Greetings!
Welcome to the IC3 Beacon Community bi-monthly newsletter. We hope you find this series of emails educational and informative as we keep you updated on recent program activities. We look forward to working together helping you achieve your Beacon Aims and Goals.
BEACON COMMUNITY UPDATE |
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Save the Date for an Upcoming Physician Quality Reporting System Webinar
Are you worried about the upcoming penalties coming from Medicare? Do you want to find out how to avoid them? If so, join HealthInsight and your colleagues for a Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) webinar on September 13th where we will discuss:
- Timeline for incentives/disincentives (e-Prescribing/Meaningful Use/PQRS)
- Future basis for value based purchasing
- PQRS overview and how to report
- Meaningful Use quality measures/PQRS pilot program
- I was in MCMP - now what?
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Webinar Information
Where: This is an online event
When: Thursday, September 13, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM MDT or 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM MDT
*Registration information will be available in the next Beacon eNewsletter in two weeks* |
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Care4Life Now Open to All Patients in IC3 Beacon Clinics
Many IC3 Beacon clinics are participating in an exciting research study to determine if a two-way text messaging program for diabetes coaching, education, and support improves HbA1c control. This new program, Care4Life, shows great promise in helping some patients improve management of their blood sugar over time. Participation in Care4Life was open only to a subset of patients who met certain criteria and who consented to participate in the research study. We are very pleased to announce that Care4Life is now open to all patients with type 2 diabetes in IC3 Beacon clinics, and is one more strategy for addressing the challenging task of moving HbA1c control measures.
Riverton & Zenith Family Health Centers is a superstar recruiter for this innovative program. The clinic has integrated Care4Life enrollment into the clinic workflow and has been steadily enrolling patients over the past several weeks. <<<FULL ARTICLE>>>
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If you are interested in enrolling your patients in the open Care4Life program, please get in touch with Korey Capozza at kcapozza@healthinsight.org or (801) 892-6652. |
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Better Choices, Better Health - Diabetes
Better Choices, Better Health - Diabetes is a six-week online workshop. You can participate from your home computer at any time that's convenient for you.
Trained individuals who also have diabetes lead the workshop for about 25 participants.
When you sign up, you'll login to a special, secure website at least three times a week for a total of about two hours. While online, you'll be able to:
- Find tips and tools to help you monitor your blood sugar, food, medication, and exercise - and even plan your weekly menu.
- Create and track a weekly action plan to improve your health.
- Discuss problems you're facing with other participants - and find solutions together.
- Celebrate your successes!
Visit RestartLiving.org to sign up for upcoming workshops or to learn more about Better Choices, Better Health - Diabetes.
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Contact Us
Please contact the IC3 Utah Beacon Team at:
Email: ic3utahbeacon@healthinsight.org
Phone: 801-892-6617 (ask for Stephanie Barber)
For more information, visit the IC3 Beacon Community website |
