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"My regular physician is very much a friend to me, so I feel comfortable going in and talking to her… I think that having that kind of relationship is very important for a person with diabetes or any disease. You need to trust your doctor, and trust yourself that you can ask questions."

‒ Elaine
Cleveland, OH

Did You Know?

Research shows that patients with heart failure have four times the risk of bone fractures and 6.3 times the risk of hip fracture as other heart patients. If you have heart failure, ask your doctor about a bone density test to screen for osteoporosis.
Checkup Report > Part Three: Our Practices > Achievement on Individual Standards

Achievement on Individual Standards, by Practice

Tables 7a and 7b describe the achievement of our 31 EMR-based practices and 4 paper-based health systems (which contain a total of 11 practice sites) on our individual outcome (Table 7a) and care process (Table 7b) standards during the reporting period of July 2007 - July 2008.

Table 7a.  Achievement of our 31 EMR-based practices and our 4 paper-based health systems on Better Health Greater Cleveland's individual care process standards during July 2007 - June 2008.



Table 7b.  Achievement of our 31 EMR-based practices and our 4 paper-based health systems on Better Health Greater Cleveland's individual care process standards during July 2007 - June 2008.