Relevant news, resources, and events

Vol. 2, Qtr. 3 | September 1, 2023

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Revolutionizing Chronic Kidney Disease Management: A Single Screening With ACE/ARB + SGLT2 Intervention Lowers End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Incidence by a Remarkable 10%

A recent study shows that a one-time kidney disease screening for adults ages 35 to 75 in the United States, followed by ACE/ARB + SGLT2 treatment when needed, could stop 398,000 adults from reaching the final stages of kidney disease. As a result, ESRD cases are reduced by 10%. Moreover, screening every five or ten years could prevent up to 658,000 ESRD cases. Review this study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Source: Cusick M., Tisdale R., et al. Population-wide Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease. Ann Intern Med. 2023. 176:788–797.

Improve Your Blood Pressure (BP) and Diabetes Quality Payment Program Performance Rates Via CDSMP Class Referrals



Chronic disease self-management program (CDSMP) workshops have proven to significantly improve health outcomes at a lower cost through better-coordinated care.

Refer your patients to CDSMP workshops to improve your performance on the Controlling High BP and Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) quality measures.

Use this Self-Management Resource Center locating tool to identify CDSMP workshops near you.

Located in the county of Los Angeles, San Diego, Ventura, or Maricopa? Then visit the HSAG event calendar to identify no-cost, CDSMP workshops near you.

Improve Your Practice's Efforts Toward Tobacco Cessation

Explore and complete these no-cost tobacco cessation training courses and educational materials to equip your practice staff with knowledge and tools to assess and guide your patients:

California:

Kick it California website

Arizona:

Ashline website

Is Your Practice Prepared for Emergencies?

Having a well-documented emergency preparedness plan (EPP) is critical to protecting individual and community safety while safeguarding the public healthcare system, healthcare providers, and essential personnel. An EPP includes a comprehensive plan to meet the care settings’ health, safety, and security needs.

Does your practice have an EPP? If not, download the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Emergency Action Plan Template to develop yours.



This material was prepared by Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG), a Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Views expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of CMS or HHS, and any reference to a specific product or entity herein does not constitute endorsement of that product or entity by CMS or HHS. Publication No. QN-12SOW-XC-08162023-02