by Keri McDermott | Nov 9, 2020 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured
Older adults have been especially impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, as they are at higher risk of serious illness if infected and account for 80 percent of all COVID-related deaths. Current public health guidelines recommend older adults limit in-person social...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 3, 2020 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured
National Diabetes Month is observed every November to draw attention to diabetes and its effects on millions of Americans. Every year, we come together to ring the alarm on the diabetes epidemic. For the millions who are at risk for it, it’s a time to get educated,...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 2, 2020 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured
CMS’ New One-Stop Nursing Home Resource Center Assists Providers, Caregivers, Residents The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a new online platform – the Nursing Home Resource Center – to serve as a centralized hub bringing...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 2, 2020 | CMS News, Featured
CMS hosts varied recurring stakeholder engagement sessions to share information related to the agency’s response to COVID-19. These sessions are open to members of the healthcare community and are intended to provide updates, share best practices among peers, and...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 29, 2020 | Featured
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network has the privilege of continuing to support 5 Indian Health Services (IHS) facilities in the Dakotas through the Partnership to Advance Tribal Health (PATH). The PATH project began in the Fall of 2016 and through a recent CMS...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 29, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
Thursday, November 5, 2020 3:00 – 4:00 pm CT Get Registered. This live Q&A series is open to clinical and administrative nursing home staff members and others who have completed the self-paced, on-demand CMS-CDC Fundamentals of COVID-19 Prevention for Nursing Home...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 26, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured
CMS hosts varied recurring stakeholder engagement sessions to share information related to the agency’s response to COVID-19. These sessions are open to members of the healthcare community and are intended to provide updates, share best practices among peers, and...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 26, 2020 | Featured
Great Plains Quality Care Coalition – Enrollment Ends October 30, 2020 After months of being poised to return to quality improvement work, the arrival of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services contract almost a year ago signaled a return to business as...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 21, 2020 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Featured
The Mental Health First Aid movement – spreading in an increasing number of countries and across the United States – is promoting knowledge about mental health among health professionals and community members alike, who may encounter mental health concerns in the...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 21, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured, Immunizations
Scientists and medical experts are racing to develop a vaccine to prevent SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). As some vaccine candidates are nearing the end of Phase III clinical trials, healthcare professionals are left with many questions. How were COVID-19 vaccines developed so...