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The CMS National Quality Strategy: A Person-Centered Approach to Improving Quality

The CMS National Quality Strategy: A Person-Centered Approach to Improving Quality

by Keri McDermott | Jun 13, 2022 | CMS News, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Quality Care Coalition

The CMS National Quality Strategy: A Person-Centered Approach to Improving Quality explores the role of  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in improving health outcomes and healthcare quality, and the challenges that have been exacerbated due to the...
CMS Releases Its Chronic Pain Experience Journey Map

CMS Releases Its Chronic Pain Experience Journey Map

by Kelsey Olson | May 9, 2022 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, CMS News, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently released the Chronic Pain Experience Journey Map which highlights the most prominent barriers experienced by people accessing care and the influencers acting on providers. These access issues and...
CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities & Long Term-Care Open Door Forum I April 28

CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities & Long Term-Care Open Door Forum I April 28

by Kelsey Olson | Apr 25, 2022 | CMS News, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition

CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum Thursday, April, 28 2022 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM (CT) 1-888-455-1397 | Conference Passcode: 5109694 Conference call only. No registration required.   I. Opening Remarks  II. Announcements &...
Update to COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers

Update to COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers

by Keri McDermott | Apr 7, 2022 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Uncategorized

In response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and under the Secretary’s authority set out at section 1135 of the Social Security Act, CMS enacted several temporary emergency declaration blanket waivers which were intended to provide healthcare providers with...
Online Course Available: Achieving Health Equity

Online Course Available: Achieving Health Equity

by Keri McDermott | Jan 25, 2022 | CMS News, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition

This 2-hour, self-paced course offers education on how to identify and eliminate health disparities in your organization. The course will help your organization prioritize the elimination of disparities as a cross-cutting initiative to improve the quality of care for...
Updated Materials Available – Visiting Nursing Homes During Omicron Surge

Updated Materials Available – Visiting Nursing Homes During Omicron Surge

by Keri McDermott | Jan 14, 2022 | CMS News, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated it’s Nursing Home Resource Center with two new informational products. As of January 6, 2022, the Nursing Home Visitation FAQs have been updated to provide additional guidance about visitation...
Updated Materials Available – Visiting Nursing Homes During Omicron Surge

Cost Coverage for At-Home COVID-19 Tests, Increasing Access to Free Tests

by Keri McDermott | Jan 11, 2022 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Quality Care Coalition

CMS News | January 10, 2022 Biden-Harris Administration Requires Insurance Companies and Group Health Plans to Cover the Cost of At-Home COVID-19 Tests, Increasing Access to Free Tests As part of its ongoing efforts across many channels to expand Americans’ access to...
Updated Materials Available – Visiting Nursing Homes During Omicron Surge

CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities/Long Term Care Open Door Forum | November 4, 2021

by Keri McDermott | Nov 1, 2021 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition

CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities / Long Term Care Open Door Forum  Thursday, November 4, 2021 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Central Time (CT) Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time. 1-888-455-1397 | Conference Passcode: 8604468 Agenda (subject to change)...
Updated Materials Available – Visiting Nursing Homes During Omicron Surge

COVID-19 Vaccination for Pregnant People to Prevent Serious Illness, Deaths and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes from COVID-19

by Keri McDermott | Sep 29, 2021 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Quality Care Coalition

Official CDC Health Advisory | September 29, 2021 NEW CDC offers clinicians a toolkit and a flyer to facilitate conversations with patients. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends urgent action to increase Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)...
CMS Launches New Medicare.gov Tool to Compare Nursing Home Vaccination Rates

CMS Launches New Medicare.gov Tool to Compare Nursing Home Vaccination Rates

by Keri McDermott | Sep 21, 2021 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is making it easier to check COVID-19 vaccination rates for nursing home staff and residents with a new feature on Medicare.gov. This announcement makes vaccination data available in a user-friendly format to help...
The CMS National Quality Strategy: A Person-Centered Approach to Improving Quality

Quality Measures: How They Are Developed, Used, & Maintained

by Keri McDermott | Sep 14, 2021 | CMS News, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition

Quality measures are powerful tools for advancing quality in the healthcare system. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) programs, including the Quality Innovation Network – Quality Improvement Organization program, implement a wide range of...
National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call | August 25, 2021

National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call | August 25, 2021

by Keri McDermott | Aug 23, 2021 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality

Join the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 3:00 – 3:30 pm CT You MUST register to attend! Register Today. During this call, CMS...
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