Practice Report Card
In 2004 and 2005, Warner Family Medicine participated in a patient education program called Educational Seminar Programs (ESP®). An Internal Review Board approved research project was performed with the CERMUSA department of Saint Francis University, Loretto, PA. CERMUSA is the Center of Excellence for Rural and Medically Under-Served Areas. CERMUSA analyzes best practices of medicine with particular emphasis on medical benefits to rural areas.
A Practice Report Card was generated based on laboratory and clinical values within our practice. Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) is an important part of a cholesterol profile. The LDL is often referred to as the “bad” cholesterol number as an elevated LDL is associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease. High LDL corresponds with a higher incidence of heart attacks and strokes.
Using Educational Seminar Programs (ESP®) our practice delivered medical education seminars to our patients and track results in an electronic format. Measured data included HBA1C, blood pressure, BMI, urine microalbumin/cr ratio, lipid profile, and INR’s. Below is an example of our LDL data.
Our average Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) included:
112.45 for all ESP® Members prior to ESP® participation
88.35 for ESP® Members with diabetes
105.34 for ESP® Members with Hypertension, elevated blood pressure,
lipid abnormality, of elevated sugar without diagnosis of diabetes.
The State of HealthCare Quality 2004 published by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), finds LDL levels in patients with diabetes to be under 130 only 60% of the time. The LDL goal for people with diabetes should be below 100 with some indication to reach 70 or less. Warner Family Medicine’s work with ESP shows excellence in practice compared with national standards and achievement scores.
