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CDC Vaccination Trainings – One Page Resource

CDC Vaccination Trainings – One Page Resource

by Keri McDermott | Apr 15, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition

There are many resources available to help you effectively meet the demands of your role as a vaccinator in the COVID-19 Vaccination Program. Information and guidance about COVID-19 vaccine products are constantly evolving as we learn more, so please continue to...
CDC and FDA Recommend a Pause in Use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

CDC and FDA Recommend a Pause in Use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

by Keri McDermott | Apr 15, 2021 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition

CDC and FDA recently recommended a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine pending an investigation into six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals who received the vaccine. COVID-19 vaccine safety...
Physicians Express Reluctance To Recommend Discontinuing Medications That Increase Fall Risks

Physicians Express Reluctance To Recommend Discontinuing Medications That Increase Fall Risks

by Keri McDermott | Apr 13, 2021 | Featured, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition

Fall risk increases with the number of drugs used per day and polypharmacy (the use of at least three drugs) is regarded as an important risk factor for falls in older people. Some physicians are reluctant to initiate potentially contentious conversations with...
Guide My Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Tool

Guide My Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Tool

by Keri McDermott | Mar 30, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition

Guide My PPE is designed to give care providers illustrated guidance for donning and doffing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Developed by the National Emerging Special Pathogen Training and Education Center (NETEC), in partnership with Emory Visual Medical...
CDC and FDA Recommend a Pause in Use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

Forgone Care During the Pandemic

by Keri McDermott | Mar 29, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition

According to a recent CMS survey, many Medicare beneficiaries reported forgoing non-COVID-19 care, such as regular check-ups, medical screenings and other vaccinations, such as influenza and pneumococcal. While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused healthcare providers to...
Brand New! CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar Series

Brand New! CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar Series

by Keri McDermott | Mar 29, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has designed a new mini-webinar series addressing different topics related to COVID-19 vaccination. Each webinar is approximately 15 minutes and offers Continuing Education (CE). CDC’s first two webinars are available...
Webinar: COVID-19 Vaccine and What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know | March 30

Webinar: COVID-19 Vaccine and What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know | March 30

by Keri McDermott | Mar 22, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition

Tuesday, March 30 | 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. CT Hosted by North Dakota State University (NDSU) and the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH). Access the webinar via the Zoom link: https://ndsu.zoom.us/j/99305335628 All healthcare professionals and the public are invited....
COVID-19 Vaccine Education for North Dakota Long-Term Care Staff

COVID-19 Vaccine Education for North Dakota Long-Term Care Staff

by Keri McDermott | Mar 22, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality

The Center for Immunization Research and Education (CIRE) in the Department of Public Health at North Dakota State University (NDSU) is working with the North Dakota Department of Health to develop education which addresses COVID-19 vaccine related concerns and...
AHQA Applauds Biden Administration for Passing The American Rescue Plan of 2021

AHQA Applauds Biden Administration for Passing The American Rescue Plan of 2021

by Keri McDermott | Mar 12, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality

The American Health Quality Association, AHQA, applauds the Biden Administration and Congress for passing the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This historic bill will deliver resources for the COVID public health response and economic aid to those impacted by the...
CMS Updates Nursing Home Guidance with Revised Visitation Recommendations

CMS Updates Nursing Home Guidance with Revised Visitation Recommendations

by Keri McDermott | Mar 10, 2021 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued updated guidance today for nursing homes to safely expand visitation options during the COVID-19 pandemic public health emergency...
GPQIN Webinar: Aging and the Impact on Medication Use | March 16, 2021

GPQIN Webinar: Aging and the Impact on Medication Use | March 16, 2021

by Keri McDermott | Mar 9, 2021 | Featured, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition

Changes in how the body functions are clear as individuals increase in age. These changes also impact the effects of medication ranging from common over-the-counter cold medicines to prescriptions used to manage chronic disease and mental health concerns. Previously...
Patient Safety Awareness Week: Be informed. Be empowered.

Patient Safety Awareness Week: Be informed. Be empowered.

by Keri McDermott | Mar 2, 2021 | Featured, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition

Patient Safety Awareness Week [March 14 – 20, 2021] is observed to acknowledge the need to improve care safety throughout the healthcare system and to celebrate efforts to improve care. Preventing harm in health care is a public health concern. Everyone...
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