New Day Nursing Home Education Day November 30
You do extraordinary work every day. Here is an opportunity to learn and grow, be on the cutting edge of best practices, and find new strategies for delivering high-quality care. …
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Minimum Data Set (MDS) Health Equity Requirements
CMS released the final version of the Resident Assessment Manual that represents the largest revamp of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) nursing home assessment tool. There are more than 60 …
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HHS Proposes Minimum Staffing Standards to Enhance Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes
Builds on President Biden’s Historic Commitment to Create a Long-Term Care System Where People Can Live with Dignity Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the …
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Health Equity Updates: August 2023 Issue
View the new edition of our health equity newsletter featuring news, events, and tools to support your efforts to eliminate healthcare disparities within your community. This month, read about National …
Insights from the Field: Albany Medical Center’s Dr. Alan Sanders on Sepsis Awareness Month
The rapid identification and treatment of persons with sepsis and septic shock continues to be a challenge in our medical system. We have made great progress in approaching the critical treatment …
IPRO Partner Shares Ways to Address Structural Inequities to Improve Patient Safety
Partnerships are key to IPRO’s efforts to promote health equity. We are fortunate to collaborate with healthcare and community leaders who are passionate about ensuring equitable care for everyone. One …
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Upcoming Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities Events
Mental Health 101, Suicide Prevention & De-escalation StrategiesWednesday, August 30 from 1 – 2 pm ETThis session is an introductory training to help identify, understand, and respond to mental health …
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Boosters and Beyond: Geriatric Bootcamp
Join us for a practical review of common conditions causing hospital readmissions in short-term rehabilitation patients and long-term care residents. Each session will explore current standards of care, recent medical …
Heat Advisory Triggers Warnings for Vulnerable Populations
The extreme heat that has been affected large portions of the United States this summer is expected to continue. Nursing homes, homecare agencies, and other providers should educate their staff …
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Leqembi (lecanimab-irmb): What Traditional Approval Means for Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment
by Robert C. Accetta, RPh, BCGP, FASCP, Sr. Pharmacist, HCQIP, IPRO The FDA granted traditional approval of Leqembi (lecanimab-irmb), a monoclonal antibody drug which may help reduce the progression of …
Health Equity Updates: July 2023 Issue
View the new edition of our health equity newsletter featuring news, events, and tools to support your efforts to eliminate healthcare disparities within your community. This month, read about National …
Ensuring Equitable Care: Understanding the Role of Trauma and Stigma in the Lives of Residents with a History of Addiction and Chronic Pain
IPRO and the Opioid Response Network (ORN) have developed an education series for use by nursing home staff educators. Our goal is to provide a resource to nursing homes/medical rehabilitation …
The Top 10 Deficiencies
IPRO recently held a fast moving, informative experience that explores the Top 10 Deficiencies with tips and ideas for quality Improvement. Through brief, 30 minute sessions, attendees could: If you …
Emergency Preparedness: Back to Basics
The IPRO QIN-QIO nursing home team supports providers in maintaining competency, skill, and readiness for emergencies. If you are new to your position or would like to brush up on …
Health Equity Updates: June 2023 Newsletter
View the new edition of our health equity newsletter featuring news, events, and tools to support your efforts in eliminating healthcare disparities within your communities. This month, read about Men’s …
Join the Pneumonia Learning Circle May 24
The Pneumonia Learning Circle offers a forum for education and sharing of resources and best practices with a goal for all participants to benefit from the wisdom and experience of …
Health Equity Updates: May 2023 Newsletter
View the new edition of our health equity newsletter featuring news, events, and tools to support your efforts in eliminating healthcare disparities within your communities. This month, read about Asian …
Boosters and Beyond: Holistic Dementia Care & Antipsychotic Drug Reduction
This series offers a holistic approach to dementia care that emphasizes increasing dementia skills while reducing the medications that negatively affect the lives of those affected by dementia. This practical …
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Adults Need Vaccines, Too
Vaccines Are Not Just for Kids by Amy Sgueglia, MSN, RN, MAIC Facilitator, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. The COVID-19 pandemic and the COVID-19 vaccine have underscored the importance …
Fall and Injury Prevention: A 6-Part Webinar Series
Falls represent a major public health problem around the world and continue to be the most common adverse event in healthcare settings.The IPRO Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor (HQIC), in collaboration …
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National Stakeholder Call with the CMS Administrator
Date: April 25, 2023 Time: 1:00 PM (ET)- 2:00 PM (ET) Please join the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, and her leadership team, …
