by Keri McDermott | Jan 5, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
The CDC just released weekly COVID-19 vaccination data reporting modules: Surveillance for Weekly HCP & Resident Vaccination. These modules allow reporting of COVID-19 vaccination coverage among: Healthcare personnel working in Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCFs)...
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...
![Staffing Challenges & Solutions: Insights from the Frontline [National LAN Event]](https://i0.wp.com/greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/group-meeting1280x300.jpg?resize=1080%2C300&ssl=1)
by Keri McDermott | Oct 15, 2020 | Featured, Nursing Home Quality
Staffing Challenges and Solutions: Insights from the Front Lines Tuesday, October 20, 2020 ♦ 1:00 – 2:00 PM CT Register Today! We encourage you to invite your colleagues, community partners, beneficiaries and their family members, or others interested in nursing home...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 28, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
CMS asked us to pass along this memo on NHSN Point of Care Laboratory Reporting/SAMS access for COVID-19. Upgrade SAMS Access to Utilize New Point of Care Laboratory Reporting Pathway in NHSN CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network will release a new reporting...
![Dementia Care: Nursing Home Challenges During COVID-19 [A Medicare Learning Network Event]](https://i1.wp.com/greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/man-bench-1.jpg?resize=1080%2C300&ssl=1)
by Keri McDermott | Sep 3, 2020 | Covid-19, Events, Featured, Nursing Home Quality, Nursing Home Quality
National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Tuesday, September 22, 2020 12:30 – 2:00 PM CT Register Today During this call, learn about the unique challenges facing nursing home residents living with dementia...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 28, 2020 | CMS News, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network will continue to monitor implementation plans for the National Nursing Home COVID Action Network. We will keep nursing homes informed of next steps, structure and expectations as details are solidified. CMS Memo Issued...
