Table 4.

Comparison with Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)*

Indicator		Switzerland 2005–2006	United States* 2006
	Smoking cessation counseling
7	Annual advice to quit	71.7	73.8
8	Pharmacotherapy offered to smokers	48.1	43.9
	Diabetes
16	HbA1c screening†	71.9	87.5
17	Annual eye exam screening	55.8	54.7
18	LDL-cholesterol screening	97.6	83.4
19	Monitoring nephropathy‡	65.1	79.7
	Cardiovascular disease
35	Beta blockers a year after heart attack	81.7	72.5
	Cancer screening
11	Colorectal cancer	35.2	54.5
12	Breast cancer§	39.7	72.0
	Influenza immunization
13	All patients >65 years‖	35.2	70.3
14	Potentially immunocompromised <65 years	29.3	45.6

*Selection of similar indicators on 2006 data from HEDIS,¹² when available

†HbA1c screening twice a year in Switzerland, but once a year in the US

‡Recommended screening for proteinuria in Switzerland, medical attention for kidney disease in the US

§HEDIS US 2005 rates were reported here as recommended screening age (50–70 years) was the same as in Switzerland, instead of 40–70 years (since 2006 in the US)

‖HEDIS US 2005 rates were reported here because such Medicare data were not available in 2006