Monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy webinar
With the current trends of COVID-19 disease transmission and case rates in Colorado, the healthcare system could potentially be overwhelmed in the coming weeks. Hospitals and clinics are struggling to provide care due to the increased volume of COVID cases. Monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapies are one of the few authorized treatments for COVID patients in […]
Search for New Quality Health Network Executive Director/ CEO Begins
Award-winning health information exchange brings innovative and collaborative model On November 18, 2021, Dick Thompson announced his plan to step down as the executive director and CEO of Quality Health Network (QHN), kicking off a nationwide search to fill the position. A search committee identified by the QHN Board of Directors will lead the process. […]
Thompson Retiring from Quality Health Network after 17+ Years at Helm
Leadership drove award-winning innovations improving care for western Colorado through collaboration Quality Health Network (QHN) announced today that long-time Executive Director and CEO, Dick Thompson, is stepping down from his role. Thompson has led the organization for more than 17 years and was at the helm when Quality Health Network launched one of the nation’s […]
Dr. Joe: Medical expert on county’s pandemic response
Recently, our board vice-chair, Dr. Joe Adranga, was named “Citizen of the Year.” Read the full story below BY ANNA LYNN WINFREY Dr. Joseph Adragna was 5 years old when he decided that he wanted to be a doctor. His mother was in the hospital with breast cancer and he quickly grew to respect the […]
We’ve Got You Covered: New Link Between QHN and UHIN!
Western Colorado’s Quality Health Network (QHN) and the Utah Health Information Network (UHIN) are pleased to announce that we have now linked our two health information exchanges more tightly together to improve patient outcomes, improve efficiencies, and help reduce costs. The coverage areas of the two organizations include many parts of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, […]
Winner of the 2021 QHN User Survey!
Congratulations to Rebecka Parry at Family Physicians of Western Colorado for winning a brand new iPad after taking our 2021 User Survey! We put all 465 names in to a wheel spinner and picked the winner at a QHN staff meeting. On behalf of everyone here at QHN, we want to say a big thank […]
Meet Janet Rowland!
Janet Rowland | Mesa County Commissioner Please meet Janet Rowland, the newest addition to the QHN Board of Directors! Janet is a Mesa County Commissioner from District 3. To the QHN board, Janet will bring a wealth of experience in building community partnerships to solve problems along with 26 years in the human services field, […]
Meet Dr. Lisa Latts!
Lisa Latts | Chief Medical Officer, RMHP Please welcome Lisa Latts to the QHN Board of Directors! To our Board, Lisa will bring varying perspectives based on her unique experiences in many different sectors of the health care system. She has been a practicing provider, worked for a health plan, as an employer, for health […]
Good News! We just made COVID-19 test results a lot easier to communicate in western CO
Mako, the lab performing COVID-19 testing at the Mesa County Fairgrounds community sampling site is now LIVE in QHN! This data connection is critical to getting individual COVID-19 lab results directly to healthcare providers. Before this connection, the patient shouldered the burden of delivering their results to their provider. QHN does the hard stuff […]
Meet Dr. Michael Pramenko!
Please meet Dr. Michael Pramenko, the latest addition to our QHN board of directors! Mike has flourished as a well-known healthcare leader and Primary Care Physician in Grand Junction since 1998. To the QHN board, Michael brings vast experience in health care delivery and policy. A 26-year resident of Mesa County, he’s excited to join […]
