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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
1:30 - 3:00 p.m. (MT)
In honor of the National High Blood Pressure and Stroke Awareness Months, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is hosting the Million Hearts® Webinar where leading experts will discuss how they are
using health IT tools to standardize and improve the delivery of care to reduce the number of people with high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Click here for more information on the Million Hearts®initiative.
The Patient with Hypertension: Treatment Goals & Management Webinar
Friday, June 7, 2013
9:30 - 10:45 a.m. (MT)
The Health Sciences Institute invites you to join their webinar where they will: - Detail the prevalence of hypertension in the U.S.
- Describe the change in goal BP in 2013 with new guidelines
- Summarize lifestyle changes and hypertension self-care
- Review medication guidelines for treatment of hypertension
Click here for more information. Learning and Action Network: Discovery Learning Series Every 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. (ET)
Please join us for a series of interactive, dynamic adult learning events that will cover a series of quality improvement topics.
Whether you are planning your next staff meeting or participating in a Learning & Action Network, these sessions will be highly interactive, engaging, disciplined, fast-moving and content rich. Click here for more information
Healthcare Transformation: From Management to Leadership, The IC3 Utah Beacon Story*
May 20-21, 2013
Conference topics include: - Federal Healthcare Reform Agenda and Strategy for Success - The IC3 Beacon Community Collaborative Project - The Necessity of Patient Engagement -Stories from the Clinical Front Lines *12 CME credits availableRegister today at www.projectmanager.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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On the Road to Better Health
By Janet Tennison, Ph.D., H.A. Project Facilitator, HealthInsight
James Davidson has seen Dr. Tan Tran, at the West Valley Family Preventive Clinic for about seven years. James recently shared his "journey" from poorly controlled diabetes to better  health. James drives trucks for a living, which made being healthy hard at times. "It's been really difficult over the years to eat well because truck stops don't offer healthy foods, and I'm on the road for up to 11 hours. My day begins at 2:00 a.m. and ends at 2:00 p.m. I don't want to exercise when I get to the hotel, I just want to sleep." Read More. . .
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Take Our Health IT Privacy and Security Survey
You thought you knew HIPAA, but it has changed drastically to account for information technology. The new rule became effective Mar. 25, 2013. Covered Entities and Business Associates of all sizes have until September 2013 to come into compliance with this new rule. Penalties and fines of up to $1.5 million per each offense will be assessed for non-compliance.*
Your responses to this survey will assist HealthInsight and our Utah community partners - Utah Department of Health, Utah Medical Association and Utah Digital Health Services Commission - in developing the best tools and education to build a stronger, more secure, electronic healthcare system for our community. Read more. . .
The survey should only take 10 - 15 minutes. Link to the Survey!
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Sequestration, Not a Game Changer for Meaningful Use
 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has officially announced that Medicare Meaningful Use payments for reporting periods ending after 4/1/2013 will be subject to a 2% reduction in compliance with the Budget Control Act of 2011 (sequester).* This reduction does not apply to the Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program. Meaningful Use should remain a strategic priority for clinics and hospitals despite this reduction as the effective use of Health IT will continue to support quality patient care. Read more . . . |
Heart Disease - Killing More
Women Than MenBy: Kimberly Mueller, Healthcare Analyst, HealthInsight
For almost 30 years, heart disease (also known as cardiovascular disease or CVD) has killed more women than men. In the United States in 2009, more than 400,000 women lost their lives to this 'silent disease'. Together, heart disease and stroke account for about one in three deaths in women worldwide. The American Heart Association has recently released their 2013 update to the Women & Cardiovascular Diseases Statistical Fact Sheet, and the outlook for women is grim. Read more. . .
Download the free Heart Health Mobile app. This app was developed by Wisconsin's Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation and will help people access their risk of heart attack or stroke and direct them to participating health screening locations in their area.
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New cHIE Connection! 
The Utah Health Information Network (UHIN) is pleased to announce exciting progress for Utah's Clinical Health Information Exchange, or cHIE. The University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics are contributing transcription reports to the cHIE as of April. cHIE-participating clinicians now have access to office and transcribed notes from University facilities, including University Hospital, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Moran Eye Center, and 10 community health centers located in five Utah counties. The University system encompasses 1,100 physicians and 1 million patients seen each year. Read more. . .
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May is National Stroke Awareness Month
 "National Stroke Awareness Month takes place in May every year. On May 11, 1989, President George Bush signed Presidential Proclamation 5975 designating May as National Stroke Awareness Month at the urging of National Stroke Association. Since then, National Stroke Association has been honoring this special time of the year to increase public awareness of stroke in an effort to conquer it.
Over the years, public education campaigns have been conducted during May to increase awareness of different aspects of stroke that directly affect specific populations, such as women or those at high risk for stroke. Today, National Stroke Association continues educating the public through campaigns such as the Faces of Stroke and by designing easy-to-use tools and resources that initiate individuals and groups to raise awareness on a local level." Read more. . . Click here for free resources and tools to help you spread stroke awareness!
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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: 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-47 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 Cooperative Agreement #90RC0033/01 from the Office of the National Coordinator, Department of Health and Human Services.
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