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| Special Announcement |
 We have a new home page! We encourage you to take a look at it and tell us what you think!
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EHR Incentive Program Webinar
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MT Register NOWPlease join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for a webinar on the electronic health record incentive program registration and attestation for eligible professionals and hospitals. For more information, click hereWorld Diabetes Day EventWednesday, November 14, 2012 7:30 a.m. MT registration begins 8:00 a.m. program & breakfast Join us for a discussion of the upcoming health promotion campaign featuring Gail Miller sharing the powerful story of her husband Larry's battle with diabetes. RSVP by November 9, 2012 with Therese at
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| Clinical Health Information Exchange (cHIE) Update | |
As of September 31st, 2012:
- Number of cHIE consents received: 156,990
- Total patient IDs with data: 515,933
- Total patients with data and consent to share: 33,991
- Number of clinics connected: 42
- Number of Beacon clinics connected: 23
For additional information about the Clinical Health Information Exchange, please visit mychie.org.
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Greetings!
 Welcome to the Clinically Speaking eNewsletter. We hope you find this monthly newsletter a valuable resource as we keep you updated on healthcare specific issues, such as; diabetes care, health information technology, cardiac care, and upcoming events that are relevant to your work.
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Join Us in Raising Awareness About Diabetes Throughout the Month of November
The American Diabetes Association's American Diabetes Month (ADM) serves as a time to come together as a community to Stop Diabetes®! The goal of the observance is to raise awareness and focus the nation's attention on the issues surrounding diabetes and the many people who are impacted by the disease.
Find out what events are being held throughout the state of Utah in November by clicking here. |
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Free Resources to Help You Explore Treatment Options for Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among men and women. To ensure that you and your patients have the necessary information to compare treatments together, free resources on heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke are available through HealthInsight's partnership with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). These valuable resources include research summaries for both clinicians and patients that provide unbiased, evidence-based treatment comparisons in easy-to-understand, readable formats. Read more. . .
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HIPPA Risk Assessment Tools
Privacy and Security Risk Assessment is mandatory for all practices under HIPAA section 45 CFR 164.308(a)(1). It is also a requirement for the Meaningful Use incentive program.
What does that mean for your business? How do you even perform a risk assessment?
Three very useful tools will help you begin to understand security and implement appropriate policies and procedures around protecting the protected health information (PHI) in your practice. They include a risk assessment tool, a policies and procedures tool, and a training tool. Read more . . .
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Stage 1 Meaningful Use Public Health Requirements for Eligible Providers in the
State of Utah 
The Meaningful Use Incentive Program requires eligible providers (EP) to select at least one public health measure from the objectives-measures menu set to be qualified to receive the incentive. The federal rule also authorizes states to define public health objectives "according to applicable law and practice." This statement intends to provide a clear description of the current status of public health meaningful use reporting practice in the state of Utah. Read more . . .
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Strategies to Help a Smoker Who is Struggling
to Quit
 Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death worldwide. Stopping tobacco use benefits virtually every smoker. Most of the 19% of US residents who smoke want to quit and have tried to do so. Most individual quit attempts fail, but two-thirds of smokers use no treatment when trying to quit. Treating tobacco dependence is one of the most cost-effective actions in health care. With a brief intervention, physicians can prompt smokers to
attempt to quit and connect them to evidence-based treatment that includes pharmacotherapy and behavioral support (ie, counseling).
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Q & A on the 2012 Updates for the Utah Diabetes Practice Recommendations (UDPR)
Vivian Giles, MPH and Sarah Woolsey, M.D.
What is the Utah Diabetes Practice Recommendations (UDPR) for Adults?
The UDPR is a tool designed for on-the-spot reference by primary care providers caring for the adult outpatients with patients with Diabetes. It also has patient education, medication therapy recommendations, and insulin start and titration guides. It is a one stop shop for standards of care in an easily digestible format.
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About Our Work
This information is provided by HealthInsight, a private, non-profit, community-based organization dedicated to improving health and health care. HealthInsight serves as the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization, Beacon Community, and Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center in Utah. HealthInsight leads an initiative to improve diabetes care, cardiac care, population-based care, and improve the use of health information technology.
To learn more about us, visit our website at:
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This material was prepared by HealthInsight, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Nevada and Utah, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy.This material was prepared by HealthInsight as part of our work as the IC3 Beacon Community, under grant #90BC00006 and as the Regional Extension Center for Nevada and Utah, under grant #90RC0033/01 from the Office of the National Coordinator, Department of Health and Human Services.
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