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Use These Free Flu-Related Bulletins in Your Office
"Got Your Shot?" and "Get a Flu Shot, Not the Flu" posters are available now.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is offering two patient education pieces for use in the primary care office. The 2009 "Got Your Shot?" posters (multiple versions available) prompt patients to inform office staff if they received a flu vaccination else where. The "Get a Flu Shot, Not the Flu" (English/Spanish bilingual) poster reminds Medicare beneficiaries that Medicare covers their seasonal flu and H1N1 vaccinations.
Updated Information About H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Explore these links for the latest clinical, administrative and billing information.
Medicare Paid $92 Million in Incentives for 2008 PQRI
Number of eligible professionals jumps by a third.
More than 85,000 physicians and other eligible professionals received more than $92 million in incentive payments for successfully reporting quality-related data to Medicare under the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports this is a significant increase over the 56,700 qualified participants who were eligible for $36 million in incentive payments in 2007, the program's first year.
"Meaningful Use" and Quality Reporting Linked, Says Blumenthal
Performance measurement to inform feedback is a key issue.
David Blumenthal, the National Coordinator for Health IT, recently stated that the data health care providers collect and analyze are central to his office's health care strategy.
"The key to meaningful use is to know how to measure for performance and to be able to give feedback to providers," Blumenthal said at a conference in October. He pointed to the National Quality Forum's adaptation of existing quality measures for use in electronic health records as a step in creating standard metrics comparable across practices.
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PCPs and Kidney Disease: Free CME/CNE Webinar
Register online now for December 9 event.
Kidney disease will affect one in nine Americans and nearly 40 percent of people with diabetes. The incidence rate is expected to ramp up in the wake of the diabetes epidemic in U.S. Join us for "Save Their Kidneys! The Role of PCPs in Addressing CKD," a one-hour educational webinar on December 9 at 11:30 a.m. (CT). Participants will learn more about this disease, its risk factors and complications, and the role of primary care physicians in diagnosis, treatment and co-management of kidney disease.
Nephrologist James D. Lindley, MD, is the presenter. The Texas Department of State Health Services End Stage Renal Disease Prevention Program, the Texas Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force and TMF Health Quality Institute are co-presenting this event. Register online for this event.
Kidney Disease Rates Rising Worldwide
WHO estimates 10 to 20 percent of people with diabetes die of kidney disease.
The global burden of diabetes and kidney disease will continue to increase, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), as developing countries adopt "urbanized" lifestyles without widespread preventive health care and diabetes screenings. WHO estimates that more than 180 million people worldwide have diabetes, and 10 to 20 percent of those will die of kidney failure. It predicts that the number of people with diabetes will double by 2030.
NKF Offers CME for Diabetes and CKD-Related Topic Areas
Share this continuing education resource with your colleagues and staff.
Earn continuing education credits as your schedule permits with these online courses offered by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). NKF has geared course topics toward guidelines, complications and care management issues for patients with kidney disease. Physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, physicians' assistants, dieticians, dialysis technicians and pharmacists will find courses applicable to their fields.
Free CKD Patient Education Materials from NKDEP
Order up to 50 free copies; Spanish-language materials also available.
The National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP) offers a range of patient education materials for patients living with kidney disease. Practices may order 50-count bundles of print materials at no cost; other materials are available for download.
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TMF Health Quality Institute is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
TMF Health Quality Institute designates this educational activity, "Save Their Kidneys! The Role of PCPs in Addressing Kidney Disease," for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This course has been designated by TMF Health Quality Institute for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ of education in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.
TMF Health Quality Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
This activity provides 1.0 contact hour. |
This material was prepared by TMF Health Quality Institute, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Texas, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. 9SOW-TX-PRE-09-24 | |
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