data, validating its integrity, presenting it at the unit/facility/executive level, and assigning responsibility are key steps toward establishing a culture of performance improvement
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Glucometrics is a way to measure the success of inpatient glucose management. Getting timely and accurate metrics to frontline clinical teams, which can analyze the results and look for cause-and-effect, will transform performance improvement into optimal outcomes.
