Article Document Academic Article Information Content Entity Continuant Continuant Journal Article Entity Entity Generically Dependent Continuant 2025-05-07T20:41:19 RDF description of Simulated physician learning intervention to improve safety and quality of diabetes care: a randomized trial - http://repository.healthpartners.com/individual/document-rn19195 19022 Education, Medical Physicians 32 Drugs and Drug Therapy 2022-02-21T22:48:57.408-06:00 Delivery of Health Care Diabetes care Randomized Controlled Trials <p>OBJECTIVE: To assess two physician learning interventions designed to improve safety and quality of diabetes care delivered by primary care physicians (PCPs). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: This group randomized clinical trial included 57 consenting PCPs and their 2,020 eligible adult patients with diabetes. Physicians were randomized to no intervention (group A), a simulated case-based physician learning intervention (group B), or the same simulated case-based learning intervention with physician opinion leader feedback (group C). Dependent variables included A1C values, LDL cholesterol values, pharmacotherapy intensification rates in patients not at clinical goals, and risky prescribing events. RESULTS: Groups B and C had substantial reductions in risky prescribing of metformin in patients with renal impairment (P = 0.03). Compared with groups A and C, physicians in group B achieved slightly better glycemic control (P = 0.04), but physician intensification of oral glucose-lowering medications was not affected by interventions (P = 0.41). Lipid management improved over time (P < 0.001) but did not differ across study groups (P = 0.67). CONCLUSIONS: A simulated, case-based learning intervention for physicians significantly reduced risky prescribing events and marginally improved glycemic control in actual patients. The addition of opinion leader feedback did not improve the learning intervention. Refinement and further development of this approach is warranted.<p> 4 12221 Simulated physician learning intervention to improve safety and quality of diabetes care: a randomized trial document-rn19195 Simulation Risk Assessment 10.2337/dc08-0944 public Primary Health Care Quality of Health Care Diabetes