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NDEP Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Webinar
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
This webinar will discuss the latest research related to diabetes and cardiovascular disease, as well as, the implications of this research, and how to communicate heart health messages to patients with diabetes. Click here
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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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Are You Ready to Attest?
If you are an eligible professional who participated in the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program in 2012, you must complete your attestation by Thursday, February 28, 2013. In order to be able to attest you must have completed your 2012 reporting period by December 31, 2012. Please contact your HealthInsight facilitator if you have any questions. To register and attest visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services registration and attestation information page. For more information about the EHR Incentive Program click |
February is American Heart Month!
CDC, 2/4/13
"Every journey begins with one step, whether it's climbing a mountain or preventing heart disease. This American Heart Month, CDC is offering weekly tips for better heart health. Take your first step on the road to a healthy heart with us.
Heart disease is a major problem. Every year, about 715,000 Americans have a heart attack. About 600,000 people die from heart disease in the United States each year-that's 1 out of every 4 deaths. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women.1" Read more. . .
Check out the following educational materials that are available to your clinic:
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Adverse Drug Event Resources
HealthInsight is excited to offer two new tools to engage your patients in the collaborative team approach to achieve optimal health outcomes: - An information article for use with patients describing how the collaborative approach empowers patients to seek comprehensive medication management.
- A quiz designed to raise patient awareness about risks for medication errors, helping them to identify if they are at risk. This tool directs patients to contact their physician and pharmacist to discuss their medications, including over-the-counter and supplements.
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Meaningful Use Help - No Fee Slots Available
Over 1,300 primary care providers have taken advantage of the FULLY subsidized services offered by the HealthInsight Regional Extension Center (REC). HealthInsight offers a full range of services to help you, as a primary care provider, achieve Meaningful use at no cost. However, less than 150 openings remain for primary care physicians to receive these subsidized services. To ensure that you do not miss this opportunity, please contact HealthInsight today. We will be happy discuss the advantages of partnering with HealthInsight and enroll you in our program at NO cost through Stage I Meaningful Use. In order to guarantee enrollment, you will need to have a signed service level agreement with HealthInsight.
Once all of the fully subsidized openings are filled, we will still offer the same great range of services, but for a fee. So do not delay! Contact our Project Coordinators at (800) 483-0932 or rec@healthinsight.org
If you are already working with the REC, please share this message with your physician colleagues.
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Changing Trends in the Prevalence and Disparities of Obesity and Other Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
Advances in Preventive Medicine, 2/12/12
"It has been of note that despite the increasing obesity prevalence in the USA observed in previous decades, a decline in CVD risk factors has occurred which has been attributed to the influence of lifestyle changes and therapies. However, in the last decade, CVD risk factor downward trends seem to have reached a plateau or even undergone the beginning of an unfavorable increase."
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What is the Utah Diabetes Practice Recommendations
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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, and Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center in Nevada.
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: www.healthinsight.org
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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. 10SOW-UT-2013-PO-31 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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