May is National Stroke Awareness Month. NQIICs can use this observance to promote stroke awareness with their stakeholders, patients and families. Help patients learn how common strokes are and their signs and symptoms. NQIICs can also share the importance of healthy lifestyle changes and controlling health conditions that raise the risk for stroke.

 

As part of its commitment to improving health equity, Health Quality Innovators (HQI) recently released a quick start guide to assist providers in meeting the requirements for the Screening for Social Drivers measures as part of the FY2023 IPPS/LTCH Final Rule.

CommsConnect is a bi-monthly meeting intended to serve as a regular and consistent venue for NQIIC and DVA communications teams to share news, resources and project updates at the local and national levels. This is also an opportunity for you to provide input and share feedback on national projects that impact your work as NQIIC communications experts.

CommsConnect is a bi-monthly meeting intended to serve as a regular and consistent venue for NQIIC and DVA communications teams to share news, resources and project updates at the local and national levels. This is also an opportunity for you to provide input and share feedback on national projects that impact your work as NQIIC communications experts.

This meeting series is a regular and consistent venue for NQIIC and DVA communications teams to share news, resources and project updates at the local and national levels. This is also an opportunity for you to provide input and share feedback on national projects that impact your work as NQIIC communications experts.

The Quality Improvement (QI) Times is an internal, electronic newsletter produced once a month by Data Validation Administrative and Contractor (DVA) Communications with news, resources and events for the Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors (NQIIC) community.

CommsConnect is a bi-monthly meeting series intended to serve as a regular and consistent venue for Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors (NQIIC) and Data Validation and Administrative (DVA) Contractor Communications teams to share news, resources and project updates at the local and national levels. These slides supported the group's February 2, 2022 meeting. Last updated: February 4, 2022

Quality Co-Op is a suite of new, members-only features on www.QIOProgram.org that launched on January 31, 2022 to encourage collaboration and coordination among NQIIC teams.

This resource, produced by the Data Validation and Administrative (DVA) Contractor, was created for Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors (NQIIC) to provide information about NQIIC contractors and the DVA including:

• The DVA's role as a strategic partner to CMS
• How the DVA works with NQIIC
• NQIIC contacts at the DVA 

Have a question that you would like included? Please let the DVA know at DVAComms@thebizzellgroup.com.