Kansas City, MO
“Now that I am in the asthma program, I can have more fun at school. I understand my asthma better and don’t worry about it as much,” said Talia Powell. Powell, with the support of her mother, Taneise Jones, participates in a new asthma program, Kansas City Teams Up for Asthma Control (KC TUAC), at her school that helps her better understand her disease.
Poorly controlled asthma reduces the quality of life for children and dramatically drives up the total cost of their care. According to the Mayo Clinic, the disease is also the leading cause of emergency department...
In the past, physicians in the Kansas City area didn’t have an easy way to validate the accuracy of the data from their electronic medical record (EMR) systems. The Kansas
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) this week announced the first three participants in a program designed to bolster the availability of information about local doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers.
The Greater Kansas City’s area Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) is led by the Kansas City Quality Improvement Consortium (KCQIC). Established in 2000 by the UAW-Ford Community Health Care Initiative and local health care stakeholders, KCQIC brings together an unprecedented commitment of resources and expertise among physicians, health plans, medical societies, medical schools, quality improvement organizations and community organizations.
The KCQIC team creates a forum for health practitioners to exchange ideas about proven practices for improving patient outcomes in the community. KCQIC promotes quality health care through collaboration and strategic leadership, education and training dissemination of information and tools.
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