Oct 7 2026

Public Health Unpacked: The Illinois Medicaid Quality Improvement Implementation Program (MQIIP)

Public Health Unpacked

October 7, 2026

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Location

SPHPI 160 or Zoom

Address

1603 W Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60612

The Illinois Medicaid Quality Improvement Implementation Program (MQIIP): Measuring the quality of breast cancer screening and diagnosis in Illinois

Speaker: Garth Rauscher, MPH, PhD, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at UIC School of Public Health

Description: This talk will review the goals and provide results from the IL-MQIIP program related to measuring breast cancer care quality, reporting benchmark measures and related feedback to participating facilities, and providing supports to improve care quality.

This event is offered in-person in SPHPI Room 160 or virtual via Zoom. For in-person attendees, lunch will be available starting at 11:45am in the SPHPI Wellness Space (Room 157). Please RSVP in advance and indicate whether you will attend in-person or virtually.

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Public Health Unpacked is a weekly lecture series showcasing the insights, vision and research of public health leaders from the UIC School of Public Health and beyond. 

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Contact

Cara Traczek

Date posted

Sep 2, 2026

Date updated

Sep 2, 2026

Speakers

Garth Rauscher, MPH, PhD | Associate Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics | UIC School of Public Health

Dr. Rauscher is an Associate Professor in the Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics at UIC SPH. He has an PhD in epidemiology and teaches introductory and advanced epidemiology methods courses at UIC. Much of his research has focused on the role of social determinants of health and structural racism as drivers of disparities in cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment, and survival. He is an active mentor on the T32 Cancer Prevention and Control training grant.