CMS Quality In Motion Report: Putting Quality Goals into Action

CMS Quality In Motion Report: Putting Quality Goals into Action

by | Apr 24, 2024 | Care Coordination, CMS News, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions

Quality in Motion: Acting on the CMS National Quality Strategy is CMS’s latest update to the 2022 National Quality Strategy, which was launched to improve the quality and safety of health care for everyone, focusing on those from underserved and under-resourced...
Quarterly National Stakeholder Call with CMS Leadership | Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Quarterly National Stakeholder Call with CMS Leadership | Tuesday, April 30, 2024

by | Apr 22, 2024 | Care Coordination, CMS News, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition

Please join the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, and her leadership team, who will provide an update on CMS’ recent accomplishments and how cross-cutting initiatives are advancing the CMS Strategic Plan....
CMS Health Equity Conference: Sustaining Health Equity Through Action | Register Today

CMS Health Equity Conference: Sustaining Health Equity Through Action | Register Today

by | Mar 25, 2024 | CMS News, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition

The CMS Health Equity Conference will take place on May 29 – 30, 2024. This free, hybrid conference will be held in person at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland and is available online for virtual participation. The 2024 CMS Health Equity Conference...
CDC and CMS Present Stories from the Field: Immunization Strategies for Long-Term Care | January 31, 2024

CDC and CMS Present Stories from the Field: Immunization Strategies for Long-Term Care | January 31, 2024

by | Jan 18, 2024 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition

Join this Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) webinar to hear directly from nursing home teams that have developed successful strategies to overcome COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and fatigue,...
Physicians, Nurses and Allied Professionals & Rural Health Open Door Forums | January 24 & February 29, 2024

Physicians, Nurses and Allied Professionals & Rural Health Open Door Forums | January 24 & February 29, 2024

by | Jan 17, 2024 | CMS News, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition

Mark your Calendars: CMS Physicians, Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Office Open Forum is scheduled for Wednesday,  January 24, 2024. The Rural Health Open Door Forum has been rescheduled; will now be held on Thursday, February 29, 2024. Mark your calendars.....
Podcast Series: Buprenorphine Initiation in the Emergency Department – Why, When, and How?

Podcast Series: Buprenorphine Initiation in the Emergency Department – Why, When, and How?

by | Oct 23, 2023 | CMS News, Featured, Medication Safety, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions

No community is untouched by the opioid crisis. Listen and learn from nationally recognized experts in four 15-minute podcasts about the importance and effectiveness of starting buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) in emergency departments. Hospital...