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Michigan CQIs @michigancqis.bsky.social · 4h

🫀 The next Michigan Value Collaborative (MVC) workgroup will take place next Tuesday, 10/14! Register here: umich.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Michigan CQIs @michigancqis.bsky.social · 12d

This weekend the @mroqc.bsky.social team will be featured at #ASTRO2025! Join them for an education session and posters presented Sunday through Tuesday! Learn about how statewide quality collaborative is shaping the future of radiation oncology! 🙌

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Michigan CQIs @michigancqis.bsky.social · 15d

September is Sepsis Awareness Month and @hms-mi.bsky.social and the Sepsis Alliance Summit are offering a free virtual event this Thursday, 9/25! Register below ⬇️

Michigan HMS @hms-mi.bsky.social · 16d

🖥️ Join the #SepsisAllianceSummit September 24–25!

🎓 Free virtual event + Nursing CE

Topics include infections, fluid resuscitation, AI in diagnosis, and more.

Featuring experts from @bcbsm.bsky.social & @hms-mi.bsky.social.

🔗 Register here: learn.sepsis.org/sepsis-allia...

#Sepsis #Healthcare

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Michigan CQIs @michigancqis.bsky.social · 19d

Register now for the first webinar of MI Mind's "On MI Mind" series! The first event is Tuesday, September 30 at 12 PM EST, featuring Debbra Snyder, Project Manager at PRISM! Register here ➡️ www.henryford.com/calendar/med...

Michigan CQIs @michigancqis.bsky.social · 21d

🔜 Don't miss this health in action workgroup next Thursday, 9/25, from Michigan Value Collaborative! Register now: lnkd.in/gjXdhK4W

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Michigan CQIs @michigancqis.bsky.social · 26d

Dr. Hallie Prescott, Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium (@hms-mi.bsky.social) QI Consultant & Sepsis Physician Lead, is leading the fight against #sepsis! Learn more about her work in honor of Sepsis Awareness Month from @um-ihpi.bsky.social: ihpi.umich.edu/news-events/...

Policy Impact Snapshot: Improving Sepsis Care Around the World

Hallie Prescott’s research on sepsis identification and management informs health care policy and practice at the local, state, national and international levels.

ihpi.umich.edu

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Michigan CQIs @michigancqis.bsky.social · 28d

🍏 Items will be distributed throughout Washtenaw County courtesy of The Education Project, Ozone House, Community Action Network, Faith in Action, and House by the Side of the Road!

Michigan CQIs @michigancqis.bsky.social · 28d

🍎 The CQIs have a bunch of good apples on our teams! Thank you to everyone who donated to the 2025 Back to School Supply and Basic Needs Drive at Arbor Lakes.

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MUSIC Urology @musicurology.bsky.social · Aug 14

We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Dr. Brian Lane after a long and courageous battle with sarcoma. Brian was a much-loved leader and member of the MUSIC community. He will be remembered for his tenacity, enthusiasm, and sense of humor and will be greatly missed by all of us.

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Michigan CQIs @michigancqis.bsky.social · Aug 13

The Obstetrics Initiative (OBI) is currently seeking feedback on COMFORT Clinical Practice Guideline for postpartum pain management.

🗒️ Review the guidelines: www.obstetricsinitiative.org/wp-content/u...

☑️ Submit feedback: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/a4277...

The survey closes September 3, 2025!

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Michigan CQIs @michigancqis.bsky.social · Aug 8

Now available-the MCT2D app! This free to use app puts MCT2D tools (Coverage CheckerLite and the low carb, CGM, and GLP-1/SGLT2 point-of-care references) in the pockets of anyone with a smart phone. Find it in your app store today!

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Michigan CQIs @michigancqis.bsky.social · Jul 29

📱 An "innovation in primary care"-Learn more about the MCT2D Coverage Checker tool, as featured in the July/August issue of @annfammed.bsky.social! www.annfammed.org/content/23/4...

