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 […]

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Learning Circle

Did You Know? UTIs are second most frequent infection in NH facilities Prevalence of UTIs range from 0.6 to 21.8% UTI treatment represents 30-50% of antibiotic use in NH facilities […]

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 […]

The IPRO NQIIC Invites You to Join the Opioid Stewardship Affinity Group

Online via WebEx

In the United States, During the time period between 1999 and 2020, more than 263,000 people died from overdoses involving prescription opioids. As many as one in four people receiving prescription opioids in a primary care setting struggles with addiction. Between January 2019 and June 2020, more than 90% of benzodiazepine-involved overdose deaths also involved […]

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 […]

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 […]