CCNC Update: September 2013
In the News
"Small Data" Analytics. GlaxoSmithKline and CCNC announced a new approach to analyzing health information that allows healthcare providers and payers to improve health care quality and rein in cost. View the media release here and additional coverage here.
CCNC's Transitional Care Success. Coverage continues of the CCNC study published in the August edition of Health Affairs detailing successful efforts to reduce readmissions for high-risk patients. See additional articles below. You can read the study via this page.
- HealthLeaders Media
- Triangle Business Journal
- Thomson Reuters (picked up by Toronto Star, NBC News)
- Kaiser Health News
Publications
NEJM. In an article about prescription medicine nonadherence, The New England Journal of Medicine referenced CCNC’s successful work with physicians and clinical pharmacists in a care-coordinated effort. Read the full article here.
Awards
SE4A Award. CCNC and the NC Association of Area Agencies on Aging have been awarded the 2013 Corporate Partnership Award by the Southeastern Association of Area Agencies on Aging. The award will be presented at the Awards Luncheon on Monday, Sept. 23 in Orange Beach, Ala.
Other News
AF4Q National Meeting. Annette DuBard, MD, MPH, and Jennifer Cockerham, represented CCNC at the Aligning Forces for Quality National Meeting in May. Dr. Dubard presented on Data Analytics and Sustainability within CCNC’s Informatics Center. Information on the presentation can be found here. Ms. Cockerham participated on a panel that discussed the innovative partnerships various multi-stakeholder or community organizations have developed with their states to advance shared goals. See more about the discussion here.
IMPaCT Package. The August 2013 IMPaCT Primary Care Transitions Change Package, developed by CCNC and AHEC, is now available. View the package in its entirety here.
NCMS Physician Leadership School. Congratulations to Chip Watkins, MD, MPH, FAAFP, Marianne Ferlazzo, QI Specialist for the AccessCare network, and Carrie Pettler, QI Specialist for Community Care of Western North Carolina on their inclusion in the inaugural class in NCMS's Physician Leadership School - Quality Improvement Track. Well done!