by Keri McDermott | Aug 14, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured
North Dakota Healthcare Community: You are invited to complete a brief survey regarding the impact of COVID-19 on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in North Dakota. Access the Survey. The purpose of this survey is to understand the impact of COVID-19 on CRC screening...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 11, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured, Immunizations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated their Frequently Asked Influenza (Flu) Questions document for the 2020 – 2021 Season. Access it here. It is National Immunization Awareness Month. An opportunity to educate and offer guidance on...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 11, 2020 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
Thursday, August 13, 2020 3:00 – 4:00 PM CT Get Registered. Advance Registration Required Note: Once you register, you will receive an email with your individual link to join the webinar. The link you receive will only work for one user. Please forward this email to...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 11, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured
North Dakota has been selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as one of four states to be part of a pilot project to plan for a COVID-19 vaccination program. “North Dakota was selected because of the strength of our immunization...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 11, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything” – Plato Troyd Geist is a folklorist with the North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA). Geist started and developed the Art for Life Program. The...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 10, 2020 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
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 | Aug 4, 2020 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured
COVID-19 Surveillance to Enable Early Detection and Response to Outbreaks National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Mandatory Data Collection Thursday, August 6, 2020 3:00 – 4:00 PM CT Following today’s call, participants will possess the knowledge and...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 4, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured
CMS Updates Data on COVID-19 Impacts on Medicare Beneficiaries On July 28, CMS released its first monthly update of data that provides a snapshot of the impact of COVID-19 on the Medicare population. For the first time, the snapshot includes data for American...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 3, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured
CDC developed the Clinician Call Center as a resource available to healthcare personnel working to prevent, detect, and respond to COVID-19. The Clinician Call Center is a hotline with CDC clinicians standing by to answer questions about COVID-19. Access the Call...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 3, 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...