The Patient & Family page is a comprehensive resource for instructional information on topics including diabetes, heart health, medication management, Medicare as well as resources directed specifically at patients' family caregivers. Each category is additionally subdivided into more specific health care issues and tools for managing and maneuvering through the health care system.

 

Health care professionals can direct their patients to these resources for additional and supportive information. Physicians can download specific information from the page to give to their patients, or those caregivers who become familiar with the page can direct their patients to specific tools that can help them manage or improve their health condition.

 

The Behavioral Health Network page is an effort to convene an online community of primary care physicians, inpatient psychiatric facilities, hospitals and community stakeholders to identify and implement solutions to help Medicare beneficiaries who are suffering from depression and alcohol use disorders (AUD).

 

A concern among the medical community is the prevalence of undetected or misdiagnosed AUD and depression. According to the National Council for Behavioral Health and the Institute of Medicine, nearly 1 in 5 Medicare beneficiaries live with one or more mental health or substance use conditions.

 

By joining this network, health care professionals receive access to free resources and training to help to increase the screening rates for depression and AUDs of Medicare beneficiaries receiving care at primary care practices. They can also help reduce the 30-day readmission rate and increase follow-up care for patients discharged from inpatient psychiatric facilities.

 

TMF's Immunization Network page focuses on the eighth-leading cause of death in the United States - vaccine-preventable diseases such as influenza and pneumonia. Another vaccine-preventable disease is herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles. An estimated 1 million cases of this painful inflammatory disease are reported each year. These statistics are provided by the National Center for Health Statistics.

 

Despite the risks of these deadly diseases and the availability of effective vaccines, immunization rates for adults remain significantly low. Through the Immunizations Network, the TMF QIN-QIO engages a widespread community of traditional health care providers to increase education and awareness of these vaccine-preventable diseases, and to increase the immunization rates for these diseases.

 

As a benefit to you, a TMF representative will create your AHC Media account. To have your account created, visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TMFCME and complete our short intake form. Upon completion, a TMF representative will provide you with your account information so that you may access the online CME courses.