The Benchmark for Optimal Medical Therapy in Diabetes is 60%. The National Average is 20%.
We Can Improve that Rapidly
Most practices are not even measuring their OMT performance. I spelled out the criteria here. Minnesota measures OMT performance by clinic statewide and that has important implications. Look at the map. Minnesota stands out as having a much lower heart attack rate than other areas of the US. We know that patients on OMT for diabetes have one fourth as many heart attack as those who are not receiving it. These facts are related.
This link goes to the Minnesota system that compares OMT achievement for diabetes by clinic statewide. As you can see, the best clinic achieves OMT in 72% of patients. Nationally, only 44% of patients with hypertension have met their goal of 140/90. Just on the basis of blood pressure alone, we would be achieving OMT nationally in only 44% of patients with diabetes. When you throw in the other 4 variables it is only about 20% and hypertension control has recently been getting worse. The last link points to the systems that are required to produce OMT much more consistently. There is a mountain of evidence to support the protocols for OMT. There is also good evidence available for the systems that work to improve our production of that product.
As you can see from the map, too many women are dying too soon from heart attacks. We can change that—now!
So important, I posted the pix on my FBook page