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Table 2.

Indicators Individually Reported

Maneuvers	Diabetes²¹^,²²	CAD²³^,²⁴	CHF²⁵^,²⁶	Hypertension²⁷
Foot examination in previous 2 years	X^a
Eye examination in previous 2 years	X^a
ACEI/ARB in previous 2 years	X^a		X^a
2 HbA_1c tests in the previous 1 year	X^a
Target blood pressure in past 6 months^b				X
Average blood pressure in past 6 months				X
Aspirin in previous 2 years		X^a
β Blocker in previous 2 years		X^a	X^a
Statin in previous 2 years		X^a
Target HbA_1c (<7.0%)	X
Average HbA_1c	X

ACEI/ARB = angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blockers; HbA_1c=hemoglobin A_1c.

^aUsed to calculate disease score. Scoring method: the chronic disease management score is calculated for patients suffering from at least 1 of the chronic diseases listed above. Each eligible condition’s maneuvers are assigned a 1 if the maneuver was followed (or 0.5 if HbA_1c test in the previous year was done only once rather than twice) or a 0 if it was not. For each condition the ratio of maneuvers followed is estimated. Finally, a simple (not weighted) average of the applicable con

dition scores is calculated to obtain the patient’s chronic disease management score. ^bTarget blood pressure for patients with diabetes is set at 130/80 mm Hg and 140/90 mm Hg for other patients.