Publications


	Publications QSource produces a variety of publications and reports to educate and inform partners and clients about quality improvement efforts in Tennessee. All publications are offered free-of-charge. eNewsletters and Briefs IQ: Improving Quality eNewsletter IQ: Patient Safety is a quarterly publication for participants and stakeholders. The newsletters will highlight interventions that are successful and spotlight the outstanding work done by our participating facilities and our stakeholders. IQ: CKD Improving Quality Newsletter IQ: Chronic Kidney Disease is produced quarterly by QSource's in-house Communication staff. The publications focus on clinical topics facing each care setting. They feature best practice stories about clinicians, links to online tools and resources, and insight to the issues facing healthcare. IQ: Improving Quality e-brief Our monthly e-briefs are supplemental to the quarterly publications. IQ: CKD e-briefs focus on clinical topics important to clinicians and provides links to websites and online tools to assist in the improvement of healthcare quality. Arkansas' Therapy Review Update e-brief Our quarterly Therapy Review Update focuses on important clinical resources and updates for clinicians and provides links to websites and online tools. Reports State of Tennessee Report This award-winning report highlights the work QSource and it’s provider partners have done to improve the quality of care for people with Medicare in Tennessee. Filled with statistics, data and important details of improvement efforts, the report is a must read for any person interested in quality improvement. 2010 Medical Services Review Report 2009 Medical Services Review Report QSource publishes a yearly update of review complaints concerning the quality of care received by Medicare patients. The report outlines the guidelines used to determine what services a Medicare patient received, if standards of care are met and what actions may have been taken to resolve a complaint. Special Reports QIO Efforts to Reduce Healthcare Disparities (2002-2005) As part of our Medicare contract, QSource’s UQIOSC Division produced a wrap-up report focusing on national activity for reducing healthcare disparities. The report features each state’s quality improvement organizations efforts from 2002 to 2005. The State of Diabetes Care Provided to Medicare Beneficiaries Living in Rural America This report presents a national profile of diabetes care provided to Medicare beneficiaries ages 18 to 75 and living in urban, semi-rural and rural communities across the country based on Part A and Part B claims data between 1999 to 2001. The Journal of Rural Health, the National Rural Health Association and Blackwell Publishing originally published this report. The article or any part cannot be sold or reproduced for commercial purposes and is only available for literary review and citation. Publication Archives
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Publications

QSource produces a variety of publications and reports to educate and inform partners and clients about quality improvement efforts in Tennessee. All publications are offered free-of-charge.

eNewsletters and Briefs

IQ: Improving Quality eNewsletter
IQ: Patient Safety is a quarterly publication for participants and stakeholders. The newsletters will highlight interventions that are successful and spotlight the outstanding work done by our participating facilities and our stakeholders.

IQ: CKD Improving Quality Newsletter
IQ: Chronic Kidney Disease is produced quarterly by QSource's in-house Communication staff. The publications focus on clinical topics facing each care setting. They feature best practice stories about clinicians, links to online tools and resources, and insight to the issues facing healthcare.

IQ: Improving Quality e-brief
Our monthly e-briefs are supplemental to the quarterly publications. IQ: CKD e-briefs focus on clinical topics important to clinicians and provides links to websites and online tools to assist in the improvement of healthcare quality.

Arkansas' Therapy Review Update e-brief
Our quarterly Therapy Review Update focuses on important clinical resources and updates for clinicians and provides links to websites and online tools.

Reports

State of Tennessee Report
This award-winning report highlights the work QSource and it’s provider partners have done to improve the quality of care for people with Medicare in Tennessee. Filled with statistics, data and important details of improvement efforts, the report is a must read for any person interested in quality improvement.

2010 Medical Services Review Report
2009 Medical Services Review Report
QSource publishes a yearly update of review complaints concerning the quality of care received by Medicare patients. The report outlines the guidelines used to determine what services a Medicare patient received, if standards of care are met and what actions may have been taken to resolve a complaint.

Special Reports

QIO Efforts to Reduce Healthcare Disparities (2002-2005)
As part of our Medicare contract, QSource’s UQIOSC Division produced a wrap-up report focusing on national activity for reducing healthcare disparities. The report features each state’s quality improvement organizations efforts from 2002 to 2005.

The State of Diabetes Care Provided to Medicare Beneficiaries Living in Rural America
This report presents a national profile of diabetes care provided to Medicare beneficiaries ages 18 to 75 and living in urban, semi-rural and rural communities across the country based on Part A and Part B claims data between 1999 to 2001. The Journal of Rural Health, the National Rural Health Association and Blackwell Publishing originally published this report. The article or any part cannot be sold or reproduced for commercial purposes and is only available for literary review and citation.

Publication Archives