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TAP: A Strategy to Prioritize and Implement HAI Prevention Efforts in Your Hospital
Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 Start Time: 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET Join us for a webinar featuring subject matter experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …
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Your Worst Day: Emergency Preparedness and Response Educational Series
For healthcare workers, it is not of question of if, but when an emergency will strike. Emergencies can take many forms and are among the most disruptive experiences that healthcare …
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Health Equity Updates: April 2023 Newsletter
View the new edition of our health equity newsletter featuring news, events, and tools to support your efforts in eliminating healthcare disparities within your communities. This month, read about National …
New England Innovations and Best Practices in Reducing Opioid Related Harm
According to CDC[1], more than 5,000 individuals died from opioid overdose deaths in New England last year. Providers addressing the resurging opioid epidemic know it takes a village to solve …
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IRF Provider Preview Reports- Now Available
The Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. These reports contain provider performance scores for quality measures, which will be published on Care Compare …
Integrating Z-Codes into Your Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Strategy
Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023 Start Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM Hospitals and health systems are working to address the non-medical factors that influence health, known as social determinants of …
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Health Equity Updates: March 2023 Newsletter
View the new edition of our health equity newsletter featuring news, events, and tools to support your efforts in eliminating healthcare disparities within your communities. This month, read about National …
NEW! CMS Training Program Update
February is American Heart Month Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers cardiovascular screening blood tests once every 5 years. To learn more, visit Medicare.gov/coverage/cardiovascular-disease-screenings. This year, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood …
Partnering Beyond COVID-19 Prevention and Management of Patients with Chronic Disease
COVID-19 has changed healthcare in many ways and has delayed chronic disease management for many patients. Patients needing follow-up appointments for their chronic disease were not able to schedule appointments …
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Health Equity Updates: February 2023 Newsletter
View the new issue of our health equity newsletter featuring news, events, and tools to support your efforts in eliminating health care disparities within your communities. This month, read about …
IPRO HQIC Sepsis Affinity Group: Mid-to-large sized Hospitals
Sepsis remains a national priority and is a complex and challenging condition to manage. Despite substantial attention to improvement, an opportunity still exists to decrease sepsis-related morbidity and mortality. More …
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National Stakeholder Call with the CMS Administrator
Date: January 24, 2023 Start Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET Please join the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, and her leadership …
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Bivalent Booster Hesitancy? Set the Stage for Success!
The COVID-19 Bivalent Booster is critical in preventing serious COVID-19 outcomes. Yet, Many are hesitant to get the vaccine. Hear from our experts addressing hesitancy and discussing strategies for vaccine …
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Join our Inaugural Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Learning Circle
Did You Know? What is a Learning Circle? A Learning Circle is a forum for education and sharing of knowledge so that all participants may benefit from the wisdom and …
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National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
A blueprint to help promote health equity. What is CLAS? Culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) are a way to improve the quality of services provided to all individuals, …
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Raising Preemies During a Pandemic: Vaccines Protect The Most Vulnerable
by Erin Just, BScOT, MA, Quality Improvement Coordinator, Vermont Blueprint for Health In 2019, I welcomed identical twin boys. They arrived earlier than hoped, requiring medical intervention to improve their …
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Health Equity Updates: January 2023 Newsletter
View the new edition of our health equity newsletter featuring news, events, and tools to support your efforts in eliminating health care disparities within your communities. This month, read about …
Walk Alongside the Community to Combat Vaccine Hesitancy
By Sandra N. Colpitts MSN, RN, CIC, Manager, Infection Prevention and Control, South County Health, Wakefield, RI When I first became a nurse, I never imagined the adventures I would …
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Boosters & Beyond: Addressing Key Challenges
In November 2022, IPRO surveyed providers about their key challenges. In this series, the IPRO nursing home team will provide insights and suggestions related to boosters, National Healthcare Safety Network …
