Characteristics of Insured Patients With Persistent Gaps in Diabetes Care Services

• DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e3181bd4783
• Publication Date: 2009-12-21T15:43:23Z
• Authors: Edward W. Gregg; Andrew J. Karter; Robert B. Gerzoff; Monika Safford; Arleen F. Brown; Chien-Wen Tseng; Beth Waitzfielder; William H. Herman; Carol M. Mangione; Joseph V. Selby; Theodore J. Thompson; R Adams Dudley
• Keywords: Marital status; Medical record

Although preventing diabetes complications requires long-term management, little is known about which patients persistently fail to get recommended care.