Benchmarking network for clinical and humanistic outcomes in diabetes (BENCH-D) study: protocol, tools, and population

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Table 1 Study design

Time	Period	Regional meeting	Activity
T-1	October - November 2010	First meeting	Presentation of the protocol
T0	November 2010 - July 2011		Administration of the first questionnaire to a random sample of patients. First clinical data extraction.
T2	September - October 2011	Second + third meeting	Discussion of clinical and patient-centered indicators and definition of the regional mandate.
T3	March 2012		Activation of regional mandate in the centers.
T4	March - July 2013		Patient recall and administration of the second questionnaire. Second clinical data extraction.
T5	September - November 2013	Fourth meeting	Intermediate evaluation of the impact of benchmarking on clinical indicators. Final evaluation of the impact of benchmarking on patient-centered indicators.
T6	July 2014		Third clinical data extraction.
T7	September - November 2014	Fifth meeting	Final evaluation of the impact of benchmarking on clinical indicators.