Administrative Memos

200406

FROM: Theodore O. Will, Chief Executive Officer
DATE: Sep 15, 2004
SUBJECT: Joint Effort New York Informational Conference Call
IPRO CONTACTS:

Sara Butterfield, RN, BSN, CPHQ, CCM, Director, Upstate Healthcare Quality Improvement, 1-800-233-0360 Ext. 104

In support of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Home Health Outcome-Based Quality Improvement (OBQI) Initiative, IPRO, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for New York State is pleased to announce the launch of Joint Effort New York (JENY), the online resource for performance improvement collaboration.

JENY is a Web-based community information-sharing tool for professionals involved in performance improvement initiatives in all communities of practice. On JENY you will be able to review news and information related to the Home Health initiative and share intervention strategies, protocols, best practices and lessons learned among your peers.

We invite you to attend an upcoming conference call to introduce you to JENY and to walk through the different areas of this Web-based community.

Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2004

Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Call in number: 1-800-441-0022

Title: IPRO Joint Effort New York Conference Call

It would be ideal if participants could have access to the Internet during this call to allow you to follow along on-line; however Internet access is not necessary. In order to follow along on-line, direct your web browser to http://jeny.ipro.org.

The conference call will be recorded and will be posted to the Resource section of the Home Health section of the IPRO Web site at http://providers.ipro.org.

To allow us to secure enough phone lines for all interested participants, please complete the attached Registration Form and return it via fax to 518-426-3418 by September 27, 2004.

If you have any questions or wish additional information, please contact Debra L'Italien at 1-800-233-0360, ext. 117, or via e-mail at dlitalien@nyqio.sdps.org.

We look forward to your participation in this exciting shared learning event!