by Keri McDermott | Nov 17, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured
Project ECHO COVID-19 Global Conversations November 30, 2020 | 9:00 a.m. (CT) Managing Stress and Burnout during the COVID-19 Pandemic Healthcare workers around the globe working to combat COVID-19 and thinking deeply about how to create a new normal as we move...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 16, 2020 | CMS News, 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 | 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 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 | 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 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...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 20, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) invites you to view the updated recorded session on Telehealth and COVID-19. The content has been updated to reflect changes in telehealth policies as well as the Telehealth Centers of Excellence and Avera’s...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 19, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured
The California Partnership to Improve Dementia Care has created six resource videos on the topic of COVID-19 and residents living with dementia. Activities for Patients with Dementia: Creative Ideas During COVID-19 Coping and Stress Management During a Pandemic...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 9, 2020 | CMS News, 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...