Quality Measures for Better Patient Health

NCMS Physician and Patient Resource Center - Quality (PRC-Q)

Welcome to the Physician and Patient Resource Center, your online link to tools and information for better healthcare.

For physicians, the PRC will provide resources to help incorporate clinical guidelines, preventive services, and patient safety concerns into your practice.

For patients, the PRC will guide you to information that will focus on education of medical conditions, health outcomes, and patient advocacy and satisfaction.

Click Physician Resources and Patient Resources below for access to these helpful tools.

Important News and Links to Quality Initiatives

NEW! Are you prepared with ICE? Learn more about the "In Case of Emergency" initiative that teaches you how to be ready to face the unexpected. Tools are availabe to help physicians spread the word about the ICE initiative, including downloadable posters and brochures. Patients can benefit by using the ICE instructions on how to save phone numbers in their cell phones in case of emergency, so that medical personnel can contact loved ones. Patients can also download medical history forms to make treatment easier for emergency medical professionals and to reduce risks in treatment. Visit the patient or physician portals above for more information, or visit www.ice4safety.com for details and downloadable features.

North Carolina physicians are working closely with these organizations to improve quality and patient safety.

• AMA Physician's Consortium
• Bridges to Excellence
• Patient-Centered Medical Home
• National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
• Improving Performance in Practice (IPIP)
• Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence (CCME)
• Value Driven Health Care

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