Aligning Forces for Quality

"Aligning Forces for Quality is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) signature effort to lift the overall quality of health care in targeted communities, reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care and provide models for national reform. Learn more at: http://forces4quality.org" [Source: CCI Voice]

Webinar: Using Data for Evidence-Based Quality Improvement

Health Resources and Services Administration - Health Information Technology and Quality Webinar:  “Using Data for Evidence-Based Quality Improvement”
Friday, July 27, 2012 -- 12:00 pm MTN

The webinar will feature presenters including a quality improvement specialist from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement who will focus broadly on quality improvement.  The other two presenters, HRSA grantees from rural and health center settings, will provide useful tips on obtaining data from EHRs, as well as using this information to drive quality improvement and implement practice changes.  Click here to register.

New Report: Quality Incentives for FQHCs, RHCs, and Free Clinics

This report to Congress examines methods to create efficient reimbursement incentives for improving health care quality in federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, and free clinics. The report discusses current initiatives and incentives that apply to these categories of primary care clinics and the current knowledge regarding quality of care and the use of health information technology in this sector. It particularly addresses issues related to the use of health information technology by these clinics.

» Download the Report

“Tips for Engaging Safety Net Patients Using Health IT” Webinar tomorrow!

Health Information Technology and Quality Webinar Friday January 20, 2011, 2pm EST

This webinar provides tips on how safety net providers and staff can use health information technology (IT) to increase patient engagement.  Health IT systems provide powerful tools that enable safety net providers to view a range of health information about their patients.  This includes generating graphs and charts through an electronic medical record or patient portal that displays critical information such as a patient’s weight, blood sugar levels, or other health factors over a period of time; as well as the ability to message with patients about their health needs. Safety net providers can use this resource for engaging patients in their healthcare environments and communicating to them how they can achieve better health outcomes. Webinar speakers will speak from the perspective of rural inpatient and health center primary care settings.  In addition, speakers will provide tips on how health literacy can foster better patient communication, the use of patient portals and kiosks as a tool for patient engagement, and how doctors can best work and engage with patients who now have access to their health information. Presenters include:

• Kevin Larsen, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Hennepin County Medical Center
• Deborah Stoud, RN, POC/EMR Clinical Support Specialist, Mayo Regional Hospital
• Staff from East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Questions for presenters are welcome ahead of the event and may be emailed to healthit@hrsa.gov.

To register:  http://webcast.streamlogics.com/audience/index.asp?eventid=50899904

Email questions or comments to HRSA’s Health IT mailbox at: healthit@hrsa.gov

Previous HRSA Health and Quality Webinars are available at: http://www.hrsa.gov/healthit