New Hampshire’s QIN-QIO partners with state health department and clinics to improve outcomes for patients and families. Read more
Category: Preventive Care
Alan Alda: Engagement is Key to Health Communication
Speaking at a recent patient-centered care conference, TV legend Alan Alda said that personal engagement with patients is the key to delivering better health care outcomes. Read more about his personal experiences with the health care system. Read more
CDC’s latest Vital Signs report on stroke
Despite being preventable, stroke is the fifth leading cause of death. 1 in every 20 adult deaths are due to stroke. Get key takeaways from CDC’s latest stroke data in less than a minute. This video highlights CDC’s latest Vital Signs report on stroke, noteworthy statistics, and an important strategy for treating stroke. Published on Sep …
Million Hearts® in the Community
Million Hearts® in the Community Where does your state stand in tobacco use and prevention? Find tobacco use rates, the economics of tobacco use and control, tobacco laws, and details on prevention and cessation in the Truth Initiative’s updated state-by-state fact sheets. https://truthinitiative.org/sites/default/files/South-Carolina-State-Fact-Sheet-2017.pdf
Million Hearts’ Clinical Quality Measures Alignment
Million Hearts’ Clinical Quality Measures Alignment The Million Hearts team worked with private and public partners to align evidence-based clinical quality measures across national reporting initiatives. They have shared that this has helped reduce reporting burden on clinicians, and, as a result, have been able to focus many improvement efforts on outcomes that matter. Visit …
Attention Providers!
Tobacco Cessation at no cost for your members of the SC State Health Plan* This benefit provides enrollment in the Quit for Life ® program at no cost. It also includes a $0 copay for tobacco cessation drugs to eligible participates. Covered spouses and dependent children age 13 or older are also eligible for the …
QIOs in Action: Aligning Local and National Initiatives to Improve Cancer Care
Clinicians are often unaware of their ability to participate in multiple quality improvement initiatives at the national and local levels. Learn how Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network analyzed crossover in federal and state quality improvement programs to help clinicians in Minnesota maximize their improvement efforts.
Video Clip: Reducing the Unnecessary Use of Emergency Care in Rural Settings
A recent PBS NewsHour episode explored how QIN-QIO Mountain-Pacific Quality Health is working to reduce costly, and often unnecessary, trips to emergency care facilities in rural settings. Watch it now.
Particle Pollution
About Particle Pollution Particle pollution—also called particulate matter (PM)—is made up of particles (tiny pieces) of solids or liquids in the air. Research shows that short- and long-term exposure to particulate pollution are both linked to an increased risk of heart attacks and other forms of heart disease. Some particles, such as dust, dirt, soot, …
Go4Life
Go4Life, an exercise and physical activity campaign from the National Institute on Aging at NIH, is designed to help you fit exercise and physical activity into your daily life. ENDURANCE. STRENGTH. BALANCE. FLEXIBILITY. Go4Life Month is an opportunity to focus attention on the health benefits of exercise and physical activity for older adults. This year’s …
CONSEQUENCES of High Blood Pressure: Know yourself
What keeps you from keeping up with your medicines? Eating healthy? Losing weight? Be aware of your barriers to better health and talk with your doctor about them. Your provider or clinic may have suggestions or know programs that can help. Once your treatment program becomes routine, maintaining a lower blood pressure is easier. Remind …
Upcoming Webinar – Adherence of Nurse Practitioners to JNC 8 Guidelines
Adherence of Nurse Practitioners to JNC 8 Guidelines July 26, 2017 12:00 – 1:00 pm EST Join us as Stephanie E. Averette, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, from the South Carolina Department of Mental Health, Division of Inpatient Services, describes Adherence of Nurse Practitioners to JNC 8 Guideline, a project with the South Carolina Department of Mental …