Frisbie docs lauded for diabetes, stroke care

ROCHESTER - Frisbie Memorial Hospital announced today that health care providers of its Physician Practice Services department have been recognized in two Clinical Programs by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for their commitment to providing excellent care in the areas of Diabetes and Heart Disease and Stroke. Providers who achieve the Diabetes Recognition Program (DRP) Recognition have demonstrated using the 11 evidence-based measures consistent with providing high-quality diabetes care, which cover areas such as:

HbA1c control

Blood pressure control

LDL control

Eye examinations

Nephropathy assessment

Smoking and tobacco use and cessation advice or treatment

Likewise, providers who achieve the Heart/Stroke Recognition Program (HSRP) Recognition have demonstrated using key quality performance measures that are based on national evidence-based guidelines for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Program measures include:

Blood pressure control

Complete lipid profile

Cholesterol control

Use of aspirin or another antithrombotic

Smoking status and cessation advice or treatment

Those who achieve DRP and HSRP Recognitions show their peers, patients and others in the Diabetes and Cardiovascular and Stroke communities that they are part of an elite group that is publicly recognized for their skill in providing the highest-level care. The following Frisbie medical practices have on staff providers who have achieved DRP and HSRP Recognitions:

Barrington Family Practice

Diabetes and Endocrine Center

Family Care of Farmington

Family Care of Somersworth

Rochester Hill Family Practice

Rochester Internal Medicine

Skyhaven Internal Medicine

Strafford Cardiology Associates

White Mountain Medical Center

NCQA is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to assessing and reporting on the quality of managed care plans, managed behavioral healthcare organizations, preferred provider organizations, new health plans, physician organizations, credentials verification organizations, disease management programs and other health-related programs. For more information, visit www.ncqa.org.