CMS Guidance on Survey Activity Prioritization – COVID-19
On March 23, 2020, CMS Memo QSO-20-20-All summarized the prioritization of survey activities for long-term care facilities (nursing homes), hospitals, home health agencies, intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities and hospices. A...![April 2 – Great Plains Quality Care Coalition Getting Started Webinar – [CANCELED]](https://i0.wp.com/greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/health-2082630_1280.jpg?resize=1080%2C300&ssl=1)
April 2 – Great Plains Quality Care Coalition Getting Started Webinar – [CANCELED]
Our Great Plains Quality Innovation Network team would like to acknowledge and thank our healthcare partners for all you are doing to support, navigate and adapt to this unprecedented and quickly changing environment related to COVID-19. We acknowledge your strong...![Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Personnel – Responding to COVID-19 [FAQs]](https://i2.wp.com/greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/surgery-wash1280x300.jpg?resize=1080%2C300&ssl=1)
Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Personnel – Responding to COVID-19 [FAQs]
Frequently Asked Questions Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site for updates and resources on this topic. The CDC continues to recommend the use of alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) as the primary method for hand hygiene in most clinical...
COVID-19 Telehealth Toolkits for General Practitioners and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released two comprehensive toolkits on telehealth that are specific to general practitioners as well as providers treating patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). CMS has broadened access to Medicare...
CMS Announces Data Reporting Exceptions and Extensions for Healthcare Facilities and Clinicians
March 22, 2020 – In response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today it is granting a range of data reporting exceptions and extensions across its quality reporting and value-based...
COVID-19 Telehealth Coverage Expansion Benefits Medicare Beneficiaries
Medicare beneficiaries will have access to a wider range of health services during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency as the result of expanded telehealth coverage. The Trump Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented the...
Resources for COVID-19 Information and Guidance Updates
The CDC, CMS, and State Departments of Health are responding to cases of COVID-19 across the United States. This is a rapidly evolving situation and new information and guidance to healthcare facilities is being updated on a daily basis. In addition to your State...
Great Plains Quality Care Coalition Webinar – Getting Started [CANCELED]
Please join us. Better together. April 2, 2020 | 1:00 p.m. CT This event has been canceled. Our team of quality improvement experts will outline the format and structure for the Great Plains Quality Care Coalition (GPQCC), including benefits and...
Starting the Conversation About Prescription (Rx) Opioids | CDC Guidelines
In 2018, 9.9 million people reported misuse of prescription pain relievers, such as opioids, during the past year on the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Doctors prescribe opioids to treat moderate to severe pain, often following a surgery or injury or for...
Consensus-Based Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices has published the 2020-2021 Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals (TMSBP). The updated list includes new best practices on opioid prescribing and on the risks related to the ‘override’ feature...