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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 19, 2021 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN
Aug 18, 2021 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is developing an emergency regulation requiring staff vaccinations within the nation’s more than 15,000 Medicare...