QIO News Posts
Diabetes Care TeleECHO Virtual Learning Network – Invitation to Participate
Brought to you by the University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health. Healthcare professionals in North Dakota and South Dakota are invited to participate. Many communities lack access to diabetic care specialty services that could benefit them. Access to diabetes...
CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls – Week of May 11, 2020
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...
North Dakota Geriatric and Age-Friendly TeleECHO – Invitation to Participate
Open to healthcare providers in North Dakota and South Dakota The University of North Dakota is hosting a Project TeleEcho - Geriatric and Age Friendly care; utilizing the Age Friendly Health Systems 4Ms Model of Care. The Geriatric and Age-Friendly TeleECHO offers:...
CMS Announces Independent Commission to Address Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes
As a part of President Trump’s Opening Up America Again effort, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new independent Commission that will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the nursing home response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
New Nursing Home Guidance on Requirements for Notification of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases
On May 8, 2020, CMS will publish an interim final rule with comment period, titled “Medicare and Medicaid Programs, Basic Health Program, and Exchanges; Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and Delay of Certain...
Celebrating our #SeniorHeroes Throughout May
Who would’ve known the warriors in the battlefield of COVID-19 would be at your local hospital, nursing home, assisted living center, memory care community and community retirement center? So often overlooked and taken for granted they have served on the front line....
CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls – Week of May 4, 2020
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...
Caring for the Caregiver During a Pandemic – Materials Available
During the ongoing infection-prevention measures associated the novel coronavirus, family and friend caregivers should take extra precautions to keep themselves and those they care for healthy. On April 28, Great Plains Quality Innovation Network held a Webinar to...
World Hand Hygiene Day: Save Lives. Clean Your Hands
World Hand Hygiene Day Celebrated every year on May 5, Hand Hygiene Day mobilizes people around the world to increase adherence to hand hygiene in health care facilities, thus protecting healthcare workers and patients from infections. Practicing hand hygiene is a...
COVID-19 Healthcare Workforce Toolkit and Technical Assistance and Resources
Assistant Secretary Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Technical Resources, Assistance Center and Information Exchange (TRACIE) and the COVID-19 Healthcare Workforce Toolkit The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Preparedness...