CMS QIN-QIO

Infection Prevention for Infection Preventionist by Infection Preventionists (IP3)
2024-10-10 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-10-17 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-10-24 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-10-31 11:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
Join our IP3 group for a lively discussion with other infection preventionists to share new infection prevention ideas and discover new strategies. This group is hosted by Melanie Ronda, MSN, RN and Mary Ellen Casey, MSN, RN, M.Ed., CIC every Thursday at 11 am ET.

SNF Skill Squad: Facility Assessment Tools for Success
2024-10-15 13:30 - 14:30 | Online via Zoom
In this session, we will discuss the value of the facility assessment.
Speakers:
Shirlynn Shafer
Tammy Henning

Emergency Preparedness Planning (EPP) Series Part One: Recognizing and Dealing with Trauma Following a Crisis
2024-10-17 13:00 - 14:30 | Online via WebEx
Thursday, October 17 from 1 to 2:30 pm ET

Registration is required for this event.
Learning Objectives
In this webinar, we will:
1. Define trauma and trauma-informed care
2. Examine what happens to the traumatized body and why trauma behavior is misunderstood
3. Learn the basic concepts of providing trauma-informed care
Who Should Attend
Long-Term Care, Hospital, and Clinic
• EPP Coordinators
• Nurses
• Quality Professionals

Speaker
LaVerne Hanes Collins, PhD, NCC, LPC (GA), LCMHC (NC) Owner, New Seasons Counseling Training & Consulting, LLC
Dr. Collins is a nationally certified counselor who holds credentials as a licensed clinical mental health counselor in North Carolina and as a licensed professional counselor in Georgia. She is certified in coaching, clinical supervision, grief, trauma, integrative nutrition coaching, mental telehealth counseling, and addiction counseling.
Dr. Collins has worked as a counselor, writer, coach, mentor, trainer, and serial entrepreneur for 25 years. She has vast experience in helping people manage life’s unexpected crises, grief and loss issues, relationship issues, and mental health.
Dr. Collins has a dual bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University, and an M.S. Ed in community counseling from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh in addition to a Ph.D. in Christian counseling from South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary.

2024 IPRO LINKS Forum: Fall Session #1
2024-10-17 15:00 - 16:00 | Online via Zoom
Join us on October 17 from 3 to 4 pm ET as we delve into creative approaches and partnerships aimed at better-supporting individuals with behavioral health and substance use disorders. This session will feature insights from the New Hampshire Mobile Crisis Unit, a peer recovery organization, and an initiative focused on facilitating rapid referrals for individuals struggling with opioid use disorder.
We’ll explore successful strategies, share best practices, and discuss how collaborative efforts can enhance care and support for those in need. Together, we can work towards building a more effective and compassionate system for addressing these critical issues.
Please bring your expertise and experience to this peer-sharing and learning forum if you are a social worker, care transitions/care manager, practice manager, or engaged in supporting individuals with behavioral health needs in the hospital, nursing home, physician, or community environment.

IPCO Study Hall
2024-10-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Online via Zoom
Designed for those who have registered for the AHCA IPCO program, this session reviews the modules and helps prep staff to acquire their certificate.
Speaker:
Daphne Young

SNF Skill Squad
2024-10-22 13:30 - 14:30 | Online via Zoom
In this session, we will address why an accurate renal function assessment is important for resident health/safety
Learning Objectives:
1. Review the available measures of renal function for nursing home residents
2. Apply the use of the renal function assessment to monitor dosing of medications
Speaker:
Terry Lubowski, PharmD, BS, CPHQ

NHSN Office Hours
2024-10-23 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-11-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Online via Zoom
In this 30 minute bi-monthly chat, we will discuss various topics surrounding NHSN. Topics include official NHSN updates, reminders about upcoming changes, and answers to our most commonly received provider questions.
Speaker:
Josh Clodius, LNHA

2024 IPRO QIN-QIO Leaders Forum: Fall Session #2
2024-10-23 15:00 - 16:00 | Online via Zoom
Join healthcare leaders from across the IPRO network on October 23 from 3 pm to 4 pm ET for an engaging session exploring innovative ways healthcare is evolving beyond traditional brick-and-mortar settings. We’ll focus on partnerships and services designed to meet communities’ unique needs, highlighting how coalitions, mobile clinics, and telehealth are transforming access and improving health outcomes.
This session will feature real-world examples demonstrating how collaborative efforts can create a more responsive healthcare system. We’ll discuss the challenges and opportunities that arise from these innovative approaches and how they can be tailored to diverse community needs.
If you are a care transitions/care manager, quality leader, practice manager, nursing home administrator, home health leader, or other healthcare stakeholder, please contribute your expertise and experience to this unique Leader Forum.
Together, we can inspire new ideas and foster collaboration to enhance healthcare delivery in our communities.

