Medicare Beneficiaries - In the 9th Statement of Work (SOW), QIOs will address health disparities in ways that directly correlate with the CMS and QIO Program goal of ensuring safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, equitable care for all Medicare benefi ciaries.
Health Disparities

If you live in DC, GA, LA, MD, NY or VI and you would like to receive information about free diabetes self-management education, click the appropriate link below:

Physicians
Community Health Workers
Certified Diabetes Educators
Medicare Beneficiaries

If you would like to talk with a health disparities representative, please call
1-877-746-6465.

Medicare Beneficiaries

We can help you find diabetes resources and self-management training in your community. We want you to get the information you need about diabetes to stay healthy. As a Medicare beneficiary with diabetes, Every Diabetic Counts!

Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) in the following states and jurisdictions are participating in the Every Diabetic Counts initiative:

  • District of Columbia: Delmarva Foundation for the District of Columbia
  • Georgia: Georgia Medical Care Foundation (GMCF)
  • Louisiana: Louisiana Health Care Review
  • Maryland: Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care
  • New York: IPRO
  • U.S. Virgin Islands: Virgin Islands Medical Institute

If you live in one of these areas and you would like to participate or if you would like to learn more, please contact:

HCD International
4390 Parliament Place, Suite A
Lanham, MD 20706
Telephone: 1-877-746-6465
Fax: 301-552-6436

 
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