Q-News
Quality Updates from Acumentra Health
Q-News, Acumentra Health's electronic newsletter, brings you current news about our partnerships with healthcare providers, Medicare beneficiaries, and the public to foster an environment in which every person gets the right care every time.
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Issues available
interview with Board chair Jim Beggs, MD; profiles of new Board members; Home Health Awards; PQRI webinar
Barney Speight interview, letter from Jon Mitchell, Medicare provider/stakeholder satisfaction with QIO services
EQR for Washington Medicaid Managed Care Program, technical assistance to Oregon Medicaid program (integrating medical and behavioral care), IHI recognition of Mountain View Hospital, Q-News in 2008
Award of Washington EQR contract, Oregon hospital payment error reductions, 100% Oregon hospital validation, Kitzhaber address at Healthcare Communicators Conference
Online flu/pneumococcal vaccine resources, rural hospital ED Transfer Measures study, nursing home tools,Oregon Health Forum 2007 Annual Conference, Healthcare Communicators Conference
Patient Safety Alliance hospital first-year results, Hospital Quality Awards, National Action Day for 5 Million Lives Campaign
Older Americans Month and National Nursing Home Week, Acumentra Health support for healthcare providers and health plans, CMS satisfaction survey information
External quality review for Oregon Medicaid managed care, National Minority Health Month, voluntary CMS survey for providers and stakeholders
6—March 2007: Home Health Edition
Oral medications management strategies from Providence Home Care & Hospice, Medford; state, regional, and national performance on ACH and oral meds; Home Health Quality Improvement National Campaign information; "Did you know?" on Home Health Compare vs. OBQI Outcome Reports
Oregon launch of IHI 5 Million Lives Campaign, Acumentra Health presentation and resources at the annual conference of the Oregon Association for Home Care
New Year greetings, highlights from 2006, directions for 2007, recognition of community partners and staff
Quality improvement projects with Oregon Department of Human Services and Washington Health and Recovery Services Administration
National Health Care Quality Week and highlights of Medicare-sponsored work with physician offices, hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, and Medicare Advantage health plans
Remaking American Medicine public television series, DOQ–IT EHR conference, Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes campaign
Home Health Edition
Read current information about home care quality improvement in Oregon