News
July 2010
HSAG Relocating to New Offices in Phoenix
HSAG—News Release
Health Services Advisory Group, Inc. (HSAG), the quality improvement organization (QIO) for Arizona, is relocating to new headquarters effective July 26 to better serve its customers. HSAG’s new offices are only a few miles from its current location at 1600 East Northern, Phoenix.
The new location is:
3133 East Camelback Road
Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ 85016-4501
The organization's main telephone and FAX numbers will remain the same:
Main number: 602.264.6382
FAX number: 602.241.0757
For more details, visit
http://www.hsag.com/news/relocation.aspx.
March 2010
California Nursing Facility Shines with HSAG's Help
HSAG—News Release
The director of nursing at Upland Rehabilitation and Care Center in Upland, California, didn't think she could do much better reducing her facility's restraint numbers two years ago—not until she linked up with the staff at HSAG of California, that is.
December 2009
The Spirit of Giving—HSAG Adopts a Classroom of Homeless Children for the Holidays
HSAG—News Release
HSAG adopted a classroom filled with homeless children for the holidays. In vehicles packed with presents, HSAG employees arrived at the Children First Academy of Phoenix eager to spread the warmth of the holiday season to a group of children elated to receive gifts.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
RAND Corporation, Health Services Advisory Group, Inc., Awarded Contract for the National Implementation of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans CAHPS® Survey
HSAG—News Release
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently awarded a contract to RAND Corporation, with a subcontract to HSAG, for the National Implementation of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plan CAHPS Survey. The contract is effective September 30, 2009, and extends through September 29, 2010, with one option year for extension. This project will develop detailed data collection guidelines, training materials and procedures, data submission guidelines, a data submission tool, and other materials and procedures as necessary.
CMS is committed to measuring and reporting information from the consumer perspective for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans. The Medicare CAHPS surveys employ self-reported sets of questionnaires designed to assess the experiences of the Medicare enrollees.
Beginning in 2011, CMS will require all Medicare Advantage and Part D contracts with enrollees of 600 or more to contract with approved survey vendors to collect and report CAHPS survey data following the protocols established by CMS.
Friday, January 11, 2008
CEO Gets Recognized for Achievements
HSAG—News Release
The Phoenix Business Journal profiled Mary Ellen Dalton, focusing on her promotion to chief executive officer, the pursuit of her PhD in public administration from Arizona State University, and her volunteer work with Boys Hope Girls Hope
of Arizona.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
HCAHPS Team Helps Make History
HSAG—News Release
HSAG is becoming part of health care history by helping the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implement the first standardized consumer survey of acute-care hospitals nationwide.
Monday, June 05, 2006
Governor Napolitano Proclaims First-Ever Arizona Health Information Technology Week to Accelerate Technology Efforts
HSAG—News Release
Arizona DOQ-IT Program educates physicians on electronic health record adoption.
Monday, March 20, 2006
Arizona Physicians Encouraged to Learn Why Culture Matters
HSAG—News Release
Enrollment begins for Culture Matters, a training program designed to reduce health care disparities by improving physicians’ understanding of patients with different cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds.
Friday, February 03, 2006
Health Services Advisory Group "Transforming" Corporate Identity
HSAG—News Release
Health Services Advisory Group, Inc., has unveiled a new corporate logo that reflects the ongoing changes within the company and with Medicare’s efforts to improve the quality of health care.
Friday, January 06, 2006
Health Services Advisory Group Kicks Off "EHR University" Enrollment for Arizona Physicians
HSAG—News Release
New Medicare Quality Improvement Initiative promotes electronic health record adoption in physician offices across the state.