Diabetes Recognition Program measures performance in key areas of diabetes care
WASHINGTON – July 23, 2013 – The National Committee for Quality
Assurance (NCQA) today announced that Shane Summers, M.D., of
Catawba Valley Family Medicine – Viewmont has received Recognition from the Diabetes Recognition Program for providing
quality care to his patients with diabetes.
The Diabetes Recognition Program was designed to improve the quality of
care that patients with diabetes receive by recognizing clinicians who
deliver quality diabetes care, and by motivating other clinicians to document
and improve their delivery of diabetes care. To receive recognition, which
is valid for three years, Summers submitted data that demonstrates performance
that meets the Program’s key diabetes care measures. These measures
include eye exams, blood pressure tests, nutrition therapy and patient
satisfaction, among others. When people with diabetes receive quality
care as outlined by these measures, they are less likely to suffer complications
such as heart attacks, stroke, blindness, kidney disease and amputations.
“NCQA’s Diabetes Recognition Program honors the vanguard, professionals
using the best science to help patients cope with one of modern life’s
most pervasive illnesses,” said NCQA President Margaret E. O’Kane.
“I commend Dr. Summers and Catawba Valley Family Medicine –
Viewmont for providing high quality care and for going the extra mile
to help people with diabetes.”
Diabetes is a serious disease that affects the body’s ability to
produce or respond properly to insulin, a hormone that allows blood sugar
to enter the cells of the body and be used for energy. An estimated 16
million Americans have diabetes; it is the sixth-leading cause of death
by disease in the U.S. and it has no cure.
About the National Committee for Quality Assurance
National Committee for Quality Assurance is a private, non-profit organization
dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies
a wide range of health care organizations. It also recognizes clinicians
and practices in key areas of performance. NCQA’s Healthcare Effectiveness
Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) is the most widely used performance
measurement tool in health care. NCQA is committed to providing health
care quality information for consumers, purchasers, health care providers
and researchers.
About Catawba Valley Medical Center
Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, N.C., is the region’s largest
not-for-profit, public healthcare system and serves the community without
direct funding from taxes. CVMC provides and promotes physical, mental,
emotional and spiritual well-being of the public in addition to serving
as a center for health education, wellness services, preventive medicine
and acute care. CVMC has received three Magnet designations from the American
Nurses Credentialing Center and has been recognized with three Women’s
Choice Awards, being named one of America’s Best 100 Hospitals for
Patient Experience in 2012, a 2013 Best Hospital for Patient Experience
in Obstetrics and one of America’s Best Hospitals in Orthopedics
in 2013 by WomenCertified®. In 2013, CVMC received the QUEST®
Award for High-Value Healthcare from Premier, recognizing a reduction
in harm, mortality, readmissions and costs, while improving the patient
experience and delivering evidence-based care. For more information, please visit
http://www.catawbavalleymedical.org.