Educational Teleconferences/ Events

In support of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Public Reporting Quality Initiatives, IPRO will host educational conference calls for hospital discharge planners, nursing home administrators, home health agency professionals, patient service coordinators and quality management personnel.

The purpose of these conference calls is to offer new information and updates on initiative status and new directions for three current quality initiatives: Nursing Home, Home Health and the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA) formerly known as the Hospital Voluntary Reporting Initiative. This information is intended to help you introduce consumers and families to the comparative information for all initiatives, including the new hospital comparative information.

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Conference Audio

Agenda

Introductions, Purpose of Program, Consumer Resources for Discharge Planners - Sheila McCullagh, Director, Consumer Protection and Outreach
Nursing Home Quality Initiative - Past, Present, Future - Pauline Kinney, Director, NHQI
Home Health Quality Initiative - Past, Present, Future - Sara Butterfield, Director, Quality Improvement
Hospital Quality Alliance - Past, Present, Future - Marguerite Shaffer, Senior Director, Quality Improvement
Questions and Answers
Conclusion, Evaluation Instructions

Conference Materials

Presentation
CMS Consumer Publications
Resource to help you select appropriate health care for your elderly or disabled loved ones, or if you would like to order the CD ROM, please fill out the Order Form.

If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Owens at (800) 852-3685, extension 217 or nowens@nyqio.sdps.org.