Qsource is proud to lead the atom Alliance Quality Innovation Network–Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO). atom Alliance is a five-year, five-state initiative to ignite powerful and sustainable change in healthcare quality. Our initiatives include: improving cardiac health and reducing disparities, cardiac PQRS measures, reducing disparities in diabetes care, and coordination of care. Through the atom Alliance Qsource is carrying out an exciting strategic plan, with programs in place to convene, teach and inform healthcare providers, engage and empower patients, and inspire, share knowledge and spread best practices with communities across the entire healthcare continuum. atom Alliance actively works with providers, patients, partners and stakeholders to implement evidence-based practices that support the Million Hearts® initiative goal to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes by the year 2017. Specifically, we assist home health agencies, physician offices, clinics and other healthcare facilities to:
- Spread the use of evidence-based practices to promote the use of the ABCS—Aspirin therapy when appropriate; Blood pressure (BP) control; Cholesterol management; and Smoking assessment and cessation.
- Identify racial and ethnic minority Medicare beneficiaries and dual-eligible Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries to improve their use of the ABCS.
