Michigan's Quitline helps stop tobacco use |
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Michigan offers several free resources to help patients quit tobacco use.
The Michigan Tobacco Quitline offers information and referral options to all Michigan residents who want to quit using tobacco. Qualifying residents also may receive free one-on-one coaching, online coaching, and nicotine replacement therapy to help them quit. The Quitline website provides an overview of the program and resources for healthcare professionals.
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Web referral for patients without nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) contraindications;
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Fax referral for patients with NRT contraindications; and
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eReferral to utilize electronic health record (EHR) technology.
ORDER MATERIALS: Practices can also order Quitline posters and referral cards to promote Michigan Tobacco Quitline services to patients. To order, e-mail MDHHS-QuitKit@michigan.gov and provide quantity needed and clinic address when ordering.
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No Surprises Act resources for providers |
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The federal No Surprises Act went into effect on Jan. 1, 2022. Michigan legislative also enacted a state version of the bill. These bills help protect patients from receiving unexpected or surprise medical bills from a nonparticipating provider or out of network care. Self-insured and uninsured patients are also included to help navigate estimated medical costs.
State and federal agencies released administrative rules and guidance for the legislation related to fee limitations, transparency, and options for dispute resolution between providers and payors.
The following resources provide information on the legislation:
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Time to pre-order, plan for fall's flu vaccine program |
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If you missed TPA's recent webinar on improving a practice's flu vaccine program, check out the webinar recording!
The webinar highlights the benefits of pre-booking flu vaccines and how to improve marketing a flu vaccine program to patients. Watch the recording now.
It's also time to pre-order flu vaccines for the 2022-2023 flu season.
Why pre-book vaccines? Ordering in advance ensures the products and quantities are secured, and also helps practices plan for delivery and scheduling of appointments.
It is recommended to order by the end of February. Preferred vaccines can run out before the pre-book deadline.
TPA members can receive discounts on vaccines from Sanofi, Seqirus, GSK, and AstraZeneca, plus exclusive rebate eligibility through our Affiliate Partner.
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Gaps in care toolkit can help kick off new year campaign |
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Kick off the new year with a robust campaign targeting gaps in care!
Addressing gaps in care is an important opportunity to improve patient care and a practice’s quality metrics. Creating an outreach plan to reach specific patient populations based on their conditions can make a gap closure plan more manageable and successful.
A gaps in care plan should include:
- HEDIS gaps in care reports generated through a practice’s electronic medical record
- running reports using metrics on tracking tool (provided by your practice resource team (PRT) member)
- reminder letters to patients listing screenings and tests that are due; follow up with patients via phone calls, texts, emails
- utilizing patient portals for additional reminders
- a copy of worked reports and lists in your patient centered medical home binder, along with the tracking tool to go over at PRT visit
The Physician Alliance created a gaps in care toolkit that includes a letter template, patient education materials, social media graphics and more for TPA members to use in their campaign. Click here for the gaps in care toolkit.
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