Improve Health for Populations & Communities Initiative Overview

The goal of the Prevention Theme is to improve the quality and frequency of preventive health care services in order to optimize beneficiary quality of life and health care efficiencies. The Prevention Theme focuses on the following clinical topics:

-Breast Cancer screening

-Colorectal Cancer (CRC) screening

-Influenza Immunizations

-Pneumococcal Immunizations

-Improved Cardic Health based on the following interventions:

>Low-dose aspiring therapy use in patients

>Blood pressure control

>Lipids management

>Smoking Cessation

The Improve Health for Populations Communities Initiative encompasses an electronic health record (EHR) component called the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS). PQRS improves the use of EHR for care management by assisting practices with streamlined processes in, for example, the areas of workflow and data reports to improve quality and efficiency of patient care.

Physician offices that participate can expect greater:

• Goal development
• Process improvement/workflow redesign
• Improved documentation
• Patient engagement and self-management
• Identification and management of cardiac risk factors
• Access to community resources including a Learning and Action
• Network focused on cardiac health.