SNF Skill Squad: Infection Prevention/Personal Protective Equipment Basics
2024-10-29 13:30 - 14:30 | Online via Zoom
This session will bring to life key elements of infection prevention (IP) in our organization.
Learning Objectives:
1. Review key elements of IP
2. Discover ways to help staff become active participants in IP
Speaker:
Mary Ellen Casey, MSN, RN, MEd, CIC

IPRO Health Equity Event: Announcing the IPRO Health Equity Action Framework
2024-10-31 11:00 - 12:00 | Online via WebEx
Thursday, September 26, 2024
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Join IPRO for an introduction to the IPRO Health Equity Action Framework. IPRO developed this resource to:

Help organizations identify and address disparities using a systematic approach
Promote the use of evidence-based interventions
Illustrate how to use performance measures to track, monitor, and evaluate the interventions

Who should attend? Individuals responsible for implementing health equity initiatives within an organization such as:

Chief Equity Officer
V.P. of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Director of Equity or Quality
And their staff

Emergency Preparedness Planning (EPP) Series Part Two: Practical Strategies for Managing Behavioral Health Needs of Nursing Home Residents
2024-10-31 13:00 - 14:00 | Online via WebEx
Thursday, October 31 from 1 to 2 pm ET

Registration is required for this event.
Learning Objectives
In this webinar, we will:
1. Identify three strategies for management of behavioral health conditions
2. Understand symptom presentation at different phases of common serious mental illnesses
3. Describe the difference between interventions planned for lower- and higher-intensity behavioral health symptoms
Who Should Attend
Long-Term Care, Hospital, and Clinic
• EPP Coordinators
• Nurses
• Quality Professionals

Speaker
Jacob Berelowitz, LNHA, LMSW, CPHQ, CCM
Program Director, Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities
Jacob serves as the Program Director of the Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities. He has 15 years of clinical and administrative leadership experience as a nursing home administrator, director of social work, and social worker.
He has served at nursing homes ranging in size from 50 to 700+ beds and has designed and implemented specialized nursing home units and programs to serve the behavioral health needs of residents.
Dually licensed as a nursing home administrator and master social worker, he holds a master’s degree in social work from New York University and is also a certified professional in healthcare quality and a certified case manager.

A Call to Action in Long Term Care & Adult Care Facilities: Caring for People with Substance Use Disorder: Laying the Groundwork, Addiction 101, Older Adults, Nursing
2024-10-31 13:00 - 14:00 | Online via Zoom
Thursday, October 31 from 1 to 2 pm ET
Topic: Laying the Groundwork, Addiction 101, Older Adults, Nursing
This series is being offered to educate, support, and encourage nursing homes and adult care facilities to care for people with substance use disorders (SUDs), to treat co-occurring SUDs, and to treat medical disorders affecting people with SUDs.
The series will provide an educational framework for the multi-workgroup toolkit, the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Access Policy and Procedure Toolkit for Nursing Homes and Adult Care Facilities, developed for facilities with modifiable templates of policies and procedures for working with people with SUDs.
This integrated educational series ultimately will assist staff in being prepared to deliver quality care to residents with substance use disorders. NAB accreditation available for administrators. ACPE accreditation available for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
There is no cost to participate in this event!
Featured speakers in the series include:

Pamela Mund, MD, Chief of Addiction Medicine State Opioid Treatment Authority, NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports
Michele Falkowski, RN, BSN, CARN, Director of Nursing, NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports
Andrew G. Johnson, HPA-2, BS, EMPP, Manager, NYS Department of Health Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement
Michael Balboni, Executive Director, & Mary Gracey-White, RN BSN QCP, Director of Regulatory Compliance, Greater New York Health Care Facilities Association
Anne Myrka, RPh, MAT, CPHQ, Senior Director, IPRO QIN-QIO
Robert C. Accetta, RPh, BCGP, FASCP, Senior Pharmacist, IPRO QIN-QIO
Lauren Kelly, MD, MPH, MS, Assistant Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
Dr. Jennifer Marie Moore DNP MSN BS RN CNEcl NY-SAFE EMT, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Coordinator, Center for Residential Surveillance, Office of Aging & Long-Term Care, NYSDOH
Elizabeth Schady, Program Director, Office of Drug User Health, AIDS Institute, NYSDOH

NAB CEU Applied for Administrators *
*GNYHCFA is a Certified Sponsor of professional continuing education with the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long-Term Care Administrators (NAB). This educational offering has been submitted to the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Long-Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) and approval is pending.