2023 CMS Quality Conference – Save the Date!
On behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, I am excited to announce the 2023 date for the nation’s premier healthcare quality conference: the CMS Quality Conference! I …
New Day: Nursing Home Education Summit
December 8, 2022 Time Agenda Presentation 9:00 AM Opening RemarksMargie McLaughlin, Director, Education & Transformation 9:15-9:20 AM Pneumococcal JingleMary Ellen Casey, Quality Improvement Specialist 9:20-9:40 AM NJDOH/IPRO REDCap Hand Hygiene …
Health Equity Updates: December 2022 Newsletter
View the new edition of our health equity newsletter featuring news, events, and tools to support your efforts in eliminating health care disparities within your communities. This month, read about …
CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum
Date: Thursday, December 8, 2022 Start Time: 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Eastern Time (ET); Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time. This call will be Conference Call Only. …
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Increasing the Focus on Complex Care
Patients with unmet behavioral health and social needs are major contributors to high healthcare utilization and poor health outcomes. This small percentage of the population consume a disproportionate share of …
2022 AHRQ National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
AHRQ released its annual disparities report: 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report. The report, which is mandated by Congress, provides a comprehensive overview of healthcare quality and healthcare disparities …
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Meet the Team: Josh Clodius
Meet Josh Clodius, a Quality Improvement Specialist at Healthcentric Advisors and a member of the IPRO QIN-QIO Nursing Home Team. Josh is a former nursing home administrator and an expert …
Now is the Time: A Compendium of Tools to Use for Great American Smokeout and Beyond
It is a well-established fact: smoking leads to disease, disability, and harm in nearly every organ system. It has long been shown to cause cancer, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, lung …
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New Day Nursing Home Education Summit on December 8 from 9 am – 3 pm
Nursing homes do extraordinary work every day. At the same time, you may be seeking opportunities to learn and grow, to be on the cutting-edge of best practices, especially now. …
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HHS Announces Listening Session on Protecting the Safety of Patients and Healthcare Workers
Date: Monday, November 14, 2022 Start Time: 1:00-2:40 pm ET Join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including leaders from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, …
Meet the Team: Anne Myrka
Meet Anne Myrka RPh, MAT, Senior Director of Drug Safety and Chronic Disease Management for IPRO. Anne has been in the healthcare field for 30 years. Her experience includes roles …
Boosters and Beyond: Rethinking Readmissions
In this series, we will review factors that can contribute to readmissions and strategies to address these factors. Some topics to be discussed are C.Diff, Sepsis, UTIs, Dementia, Falls, Wound …
Influenza Vaccination to Help Protect All Adults
Date: Monday, October 24, 2022 Start Time: 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET Join the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) for a webinar on the importance of annual vaccination to …
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National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call
Date: Thursday, October 6, 2022 Start Time: 4:00 pm ET Please join the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Centers for Disease Control for a National Nursing Home …
Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
On September 23, 2022, the CDC updated its infection prevention and control recommendations for healthcare personnel across all settings during the COVID-19 pandemic. A summary of recent changes includes: Updated …
Antibiotic Stewardship: Quick Wins for Improving Duration of Therapy
November 8, 2022, 1 – 2 PM EST. Antibiotic Stewardship (AS) remains a national priority aimed at optimizing antibiotic use to effectively treat infections, protect patients from harms caused by …
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CMS Long-Term Services and Supports Open Door Forum
Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 Start Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET); Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time. This call will be Conference …
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CMS Physicians, Nurses & Allied Health Professionals Open Door Forum
Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Start Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET); Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time. This call will be Conference …
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