• 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 Call Only. To participate by phone: Dial: 1-888-455-1397 & Conference Passcode: 5109694 Persons participating by phone do not need to RSVP. TTY Communications Relay Services […]

  • Clostridioides difficile: Hospital Best Practices Shared and Outcomes Achieved

    Online via WebEx

    In the US an estimated 12,800 people died from Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) in 2017, and the CDC Threat Report lists the infection as an urgent health issue. Unfortunately, C. difficile is more common and severe in older people. Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing puts patients at risk for C. diff infections. More than half of all hospitalized […]

  • National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call

    Online via Zoom

    Please join the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Centers for Disease Control for a National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call. They will be joined by Thomas Tsai, MD, MPH, Senior Policy Advisor for the White House COVID-19 Response Team for updates as well. Date: Thursday, October 6, 2022  Start Time: 4:00 pm ET […]

  • Complex Care Series: Increasing the Focus on Complex Care Launch

    Online via Zoom

    Upon completion of this event participants will be able to: Understand the scope and structure of the overall complex care educational sessions Define complex care and muti-visit patients Analyze your data to identify who your multi-visit patients are, the reasons they are returning to the hospital, and from what care setting Identify your initial key […]

  • New Day: Nursing Home Education Summit

    Online via WebEx

    Nursing homes do extraordinary work every day. At the same time, you need opportunities to learn and grow, to be on the cutting-edge of best practices, especially now. Join the IPRO QIN-QIO for a dedicated, FREE day of learning just for you. Be part of a new day in nursing home quality improvement. Stream New […]

  • Health Equity Organizational Assessment Affinity Group

    Online via WebEx

    Session 1 - December 8, 2022 Join IPRO for the Health Equity Organizational Assessment (HEOA) Affinity Group. Led by IPRO Health Equity subject matter experts (SMEs), the group will work together to advance opportunities for improvement identified from your organization’s HEOA report. The affinity group will give participants the opportunity to collaborate, share best practices […]

  • CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum

    Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time. This call will be Conference Call Only. To participate by phone: Dial: 1-888-455-1397 & Conference Passcode: 5109694 Persons participating by phone do not need to RSVP. TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired.  For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-855-2880. A Relay […]

  • Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum

    Please call at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time. This call will be Conference Call Only. To participate by phone: Dial: 1-888-455-1397 & Reference Conference Passcode: 4325849 Persons participating by phone do not need to RSVP. TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired.  For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or […]

  • National Stakeholder Call with the CMS Administrator

    Online via Zoom

    Please join the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, and her leadership team, who will highlight CMS’ key 2022 accomplishments and look ahead to how our 2023 priorities will advance the CMS Strategic Plan. CMS serves the public as a trusted partner and steward dedicated to advancing health equity, expanding coverage, […]

  • An Overview of the National CLAS Standards

    Online via Zoom

    Session 1: In this session, IPRO will introduce the National CLAS Standards, The Blueprint implementation guide, and the IPRO CLAS assessment and educational series.   What is CLAS? Culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) are a way to improve the quality of services provided to all individuals, which will ultimately help reduce health disparities and […]

  • Principal Standard, CLAS Theme 1 & CLAS Standard 2, 3 and 4

    Online via Zoom

    Download Slides: Session 2 Principal Standard_Theme 1_Standard Two_02_15_23_final_508   Session 2: In this session, IPRO and participants will discuss: The Principal Standard CLAS Theme 1: Governance, Leadership, and Workforce CLAS Standard 2: • Advance and sustain organizational governance and leadership that promotes CLAS and health equity through policy, practices, and allocated resources. CLAS Standard 3:  […]