by Keri McDermott | Apr 15, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Quality Care Coalition
As part of the HHS COVID-19 Public Education Campaign, on April 1, 2021 the agency announced the launch of the COVID-19 Community Corps, which will play a significant role in the agency’s community-driven initiative. The COVID-19 Community Corps is a nationwide,...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 15, 2021 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Featured, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Medicare fraud costs taxpayers $60 billion annually and puts beneficiaries’ health and welfare at risk. The impact of these losses and risks magnifies as Medicare continues to serve a growing number of older Americans. Thankfully, Senior Medicare Patrols (SMPs) are...
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...
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...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 13, 2021 | Featured, Medication Safety, Opioids, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
Join us for the Medication Safety Action Group Webinar, April 20, 2021, 3:00 – 4:00 pm CT. This session builds on the March 16 learning event: Medication Safety – Impact of Aging on Medication Use with Kristen Carter, PharmD, Lynn’s Dakotamart, Pierre, SD. This is an...
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...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 9, 2021 | Featured, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
Public health practitioners, professionals in the aging network, mental health providers, healthcare professionals and anyone interested in ensuring the mental health of older adults should attend this free, virtual event on May 6, 2021. Learn more by accessing the...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 8, 2021 | CMS News, Featured, Quality Care Coalition
The National Quality Forum’s (NQF) Measure Applications Partnership (MAP) Call for Nominations for organizations and individual subject matter experts is open. The MAP is a public-private partnership convened by NQF, funded by a contract with the Centers for Medicare...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 6, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Quality Care Coalition
April is National Minority Health Month, and this year, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) is focusing on the impacts COVID-19 is having on racial and ethnic minority and American Indian and Alaska Native communities and underscoring the need for these vulnerable...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 6, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
While 92% of Americans say it’s important to discuss their wishes for end-of-life care, only 32% have had such a conversation. 95% of Americans say they would be willing to talk about their wishes and 53% even say they’d be relieved to discuss it. (The Conversation...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 5, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
HEALTH EQUITY MEANS THAT EVERY PERSON HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL HEALTH REGARDLESS OF: • THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN • LEVEL OF EDUCATION • GENDER IDENTITY •SEXUAL ORIENTATION • THE JOB THEY HAVE • THE NEIGHBORHOOD THEY LIVE IN • WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE A...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 5, 2021 | Featured, Medication Safety, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Over 81,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in the 12 months ending in May 2020, the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12-month period, according to recent provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
