Quality in Practice E-Newsletter

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April 2010: Free Multilingual Vascular Access Information for Your Patients, New Study Shows Kidney Damage Can Start with Pre-Diabetes, Reporting System Linked to Rise in Nephrology Visits, Medicare Website Redesigned, Breast Cancer Rates Higher Among North and Central Texas Women

March 2010: Help Texas Improve Fistula Rates with Patient Education, New Interactive Tool: Primary Care Strategies for Kidney Disease, Free Kidney Education Curriculum Now Available, Improvements to PQRI Underway, H1N1 Protection Added to Next Seasonal Flu Vaccine

February 2010: Improve CRC Screening Rates by Addressing Barriers, Most Adults Not Getting the Vaccines They Need, CKD Provider Education: “Hypertensive and Antihypertensive Agents in CKD,” Learn More About the “30-20-10” Rule for Renal Care, What Pharmacists Want You to Know About ACEs and ARBs, Call Us for Free Patient Education Kits.

January 2010: New England Journal of Medicine Covers CKD Care Management, “Save Your Veins” Patient Education Kits Available from TMF, Fistula First  Breakthrough Initiative Releases New Change Concepts, Small Decline Found in Renal Disease, “Meaningful Use” Definition Proposed, PQRI Listening Session Scheduled for February.

November 2009: Use These Free Flu-Related Bulletins in Your Office, Updated Information about H1N1 and Seasonal Flu, Medicare Paid $92 Million in Incentives for 2008 PQRI, “Meaningful Use” and Quality Reporting Linked, PCPs and Kidney Disease: Free CME/CNE Webinar, Kidney Disease Rate Rising Worldwide, NKF Offers CME for Diabetes and CKD-Related Topic Areas, Free CKD Patient Education Materials from NKDEP.