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  1. Never Too Old to Play is theme of Older Americans Month in May.http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2012pres/05/20120501b.html
  2. Montgomery's Baptist Health named to Thomson Reuter's Top 15 Health System List. tinyurl.com/8333mmn
  3. Bart Prevallet, AQAF's director of information services named QIO Security Point of Contact of the year by CMS. twitter.com/AQAF1/status/1…
  4. AQAF CEO Dr.Wes Smith (r) & Dr. Robert Moon of AL Medicaid discuss reimbursement models&quality data at APHCA conf. twitter.com/AQAF1/status/1…
  5. HHS to give bonuses to primary care doctors who better coordinate care. hhs.gov/news/press/201…
  6. HHS announces Million Hearts Campaign, tied to AQAF's effort to improve health for populations & communities. tinyurl.com/67x9rh9
  7. UA finds new business school dean a familiar face blog.al.com/businessnews/2…
  8. CDC honors AQAF with Excellence in Partnering award as part of the National Influenza Vaccine Group.
  9. Study suggests canola oil protects against colon cancer. sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/…
  10. Today AQAF begins its 10th Scope of Work as Alabama's Medicare Quality Improvement Organization. Visit aqaf.com for details.
  11. Kudos 2 AQAF bd member Tim Stettheimer,St. Vincent's & fmr bd chair Mark Williams, N.MS Health Svs. Hospitals on 2011 Most Wired list.
  12. Highlands Medical Center in Scottsboro a top performing Alabama hospital after working with AQAF on patient safety. tinyurl.com/3u4v95f
  13. Timothy Stettheimer, regional CIO, Ascension Health & Paul Butrus, retired vice chairman, ProAssurance elected to AQAF board.
  14. AQAF board member Mike Hardin named dean of UA's Culverhouse business school. http://tinyurl.com/4352tjw
  15. CMS administrator Don Berwick: "I’ve got the back" of Medicare beneficiaries. http://tinyurl.com/3k5y2d2
  16. Politico story on Ala. Gov. Bentley setting up health ins. exchange and reactions to it. http://tinyurl.com/436vzgw
  17. Hospitals & Health Networks cover story on hospitals reducing readmissions by providing health coaches for patients. http://bit.ly/k4HYMB
  18. CMS announces financial resources, flexibility to help providers use health IT systems. http://tinyurl.com/3lh57xy
  19. 5 new meaningful use FAQs posted to CMS EHR website. http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/
  20. Ed. in Annals of Internal Medicine by Drs. Clancy & Berwick discusses challenges/opps.for patient safety improvement. http://bit.ly/jVLuNE