To provide clinicians with tools to support the delivery and recognition of consistent high quality care, NCQA in partnership with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) have developed the Diabetes Recognition Program (DRP). This voluntary program is designed to recognize physicians and other clinicians, who use evidence-based measures and provide excellent care to their patients with diabetes.
The DRP Program has 10 measures which cover areas such as:
- HbA1c control
- Blood Pressure control
- LDL control
- Eye examinations
- Nephropathy Assessment
- Smoking status and cessation advice or treatment
Those who achieve DRP Recognition show their peers, patients and others in the Diabetes community that they are part of an elite group that is publicly recognized for its skill in providing the highest-level diabetes care.
Eligible providers will abstract data from the charts of 25 diabetes patients and submit this information to NCQA for review.