by Keri McDermott | May 13, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality
May 13 – Earlier today, CMS released a toolkit developed to aid those who provide oversight and assistance to nursing home facilities, with additional resources to aid in the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic within nursing homes....
by Keri McDermott | May 13, 2020 | Covid-19, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN
Urban Indian Health Institute created multiple fact sheets about COVID-19 (2019 Novel Coronavirus) for tribes and urban Indian communities to help keep people informed about preventing the spread of the virus. The Institute will continue to make these resources as...
by Keri McDermott | May 13, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN
The Immediate Advocacy process can be especially helpful during times of crisis, such as the current situation with the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Through this process, KEPRO serves as an advocate for those people who have Medicare to access needed health care. Immediate...
by Keri McDermott | May 12, 2020 | Featured, Great Plains QIN
Open to healthcare providers in North Dakota and South Dakota The University of North Dakota is hosting a Project TeleEcho – Geriatric and Age Friendly care; utilizing the Age Friendly Health Systems 4Ms Model of Care. The Geriatric and Age-Friendly TeleECHO...
by Keri McDermott | May 12, 2020 | Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN
Brought to you by the University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health. Healthcare professionals in North Dakota and South Dakota are invited to participate. Many communities lack access to diabetic care specialty services that could benefit them. Access to diabetes...
by Keri McDermott | May 11, 2020 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN
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 | May 8, 2020 | Featured, Great Plains QIN
Open to healthcare providers in North Dakota and South Dakota The University of North Dakota is hosting a Project TeleEcho – Geriatric and Age Friendly care; utilizing the Age Friendly Health Systems 4Ms Model of Care. The Geriatric and Age-Friendly TeleECHO...
by Keri McDermott | May 7, 2020 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN
As a part of President Trump’s Opening Up America Again effort, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new independent Commission that will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the nursing home response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
by Keri McDermott | May 7, 2020 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality
On May 8, 2020, CMS will publish an interim final rule with comment period, titled “Medicare and Medicaid Programs, Basic Health Program, and Exchanges; Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and Delay of Certain...
by Keri McDermott | May 5, 2020 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Public Observances
Who would’ve known the warriors in the battlefield of COVID-19 would be at your local hospital, nursing home, assisted living center, memory care community and community retirement center? So often overlooked and taken for granted they have served on the front line....