Improving Health In Populations and Communities

Prevention

As the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for Colorado, CFMC will support one of the major goals of the US Department of Health and Human Services' National Quality Strategy, better health for people and communities. Specifically, we will assist primary care physicians in improving preventive services, including immunizations, screenings and cardiovascular care for the Medicare population.

CFMC will assist physician practices to use their electronic health record (EHR) to improve preventative services and cardiac health measures and report those quality measures to CMS. CFMC is also working in partnership with the Colorado Regional Extension Center (CoREC), to promote health IT integration into clinical practice.

Specific areas of work include:

  • Improving four preventive services: flu immunizations, pneumococcal vaccinations, colorectal screenings, and breast cancer screenings
  • Improving four cardiac health measures: low-dose aspirin therapy, blood pressure control, cholesterol control, tobacco cessation
  • Integrating Health Information Technology (HIT) to Achieve Meaningful Use (MU) and Improve Care Coordination and Prevention.
  • Promote use of PQRS reporting and incentive payment qualification
  • Reducing disparities in healthcare for at-risk populations

News & Suggested Reading

Upcoming Events

Tobacco Cessation: Helping Providers Work with Patients to Quit

Presenter: Dr. Amy Lukowski, Clinical Director at National Jewish Health
Date: June 12, 2012 4:00-5:00 pm or June 14, 2012 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Location: Webinar

Continuing Medical Education available for physicians

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Contact Information

For more information about Improving Health for Populations and Communities, contact Terrey Currie at tcurrie@cfmc.org or 303-695-3300 ext. 3029.

 

Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC), the Medicare quality improvement organization for Colorado, prepared this material under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents do not necessarily reflect CMS Policy.