VHQC in the news
VHQC Awarded $12.4 M Grant to Accelerate Electronic Health Records Adoption (2/15/10)
VHQC, in partnership with the Center for Innovative Technology, Community Care Network of Virginia
and the Medical Society of Virginia has received a two-year, $12.4 million grant.
The funding from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information Technology, will support a statewide Health Information
Technology Regional Extension Center to help primary care providers adopt and use electronic
health records.
Medicare Covers Preventive Benefits (4/18/09)
Chief Medical Officer Sallie S. Cook, MD, as quoted in the Richmond Times-Dispatch about preventive services and the "Welcome to Medicare" physical.
New Employee Joins VHQC Leadership Team (1/2/09)
A senior human resources professional has joined the leadership team at Virginia Health Quality Center (VHQC), a health care consulting firm that holds the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) contract for Virginia.
New Employees Join VHQC Leadership Team (12/17/08)
Two senior professionals have joined the leadership team at Virginia Health
Quality Center (VHQC), a health care consulting firm that holds the Medicare Quality Improvement
Organization (QIO) contract for Virginia.
New VHQC Contract Focuses on Patient Safety, Disease Prevention (11/10/08)
Virginia's physicians, hospitals, nursing home personnel and other health
professionals have a steady ally in their efforts to improve the care they deliver. And Virginia's seniors have a trusted resource they can turn to when they have concerns about the care they
receive. That's because the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded the
state's Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) contract to the Virginia Health Quality
Center (VHQC) for the ninth consecutive time.
VHQC Awarded Key Role in National Preventive Health Initiative (11/7/08)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has selected Virginia Health Quality Center (VHQC) to lead a national effort aimed at increasing rates of influenza and pneumonia vaccination, mammography and colorectal cancer screening.
