 Throughout
the United States and its territories, Medicare Quality Improvement
Organizations (QIOs) have been aggressively engaged in evidence-based
activities to reduce health care disparities. These activities are to shape and
alter pathways that can ultimately lead to measurable improvements in health
care outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries. The QIO Program’s 9th Statement of
Work (SOW) includes a sub-national Task “Prevention: Health Disparities” that seeks
to provide diabetes self-management education to Medicare beneficiaries.
Health disparities are addressed throughout all three 9th SOW Themes:
Beneficiary Protection, Patient Safety and Prevention; in addition to the
sub-national Tasks of Care Transitions and Chronic Kidney Diseases. The Health
Care Disparities QIO Support Center (HDQIOSC) is focusing on identifying
individuals, sensitizing providers, and adopting appropriate interventions
through evidence-based models and messaging.
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