• Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum

    Please call at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time. This call will be Conference Call Only. To participate by phone: Dial: 1-888-455-1397 & Reference Conference Passcode: 4325849 Persons participating by phone do not need to RSVP. TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired.  For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or […]

  • National Stakeholder Call with the CMS Administrator

    Online via Zoom

    Please join the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, and her leadership team, who will highlight CMS’ key 2022 accomplishments and look ahead to how our 2023 priorities will advance the CMS Strategic Plan. CMS serves the public as a trusted partner and steward dedicated to advancing health equity, expanding coverage, […]

  • An Overview of the National CLAS Standards

    Online via Zoom

    Session 1: In this session, IPRO will introduce the National CLAS Standards, The Blueprint implementation guide, and the IPRO CLAS assessment and educational series.   What is CLAS? Culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) are a way to improve the quality of services provided to all individuals, which will ultimately help reduce health disparities and […]

  • Principal Standard, CLAS Theme 1 & CLAS Standard 2, 3 and 4

    Online via Zoom

    Download Slides: Session 2 Principal Standard_Theme 1_Standard Two_02_15_23_final_508   Session 2: In this session, IPRO and participants will discuss: The Principal Standard CLAS Theme 1: Governance, Leadership, and Workforce CLAS Standard 2: • Advance and sustain organizational governance and leadership that promotes CLAS and health equity through policy, practices, and allocated resources. CLAS Standard 3:  […]

  • Smoking Cessation- Care Teams Play a Key Role in Helping Patients Quit

      Smoking leads to disease, disability, and harm in nearly every organ system. As with many chronic conditions, reducing the impact of tobacco use can benefit from a team-based approach to care. Prevalence of tobacco use has increased during the pandemic in some areas, while referral to evidence-based cessation programs has declined. Smoking cessation is […]

  • Complex Care- Highlighting: Medicaid Accelerated eXchange (MAX) Action Team at NYC Health & Hospital/Queens

    Online via Zoom

    Join us on February 16 at 12pm ET to learn about NYC Health + Hospital | Queens’ experience and outcomes achieved through participation in the NYS Department of Health Medicaid Accelerated eXchange (MAX) Series focused on improving care coordination for the super utilizer population. This program supports the goal of transforming the system by strengthening […]

  • IPRO HQIC Sepsis Affinity Group: Mid-to-large sized Hospitals

    Online via WebEx

      Sepsis remains a national priority and is a complex and challenging condition to manage. Despite substantial attention to improvement, an opportunity still exists to decrease sepsis-related morbidity and mortality. More than 1.7 million adults in the U.S develop sepsis every year, leading to over 270,000 deaths (CDC, 2020). Hospitals are committed to improving care, […]

  • 2023: IPRO QIN-QIO LINKS: The Power of Partnership Session 1- Heart Health

    Online via Zoom

      IPRO QIN-QIO recognizes the impact that you have on the health of your community and believe, like geese, that we can be stronger working collectively. When you see geese flying along in "V" formation, you might consider what science has discovered as to why they fly that way. As each bird flaps its wings, […]

  • Boosters & Beyond: Addressing Key Challenges- Handy Hygiene

    Online via Zoom

    Topic: Boosters & Beyond: Addressing Key Challenges Week 9: CDC’s Core Practices - Hand Hygiene Description: Live Recording- Learn about a project happening in New Jersey, that is making a splash with soap & water! Our IPRO team of experts will share some of their findings.

  • CLAS Theme 2: CLAS Standards 5-8

    Online via Zoom

    Download Slides In this session, IPRO and participants will discuss: CLAS Theme 2: Communication and Language Assistance  CLAS Standard 5:  Offer language assistance to individuals who have limited English proficiency and/or other communication needs, at no cost to them, to facilitate timely access to all health care and services.  CLAS Standard 6:  Inform all individuals […]