SNF Skill Squad: Dementia Care Change Package
2024-11-05 13:30 - 14:30 | Online via Zoom
This session will review key elements of the Dementia Care Change Package.
Learning Objectives:
1. Discover the eight steps to create positive change in dementia care
2. Review tools and resources you can access
Speaker:
Margie McLaughlin

Advancing Quality in Nursing Homes: What’s New in CMS’ Quality Improvement Program
2025-09-30 16:00 - 16:30
CMS, through the Mid-Atlantic QIN-QIO, offers no-cost quality improvement support for eligible nursing homes. Not sure if your facility qualifies? Join a webinar to learn more and see how the program can help your team.
Join an informative, action-oriented webinar for nursing home leaders and care teams. This brief session will provide a comprehensive overview of CMS’ Quality Improvement Program, spotlighting key focus areas and real-world examples of successful partnerships with the Mid-Atlantic CMS Quality Innovation Network–Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO).
Join a session to discover:

How your organization was selected for this program.
The benefits of participating with the Mid-Atlantic CMS QIN-QIO and how to enroll.
Strategies we’ve shared with facilities like yours to address priority areas.
New focus areas in the CMS QIN-QIO 13th Scope of Work (SOW), including overcoming staffing challenges, expanding access to behavioral health resources, enhancing emergency preparedness through drills and exercises, and integrating technology to improve quality outcomes.

Can’t attend? Schedule a one-on-one conversation with your local Quality Improvement Advisor to learn more and check your eligibility.

Advancing Hospital Quality and Safety: No-Cost Support from CMS
2025-10-03 11:00 - 11:30
The Mid-Atlantic CMS QIN-QIO is offering no-cost quality improvement support for hospitals.
Not sure if you’re eligible? Join one of our brief webinars to learn more and find out how your organization can benefit.
In this session, we’ll discuss:

How QIO participation supports CMS quality reporting and payment success.
Practical strategies to improve care quality and safety.
Success stories from Mid-Atlantic hospitals.

Can’t attend? Schedule a one-on-one conversation with your local Quality Improvement Advisor to learn more and check your eligibility.

Advancing Quality in Outpatient Care
2025-10-08 16:00 - 16:30, 2025-10-15 12:00 - 12:30, 2025-10-15 17:00 - 17:30
CMS, through the Mid-Atlantic QIN-QIO, offers no-cost quality improvement support for eligible outpatient practices.
Not sure if your practice qualifies? Join a 30-minute session to learn more and explore how to improve care and succeed under CMS programs. Our experts will cover:

CMS’ quality priorities.
How CMS’ QIO program supports the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) success under the Quality Payment Program (QPP).
Practical ways to improve screenings, chronic disease management, and preventive care.
Strategies to build partnerships that close care gaps and improve outcomes.

Can’t attend? Schedule a one-on-one conversation with your local Quality Improvement Advisor to learn more and check your eligibility.

Outpatient Providers: Transition to MIPS Value Pathways Webinar
2025-12-17 12:00 - 12:30 | Online via WebEx
Join us as we discuss the transition from the traditional MIPS program to the MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs) and how reporting will change under the new program. Providers who are voluntarily participating or those preparing to make the transition to MVPs can receive direct, no-cost support by partnering with the Mid-Atlantic CMS QIN-QIO. We can provide support on MIPS to review progress across the MIPS categories and identify areas for quick impact.

New Year, New Quality Improvement Support: Learn About the QIN-QIO for Outpatient Clinical Providers
2026-01-27 12:00 - 12:30
Enrolling in the Mid-Atlantic CMS QIN-QIO gives you access to programs like our QI 101 and RCA course. We are entering the final stage of enrollment and don’t want eligible providers to miss the opportunity to join us. Eligible outpatient clinical practices that have not yet enrolled are invited to take 30 minutes to learn more about CMS’s program.
On this call, you will learn about IPRO’s individualized support and our proven strategies to help you achieve your healthcare quality improvement goals.
Can’t attend? Schedule a one-on-one conversation with your local Quality Improvement Advisor to learn more and check your eligibility.
