What is a home health agency and how can they help? A new video from Health Services Advisory Group highlights the benefits they can provide to people with Medicare. Read more
Author: Spencer Vibbert
QIOs in Action: Recruiting Clinicians to Make Adult Immunizations Standard Practice
Alliant Quality collaborated with a local chapter of the American College of Physicians to dramatically increase the number of pneumococcal immunizations in Georgia. Here’s how. Read more
Q&A with Dr. Ron Yee, Chief Medical Officer for the National Association of Community Health Centers
In honor of National Health Center Week, Dr. Yee discusses how community health centers are helping improve access to quality health care in underserved areas.
Four Tips for Communicating with Patients with Hearing and Vision Impairments
During the June National Disparities Learning and Action Network (LAN) webinar, experts provided recommendations on communicating with Deaf, hard-of-hearing, blind and visually-impaired patients. Read more
CMS Releases Roadmap for Addressing the Opioid Crisis
The new three-pronged approach aims to combat an epidemic that is impacting six out of every 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries. Read more
AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW Heart Health Initiative Reaches Key Milestone
Three years after its launch, the initiative has reached nearly 5,000 clinicians and more than eight million patients. Read more
CMS Rural Health Strategy Applies Rural Lens to Agency Initiatives and Programs
CMS released its first Rural Health Strategy in May 2018 to advance the state of rural health care in America and contribute to the agency’s goals of putting patients first and improving their quality of care. Read more
Q&A with Gary Norman, Senior Assistant Attorney Advisor at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Gary Norman discusses how he combines his professional skills as a lawyer with his personal experience as a blind person to address health care disparities for people with disabilities. Read more
Register Now for the May National Learning & Action Network Event
Health care quality stakeholders are invited to join the Quality Innovation Network National Coordinating Center on Wednesday, May 9 for the next National Learning & Action (LAN) event, which will focus on integrating alcohol and depression screenings into patient care. Read more
Healthcare Navigation Program Helps Medicare Patients Navigate the Healthcare System
Wide-reaching changes outlined by CMS last month aim to reduce drug costs, address opioid overprescribing and remove regulatory obstacles to higher quality care. Read more
CMS Finalizes Policies to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Medicare Beneficiaries
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalized policies for Medicare health and drug plans for 2019 that will save Medicare beneficiaries money on prescription drugs while offering additional plan choices. Read more
Q&A with Michele Laughman
The coordinator of CMS’s National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes discusses how the Partnership is working to enhance the quality of life for people with dementia, including reducing the use of antipsychotics. Read more