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ATOP is "Live"
Deb Himes, MSB, RN,CCM, ATOP Program Manager, HealthInsight
Beginning February 19, 2013, ten nursing facilities in Las Vegas, Boulder City, and Pahrump, began a 4-year initiative with a goal of reducing avoidable hospital admissions among their long-stay residents. Funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center (CMMI), the initiative provides for HealthInsight Advanced Practice Nurses and Registered Nurses to work side by side with nursing facility staff to achieve this goal. The program involves twenty-five of Nevada's fifty-two nursing facilities. Read more...
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HealthInsight Beacon Care Coordination Program
Janet Tennison, PHD, MSW, Project Coordinator, HealthInsight
Sarah Woolsey, MD, FAAFP, Utah Medical Director, HealthInsight
The Utah Beacon Community Project has seen significant improvement in diabetes outcomes in outpatients in the Salt Lake Metropolitan primary care practices. Our dedicated practices have streamlined use of their electronic health records (EHRs) and workflow processes over the past two years to demonstrate improved population management for over 22,000 patients. Many providers, becoming more consistent with their care processes, find that some patients need extra support to navigate the complexities of chronic diseases. Read more...
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HealtHIE Nevada Continues to Grow
Rachel Papka, Health Information Technology Manager, HealthInsight
HealtHIE Nevada, the community-based Health Information Exchange (HIE), has experienced amazing growth since its launch, now including multiple hospitals, physician offices, and diagnostic centers from across the state. The Health Information Exchange increases its value to participants and patients with each additional piece of data exchanged. The current participants, that provide clinical data, include: Click here to see a full list of participants
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What Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) Are Doing to Help Reduce Readmissions
A study in the January 23 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association associates the efforts of Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) with a marked decrease in hospitalizations and rehospitalizations among Medicare patients. Specifically, communities in which QIOs coordinated interventions that engaged the entire community to improve care reduced hospitalizations and rehospitalizations among these patients by nearly twice as much as comparison communities. The study shows that a coordinated approach involving diverse stakeholders in a community--organized and spearheaded by a locally based QIO--is a promising strategy to address care transitions. Read more...
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HealthInsight and the Wellness Policy Network Task Force
Heidi Jaeger Smith, MHA, PMP, CTHP, Beacon Project Manager, HealthInsight
On February 7th and 8th, the Utah Wellness Policy Networking Summit convened to refine their direction for 2013. They sought input from a myriad of organizations dedicated to health and healthcare including Intermountain Healthcare, the University of Utah, the public school system, third party payers, the Utah Department of Health, Happy Healthy Human Beings and the Wellness Collaborative (H3BE), and HealthInsight. Framing the discussion is the necessity for integration of the three "P"s. Click here to learn more about the three "P"s
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HealthInsight Utah Events
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Free Viewing of the Award-winning Sundance Documentary ESCAPE FIRE
Join HealthInsight for a free viewing of the award-winning Sundance documentary ESCAPE FIRE: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare
Let's change the national conversation on health care!
When: Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Time: 6:00 PM
Where: Murray High School Little Theatre
5440 S. State St., Salt Lake City, UT 84107
This event will be about two hours and is appropriate for ages 12+. Find out more about ESCAPE FIRE and view the trailer at http://www.escapefiremovie.com/.
There is no cost to participate. Questions? Contact Suzy Wickens at
HealthInsight, 801-892-6626
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SAVE THE DATE
Patient Centered Care in Action Regional Event - Telehealth Event HealthInsight's Patient Centered Care in Action Event will be coming to Logan, Moab, and St. George!
Join your local healthcare peers and colleagues in a half-day interactive discussion broadcast via telehealth. Visit our website for more information: www.healthinsight.org
When: April 25, 2013
Time: TBD
Where: Logan, Moab and St. George
Who should attend? Physician office practices, hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, patients/consumers, and community organizations
Topics Include:
- Lost in Translation: Patient Engagement Tools and Techniques - with a Focus on Teach-Back
- Using Meaningful Use to Improve Patient Care
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HealthInsight Nevada Events
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HealtHIE Nevada Town Halls
When: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 from 7:30 to 11:30 AM
When: Thursday, March 21, 2013 from 7:30 to 11:30 AM
Where: REMSA Education
400 Edison Way, Suite B
Reno, NV 89502 Registration information
We will be reporting on the progress we have made in the community in the last year, revealing our plans for the future, and demonstrating the functionality of the Health Information Exchange.
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Is the Pressure On? Register today for HealthInsight and Nevada Health Care Association's "Quality First Educational Series" on pressure ulcers.
Hear from Joyce M. Black, PhD, RN, CWCN, FAAN; who is certified in wound healing, plastic surgical nursing and a Fellow in the American Professional Wound Care Association.
This event is open to those working in nursing homes, hospitals and home health agencies.
When: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 from 8:00 to 12:00 PM
Where: Brady Industries
7055 Lindell Rd
Las Vegas, NV 89118
When: Thursday, May 16, 2013 from 8:00 to 12:00 PM
Where: REMSA Education
400 Edison Way, Suite B
Reno, NV 8950
Course Content Covers:
- Total skin assessment
- Comprehensive risk assessment using valid and reliable tool
- Prevention efforts
- Standards of practice
Register now at the Nevada Health Care Association website For more information, check out the event flyer
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