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CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls – Week of 4/20/20
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...
Trump Administration Announces New Nursing Home COVID-19 Transparency Effort
Agencies partner with nursing homes to keep nursing home residents safe April 19, 2020 - Under the leadership of President Trump, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new regulatory requirements that will require nursing homes to inform...
Safer Drug Use During the COVID-19 Outbreak
We realize that many of the public health messages being shared on COVID-19 are hard to practice in rural areas and that access to supplies is an issue. We need creative solutions to slow down the spread of COVID-19 and protect individuals who use drugs, have...
Harvard Medical School Publishes COVID-19 Fact Sheets in 30+ Languages
Are you looking for information on COVID-19 in languages other than English to help your patients know when and how to seek care? The COVID-19 Health Literacy Project of Harvard Medical School has published COVID-19 fact sheets in 30+ languages. All of the materials...
Long-Term Care Guidance and Resources – COVID-19
Our team has pulled together a collection of resources/information that will help long-term care facilities better navigate this uncertain time. In addition, visit our Web site for additional news and resources related to COVID-19. Again, we thank you for your efforts...
COVID-19 FAQs For Hospitals, Hospital Laboratory and Acute Care Facility Data Reporting
April 10, 2020 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memo and Frequently Asked Questions document intended for hospitals, hospital laboratory and acute care facility data reporting. This document details the Federal Government’s data needs,...
April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day
Written by: Michelle Lauckner, RN, CADDCT, CDP, RAC-CT, IP-BC; Quality Improvement Advisor [Great Plains Quality Innovation Network] This day reminds us of the need to not only support our patients and nursing home residents in the formulating and following of Advance...
We Celebrate National Public Health Week
Public health is defined as the science of protecting the safety and improving the health of communities through education, policy making and research for disease and injury prevention. As we end this week in April, with much of the news focusing on COVID-19, we want...
Home Instead Senior Care: Aging and Caregiving Resources and Education – COVID-19
Home Instead Senior Care has teamed up with the American Society on Aging to present a series of webinars that address pertinent aging and caregiving issues. Click the topic links below to learn more and to register. Monday April 27, 2020 at 12:00 PM [CST] -...
CMS Issues New Wave of Infection Control Guidance to Protect Patient and Healthcare Workers
CMS Issues New Wave of Infection Control Guidance Based on CDC Guidelines to Protect Patients and Healthcare Workers from COVID-19 Guidance will aid clinicians in various healthcare settings to prevent and mitigate the spread April 8, 2020 - Under the leadership of...