QIO News

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June 2019: Nursing Home Care
Long-Term Care Q&A: Angel Davis
Use Person-Centered Language to Reduce Alzheimer’s Stigma
Can This Metrics-Based Tool Improve Patient Health?
QIOs in Action: Reducing the Risks of Clostridioides difficile
Register Now for the June National Disparities LAN Event
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May 2019: Improving Behavioral Health Treatment 
Q&A with Dr. Richard McKeon
Renewed Efforts in Senior Mental Health Treatment
QIOs in Action: New England QIN-QIO Responds to Nursing Home Staff Need for Behavioral Health Education
NCTA Day Amplifies Awareness, Calls to Action
Temporary Pause of BFCC-QIO Short Stay and HWDRG Reviews
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April 2019: Care Transitions
Q&A with Jean Moody-Williams & Dr. Adebola Adeleye
Chronic Pain Management Requires Better Education and Collaboration
Immediate Advocacy is Changing How Medicare Patients Navigate Care — Here’s How
QIOs In Action: Tracking Patient Progress Through Personalized Data Reports
3 Tips for Preventing Hospital Readmissions
Register: April Medication Safety LAN Event on Finding the Balance Between Medication Benefits and Burdens
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March 2019: Kidney Care
Q&A with Precious McCowan, End Stage Renal Disease Patient and Advocate
Closing the Awareness Gap: The Diabetes and Kidney Disease Relationship
3 Tips to Maximize Care Quality for People with Type 2 Diabetes
5 Steps for Giving a Voice to Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease
QIOs In Action: Alliant Quality Brings Diabetes Self-Management to Georgia Dialysis Centers
Register: March National Disparities LAN Event on Investing in Health Equity
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February 2019: 2019 CMS Quality Conference Roundup
Quality Conference Day 1: Innovating for Results in Quality Improvement 
Quality Conference Day 2: Meaningful Measurement and Outcomes for Priority Populations
Quality Conference Day 3: Celebrating Health Equity Successes and Committing to Value 
4 Takeaways on Curbing Opioid Abuse and Misuse 
3 Steps for Understanding the Rural Landscape 
QIOs in Action: Project IMPACT Improves Cardiovascular Health for South Asians 
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January 2019: 2019 CMS Quality Conference Preview
Q&A with CMS CCSQ Technical Advisor Monique Ndenecho
2019 CMS Quality Conference Preview Video
Guest Post: 2018 CMS Quality Conference Game Changers -- ESRD Patient SMEs in Action
Tips for Staying Healthy at the CMS Quality Conference
10 Tips to Make the Most of the 2019 CMS Quality Conference
Meet the 2019 CMS Quality Conference Social Media Ambassadors
January QIN-QIO Public Sharing Call to Focus on Team-based Care in the Real World
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December 2018: A Look at the Year Ahead 
Q&A with Dennis Wagner, Jeneen Iwugo and Dr. Paul McGann: The QIO Program in 2019
QIOs in Action: How One QIN-QIO Reduced Opioid Use in Nursing Homes 
Quality Leaders at CMS Recognized for Federal Health IT Work
Register Now for December National Disparities LAN Event
Last Call for 2019 CMS Health Equity Award Nominations
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November 2018: Diabetes Care
Q&A with Richard Bryan, M.D., Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
QIOs in Action: Qualis Health and the Lions Club Join Forces to Fight Diabetes and Vision Loss
Register Now for the November National Learning and Action Network (LAN) Event on Improving Immunization Rates
Data Highlights from 2017 QIO Program Progress Report
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October 2018: Patient and Family Engagement 
Q&A with Lisa Plummer and Kayla Renals
CDC Report Shows Need for Action in Cardiovascular Health Crisis 
QIOs in Action: Increasing Patient and Family Engagement by Giving Beneficiaries a Voice
Guest Post: How Innovations in Care Delivery Improve Quality & Cut Costs
Guest Post: QIN-QIOs Undergoing Merger Spread PFAC Best Practices
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September 2018: How Health IT Is Driving Better Care
Q&A with Catherine M. DesRoches, Ph.D.
2017 QIO Program Progress Report Shows Patients Remain the Focus of Quality Improvement Activities
How CMS is ​“Doubling Down” on Health IT 
HHS Deputy Secretary Shares Vision for Combating Opioid Crisis
Nursing Homes Urged to Continue Tracking, Reporting Clostridium difficile Data
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