Welcome to the monthly QIO eNews. We provide you with the latest tools, resources, and learning opportunities that can be shared with your staff, residents, patients, and community members.
Asthma Awareness Month
In recognition of National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, we would like to highlight one of our newest resources, a respiratory illness comparison chart titled “Is It Asthma, Allergies, a Cold, COVID-19, the Flu, or RSV?” originally adapted from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, World Health Organization, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This resource is available in English and Spanish.
High blood pressure or hypertension is a major risk factor for heart disease and over half of Americans are not aware they have it. VisitThe Heart Truth® | NHLBI, NIH to find resources to raise awareness on heart disease and a heart-healthy lifestyle. One particular resource that can be found here is “Heart Smart Basics, What to Know to Keep Yours Healthy”. This resource defines common heart-related terms and examples of questions to ask your healthcare provider.
National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) Heritage Month. Visit the Office of Minority Health AANHPI Heritage Month website to find information, health resources, upcoming events, shareable graphics, and social media messaging.
Health Equity
Many organizations are focusing on improving health equity as a way to improve their overall quality of care. Qsource would like to highlight some useful resources at Home - Think Cultural Health (hhs.gov), an initiative of the CMS Office of Minority Health, to help with your efforts. Our team also provides expert technical assistance with assessing your current state and developing quality improvement plans in this area. For more information, please contact us at dgettinger@qsource.org or thatfield@qsource.org
Take a closer look at our other Qsource-branded resources that are designed to help you, your team, and your patients. In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, visit our website to learn about how you can support your patients as well as ourselves.
Qsource offers many resources, like podcasts, webinars, newsletters, and more, that can help provide guidance, support, and understanding as we take care of our residents, patients, and community. Take a listen to the highlighted podcasts below, just in case you missed it!
Qsource launched a new Facebook page called "Qsource Communities" where our partners and stakeholders can find upcoming events, relevant tools to download, announcements to share, and much more. Join the quality improvement community!
Visit Qsource's QIO Website
Check out qio.qsource.org! Here you'll find our resource library, curated toolkits, event registration, and more. Stay tuned as we continue to add more value through this new site!
The QIN-QIO Program is one of the largest federal programs dedicated to improving health quality at the local level. Qsource has served as a Medicare contractor since 1973. We provide our services free-of-charge to our collaborating providers, so you will not incur any charges for use of our staff and resources.
This material was prepared by Qsource, a/an Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Views expressed in this document do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of CMS or HHS, and any reference to a specific product or entity herein does not constitute endorsement of that product or entity by CMS or HHS. 24.QIO.05.019
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