QIO News Posts
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...
May 5 is World Hand Hygiene Day; Let’s Do Our Part to Prevent and Control Infections
Let's do our part to prevent and control infections. Handwashing remains the #1 tip for preventing the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). It’s common sense and it works. However, it must be done properly. Proper handwashing not only reduces the spread of Coronavirus...
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Select IHI Open School Available [Free Through May 31, 2020]
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI) Open School exists to advance quality improvement and patient safety competencies in health professionals. Open School courses are broken into digestible, 15- to 40-minute lessons. IHI is providing free access to 8 of...
POLST Conversations and Implementation: Virtual Trainings Available
Join a free Zoom session to discuss implementing Physicians Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) into your organization. Sessions will be held once per month through September. Attendance will be limited to 10 people per session, so get registered right away!...
Trump Administration Issues Key Recommendations to Nursing Homes, State and Local Governments
April 2, 2020 - Frontline data informs new CMS/CDC guidance to help fight against COVID-19 At the direction of President Trump, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued...