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Founded in 1971, Information & Quality Healthcare (IQH), also known as the Mississippi Foundation For Medical Care
Mississippi Foundation For Medical Care
Mississippi Foundation For Medical Care was established by the House of Delegates at the 103rd Annual Session of the Mississippi State Medical Association. The incorporation date was July 6, 1971....

(MFMC), is a nonprofit, voluntary-membership association that shares information and promotes quality improvement. Nearly 2000 Mississippi physicians make up the voluntary membership. IQH is currently serving as the federally designated Quality Improvement Organization

Quality improvement organizations

Quality Improvement Organizations monitor the appropriateness, effectiveness, and quality of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries. They are private contractor extensions of the federal government that work under the auspices of the U.S...

(QIO) for Mississippi

Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...

. IQH works under contract with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services

United States Department of Health and Human Services

The United States Department of Health and Human Services is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America"...

(HHS). As the QIO, IQH's is to improve the quality of health care for Medicare beneficiaries. IQH works with physicians, hospitals, nursing homes and other health care providers in ongoing quality improvement efforts, as well as being a resource for Medicare beneficiaries who have concerns about their care. IQH also operates as a Tobacco Quitline for the states of Alabama

Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

, Mississippi

Mississippi

and several private contracts.

Dr. Arthur A. Derrick Memorial Award Recipients

The Arthur A. Derrick Award that is presented annually by IQH to recognize a physician’s outstanding efforts to the quality program was created in 1993 in memory of Dr. Derrick. The Durant, Mississippi physician is remembered for his special contributions to medicine in the state and as a long-time supporter of quality improvement and the organization’s work. It is an award that emphasizes the importance of quality improvement.

2010: Rodney Frothingham, MD
2009: Samuel Peeples, MD
2008: Lee Greer, MD
2007: Leonard Brandon, MD
2007: Steven Brandon, MD
2006: Steve Parvin, MD
2005: Stanley Hartness, MD
2004: Ken Davis, MD
2003: Ralph Dunn, MD
2002: Tom Mitchell, MD
2001: Alton Cobb, MD
2000: Candace Keller, MD
1999: David Lee Gordon, MD
1998: Jack Evans, MD
1997: Glenn Peters, MD
1996: George Abraham, MD
1995: John Cook, MD
1994: Richard Miller, MD
1993: Tom Fenter, MD

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