Sharp Rees-Stealy Quality Measures for Testing Blood Sugar for Diabetes Patients

What was measured?
What percentage of medical group members with diabetes had their hemoglobin A1C level checked at least once in the past year?

These results are based on patient records from the medical group or HMO.

Why is it important?
Keeping your blood sugar from getting too high is key to keeping diabetes under control. High blood sugar damages your heart, eyes, feet and many other parts of your body.

Sharp Rees-Stealy Score: 90.29 percent
State Average: 83.36 percent

For More Information
To learn more about the importance of managing your diabetes, visit Diabetes Program at Sharp Rees-Stealy.

Information courtesy of the California Office of the Patient Advocate.