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AAKP Awards the ESRD NCC for Helping Patients
Thursday, September 5, 2019HSAG as the ESRD NCC has received the 2019 Dominick Gentile, MD, Memorial Award from the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP). This award is presented to a network or entity that has developed and maintains a program that significantly benefits patients. The ESRD NCC is being recognized... Read More -
HSAG Helps Meet National Goal in Effort in Improve Nursing Home Health Quality
Monday, May 8, 2017HSAG and QIN-QIOs around the country have reached their target of enrolling 2,336 nursing homes into the CDC NHSN. The CDC will, for the first time, be able to calculate a baseline C. difficile long-term care facility incidence rate for 2017.
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Patient Safety Awareness Week
Friday, March 10, 2017Patient Safety Awareness Week is an initiative of the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) and designed to increase awareness about patient safety among the public and healthcare professionals by creating a dedicated time and platform. This year, Patient Safety Week is March 12–18. In... Read More -
HSAG to Provide Support for Small Practices in CMS Quality Payment Program
Friday, February 17, 2017Phoenix, AZ—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded a contract to Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG) to help small practices in Arizona, California, Hawaii, New Mexico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands prepare for and participate in the new Quality Payment Program,... Read More -
HSAG/HQI selected to continue improvements in patient safety
Friday, September 30, 2016HSAG/HQI has been selected as one of 16 national, regional, or state hospital associations, Quality Improvement Organizations, and health system organizations to continue efforts in reducing preventable hospital-acquired conditions and readmissions.
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