Healthcare providers, Stroke and You Series educational handouts from CDC are available at: cdc.gov/stroke/materia… #StrokeMonth

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Check out this app from @AHRGGov, it's a QuestionBuilder app that helps patients and caregivers prepare for medical appointments and maximize visit time. bit.ly/2UbUGgY #patientengagement

Key approaches for engaging #patients in realizing #health goals bit.ly/2Xc42b6 #patientengagement

Recommended #health screenings for men over age 65 #menshealthweek bit.ly/30WLb5W

Top 7 #Health Strategies For Men Over 60 #menshealthweek bit.ly/2Ke8uT1

BFCC-QIOs entered into new contracts with CMSGov. As a result, you may have a different BFCC-QIO serving your state. Find your QIO: qioprogram.org/locate-your-qio

What do BFCC-QIOs do? They help #Medicare patients file appeals if patients (or their families) think they are being discharged from the hospital (or services are ending) too soon. qioprogram.org/make-appeal

What do BFCC-QIOs do? They help #Medicare patients file complaints when they have concerns about the quality of medical care they are receiving from a health care professional or facility. qioprogram.org/file-complaint

“Sclero” means “hard” and “derma” means “skin”. But hardening skin is just one of many symptoms bit.ly/2WpW15h #scleroderma

New #Medicare card flyer for your patients: CMSGov finished mailing new #Medicare cards. Give the Get Your New #Medicare Card flyer to patients who do not have a new card. go.cms.gov/2N2RIcH

If we do not engage consumers, #patients, and family members in health care processes, we will not be effective at eliminating inequalities and improving #health for all. ~ Kalahn Taylor-Clark

The surgical team members not only saved others’ lives by adopting the checklist, they also improved the staff’s well-being and renewed their spirits. bit.ly/2JPhfDF

New #Medicare card flyer for your patients: CMSGov finished mailing new #Medicare cards. Give the Get Your New #Medicare Card flyer to patients who do not have a new card. go.cms.gov/2N2RIcH

What does #Medicare cover? Check out this app.

No Shortcuts to Safer Opioids Prescribing: @CDCGov Commentary go.cms.gov/2MVOeZm

The #Medicare Basics Commonly Used Acronyms #Medicare Learning Network Educational Tool is available. Learn about frequently used acronyms and how to create a personalized list of acronyms. go.cms.gov/2IPWrsP

On June 7, 2019 current contracts between the BFCC-QIOs and CMSGov ended. What does this mean? People in each state who have Medicare may have a different BFCC-QIO serving their state beginning June 8, 2019. Find your QIO: qioprogram.org/locate-your-qio

Since July 2014, KEPRO has enjoyed its role as the BFCC-NCC, providing technical assistance to BFCC-QIOs as they work to improve health care services for people with Medicare. In July 2019, KEPRO will complete its work as the BFCC-NCC.