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Percentage of Patients with Documented Self-Management Goals


Definition

The number of diabetic patients in the registry with documented self-management goals in the last 12 months, divided by the total number of diabetic patients in the registry. Multiply by 100 to get the percentage.


Goal

Greater than 70 percent of patients have documented self-management goals.


Data Collection Plan

On the last workday of the month, search the registry for all patients with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus who have documented self-management goals set with a clinician in the last 12 months. At the same time, count the total number of patients with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus.


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Self-Management Goals
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