Topic: Addressing Disparities through the QIO Program: Looking Forward, Looking Back

Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Time: 3:00 - 4:30 PM ET

Registration Required: Register here.


Audience:

This event is open to beneficiaries, families, healthcare providers, practitioners, partners, and Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organizations.

Event Description:

On this call, we will review how Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organizations (QIN-QIOs) have addressed disparities during the QIO Program's 11th Scope of Work (2014−2019) and reflect on what we have learned from National Disparities Learning and Action Network Events. Join us to consolidate your learning, celebrate successes, and share your thoughts about future directions to address disparities in the QIO Program and beyond.

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Learning Objectives:

After participating in the event, learner will be able to:

  • Describe approaches for and examples of QIN-QIOs addressing disparities,
  • Discuss results and limitations to date, and
  • Discuss possible future directions for addressing disparities in the QIO Program and beyond.

Slides & Recorded Presentation:

Meet the Speakers:

Brianna Gass, MPH
Senior Program Manager
Telligen

Sara Butterfield, RN, BSN, CPHQ, CCM
Senior Director – QI
AQIN – NY (IPRO)

Jon Glover, LCSW
Behavioral Health Project Specialist
MetaStar, Inc.

Continuing Education:

Method of Participation:

There is no fee to participate in this activity. You must participate in the entire activity to receive credit. A statement of credit will be available upon completion of an online evaluation/​claimed credit form. The link to the online evaluation will be provided after completion of the activity. If you have questions about this CME/CE activity, please contact AKH Inc. at service@​akhcme.​com.

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Physicians:

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Physician Assistants:

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Nursing:

AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This activity is awarded 1.5 contact hours.

Nurse Practitioners:

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Disclosure of Financial Relationships & Commercial Support:

  • AKH Inc., CRW & Associates, and Telligen do not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.
  • No commercial support was received for this activity.

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Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product: 

This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/​or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer:

This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/​her practice and professional development and is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. AKH Inc. specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participant's misunderstanding of the content.