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Univ. of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation @um-ihpi.bsky.social · Jul 29

Doctors across Michigan asked a @michigancqis.bsky.social led by our members for an "easy button" to determine if the diabetes med or continuous glucose monitor they wanted to order would be covered by that patient's insurance.
They delivered: www.annfammed.org/content/23/4... @loshman.bsky.social

Coverage Checker: A Web-Based Tool to Navigate Diabetes Coverage and Prior Authorization

Primary care clinicians report feeling “tethered to the electronic health record (EHR).”1 Trapped in a maze of unclear health insurance coverage criteria and unexpected prior authorizations (PA), shor...

www.annfammed.org

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Michigan HMS @hms-mi.bsky.social · Jul 24

🚨 Sepsis Alliance presents: Unite for Sepsis Symposium

🗓️ 9/8-9/9/25

Join HMS experts Pat Posa, Dr. @stephptaylorclt.bsky.social, & others in healthcare, AI, clinical trials, diagnostics & more in sepsis prevention, diagnosis & tx.

➡️https://sepsisalliance.regfox.com/unite-for-sepsis-symposium

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Univ. of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation @um-ihpi.bsky.social · Jul 8

Fun fact: Long before he became the top @umich.edu medical leader last week, Dr. David Miller was a top-notch health services researcher, and led the statewide clinical quality initiative for urology called MUSIC! We're proud to call him a member of our institute.

@michigancqis.bsky.social

Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · Jul 8

A new @crainsdetroit.bsky.social story follows Michigan Medicine's new CEO as he takes the helm:
www.crainsdetroit.com/health-care/...

Michigan Medicine's new CEO is out front — and walking a tightrope

Dr. David Miller is the new CEO of the state’s top academic health center as it navigates a turbulent and evolutionary era.

www.crainsdetroit.com

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Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · May 16

We’re live from East Lansing!
The MROQC Collaborative-Wide Meeting is underway at MSU—bringing together radiation oncology teams from across Michigan to drive quality improvement and deliver better care for our patients.

Let’s ROQC this day!
#QualityMatters #RadiationOncology #MROQC25CWM

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Michigan CQIs @michigancqis.bsky.social · May 12

The MARCQI coordinating center sends a message of thanks to nurses!

Michigan CQIs @michigancqis.bsky.social · May 9

The team at @michbarisc.bsky.social extends a message of gratitude for #NursesWeek2025

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Michigan CQIs @michigancqis.bsky.social · May 8

Nurses are key to the success of MEDIC initiatives in Michigan. For #NursesWeek25, they would like to say a special thank you to nurse & MEDIC staff member, Catie Guarnaccia, for sharing their successful pediatric readiness pilot at the Michigan Emergency Nurses Association annual meeting!

Michigan CQIs @michigancqis.bsky.social · May 7

A message from the team at @hms-mi.bsky.social to nurses during #NursesWeek25 #ThePowerOfNurses

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Michigan CQIs @michigancqis.bsky.social · May 6

It's officially #NursesWeek25! Follow along this week as we share the power of nurses and messages of gratitude for nurses across the CQIs!

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Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · Apr 28

Grateful for the 30+ MROQC Lung Working Group members who joined our 2025 Lung Quality Improvement Retreat this afternoon! Great discussions and energy focused on improving lung cancer care across Michigan. 🫁

#MROQC #QualityImprovement #LungCancer

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Michigan Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium (MROQC) @mroqc.bsky.social · Apr 25

#ROQCstars 🤩

Melissa Mietzel @mamietzel324.bsky.social · Apr 25

So proud of this amazing team of @MROQC core leaders representing at the Michigan Medicine Leadership Summit for Women today. Grateful to have grown this powerhouse group! #MROQC #WomenInLeadership #CQI

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Michigan CQIs @michigancqis.bsky.social · Apr 22

BMC2 has recently published its 2024 Annual Report! Check it out now! ➡️ bmc2.org/sites/defaul...

Michigan CQIs @michigancqis.bsky.social · Mar 31

On #NationalDoctorsDay, we honor the doctors contributing to quality improvement across Michigan! 🥼

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