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Joining forces for health care worker flu vaccinationAn Oregon stakeholder workgroup convened by Sen. Bill Morrisette launched statewide activities to promote voluntary universal flu vaccination among health care workers. More... Health 2.0 lands in the NorthwestMedical informatics, personal health records, and smartphones are a few of the technologies leveraged as “Health 2.0” to facilitate communication and learning between patients and providers. Get highlights from the kickoff meeting of the Health 2.0 Northwest Chapter. More... Oregon hospitals excel in Medicare surgical care, heart failure projectsHospitals working with Acumentra Health on the Surgical Care Improvement Project/Heart Failure Initiative exceeded CMS targets for performance improvement. More... All Oregon hospitals receive full Medicare annual payment updateFor the fifth year in a row, all Oregon hospitals that serve Medicare patients have met requirements to receive the annual payment update. More... Become a physician member of Acumentra HealthAs Oregon's Quality Improvement Organization for Medicare, we are a physician-sponsored entity, and we encourage all Oregon physicians to become members (no fee required). More... |
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Connecting quality and efficiencyAcumentra Health director Stacy Moritz will co-teach “Cause-and-Effect Connections between Quality and Efficiency” in Portland State University’s Healthcare Management Certificate Program, beginning November 9. Course and registration information |
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Q-News, Issue 25 Portions of this material were prepared by Acumentra Health, Oregon’s Medicare Quality Improvement Organization, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. 9SOW-OR-GEN-10-04 |
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