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The American Health Quality Association represents Quality Improvement
Organizations (QIOs) and professionals working to improve the quality of health
care in communities across America. QIOs share information about best practices
with physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, and others. Working together with health care
providers, QIOs identify opportunities and provide assistance for improvement.
More about AHQA
2009
Annual Meeting / February
23-26, 2009 / Tampa, FL
2009
Washington Advocacy and Education Week / July 13-16, 2009 / Washington,
DC
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Medicare 9th Statement of Work 2008-2011
CMS Fact Sheets
Describing the 9th Medicare QIO Program Priorities
Key Excerpts of 9th Medicare QIO Statement of Work Contract
Section C
Section H
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Quality
Improvement in Action
It
can be done. Success stories from health care institutions
around the nation by state.
Making
the Leap: Low Performing Hospitals Achieve Excellence
Report: QIOs Reduce Disparities in Care
Press Release
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Strengthening and Modernizing the QIO Program
AHQA
supports efforts to modernize the QIO program and endorses the
Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of 2007.
Proposals for QIO contributions to health reform
Proposal for HIT implementation assistance for health care providers
Senate Finance Committee Members Question CMS Handling of QIO Funds
Letter from Senate Finance Committee Members
AHQA Supports Hatch/Rockefeller/Kennedy/Bennett QIO Modernization Legislation
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Nursing Homes and QIOs Improve Pressure Ulcer Care by 69%
Press Release
Case
Study: A
beneficiary complaint leads to improved care.
Press
release: QIOs Poised to Help States Narrow Health Care Quality
Gaps
Press
Release: Study Shows QIO Program Is ‘Good Value for Health
Care Dollars’
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Commonwealth Fund Summary
Provider
Magazine: QIOs
Assist in the Transfer to Technology
Nursing
Home Culture Change
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Press
Release
AHCA
Letter Supporting S. 2396
Hatch/Rockefeller/Kennedy/Bennett
Bill Summary
S.
2396 Bill Text
AHQA Responds to Grassley/Baucus Bill
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Promoting Public Awareness of Quality Performance
QIO
Involvement in 20 CVEs as of September 3, 2008
HHS Secretary Awards Health Leaders with Special
Distinction for Improving Quality and Value of Health
Care
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GAO
Report on QIO Nursing Home Work
Press
Release
OIG Report on QIO Case Review
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Closing
the Quality Gap
National Healthcare Quality Report finds care improving
most rapidly where QIOs are working to spread best
clinical practices. More 
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Legislation to Modernize the QIO Program Introduced 2/14/07
Press Release
Fact Sheet
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QIOs
in the News
Recent
media coverage. More
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IOM Reports: Pathways to Quality Health Care series
Pay
for Performance: Press Release
QIO Program: Press Release
Performance Measurement: Press Release
Read the IOM reports
HHS Reports to Congress on QIO Program:
Press Release
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QIOs
Play Critical Role in Health IT
Report
on QIOs and Health Information Exchange
Press
release
Independent Survey of Physician Satisfaction with
QIO HIT Assistance
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Online Quality Improvement Educational Resources
Click here for a comprehensive online resource of quality improvement information for Medicare's National Quality Improvement Priority Topics, developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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AHRQ
Releases Final Contract Report “Patient Self-Management
Support Programs: An Evaluation”
Read
the Report
Overview Material about the Report
Order Copies of the Report
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 AHQA is a proud cosponsor of the HIMSS09 conference. This annual event helps health care IT and management systems professionals make the right decisions about their upcoming purchases. At HIMSS09, attendees will learn more about leading-edge topics in health care IT and management systems with leading keynote speakers, more than 300 education sessions, and innovative exhibits offering health care delivery solutions. The HIMSS09 conference education sessions include pre-conference symposia on topics such as clinical engineering, financial systems, nursing informatics, payers, pharmacy IT, physicians' IT, regional health information organizations (RHIOs), and will once again feature the Interoperability Showcase, with groundbreaking demonstrations that utilize cutting-edge technology and standards to demonstrate interoperability in an interactive environment. HIMSS09 will include over 29,000 attendees and over 900 exhibitors. Please visit the HIMSS09 website, and register for the HIMSS09 conference. |
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Contact AHQA
1155 21st Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
202.331.5790
Fax: 202-331-9334
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