CMS QIN-QIO

Infection Prevention for Infection Preventionist by Infection Preventionists (IP3)
2024-10-17 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-10-10 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-10-03 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-09-26 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-09-19 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-09-12 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-09-05 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-08-29 11:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) and 3 more dates | 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

IPRO QIN-QIO Presents: A Pathway to Transforming Patient Care through a Pain and Opioid Learning Health System (LHS) Collaborative (POLLC)
2024-10-09 15:00 - 16:00 | Online via WebEx
Wednesday, October 9 from 3 to 4 pm ET
Registration Link: https://bit.ly/47jRmnm
Learning Objectives
In this webinar, we will:

Define the characteristics and benefits of a Learning Health System
Describe foundational POLLC activities to support Learning Health Systems aimed at advancing evidence driven pain and opioid management and improving patient outcomes
Provide a Round Table on lessons learned from POLLC participants
Enable participants to design their LHS leveraging POLLC tools and resources

Audience
This activity is appropriate for all those interested in improving pain and opioid management and outcomes, and/or improving Learning Health Systems for other conditions. This includes:

Clinicians (e.g., Physicians, NPs, PAs, Nurses, Pharmacists), Public Health Professionals, Patients and/or Care Partners
Health Systems, Hospitals, Primary Care, Specialty Clinics, Nursing Homes, and Health IT vendors

Speakers
Jerry Osheroff, MD – Principal, TMIT Consulting, LLC
Dr. Jerry Osheroff is a primary care physician by training who has focused for over 30 years on developing and implementing approaches to improve healthcare delivery processes and outcomes. He is a principal of TMIT Consulting, LLC and a care transformation subject matter expert helping VA become a learning health system and achieve the quintuple aim. He is the lead author on influential guidebooks and national roadmaps for achieving these goals and brings together diverse stakeholders to implement the recommendations (e.g., via initiatives such as POLLC and ACT) and accelerate improvements in care delivery and results.
Anne Myrka, RPh, MAT, CPHQ – Senior Director of Drug Safety ad Chronic Disease Management, IPRO
Anne Myrka earned a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and a Master of Arts in Teaching Science from the State University at New Paltz. She is a licensed pharmacist in New York and Vermont. She has presented nationally about high-risk medication management, care transitions, and medication reconciliation, and has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed journal articles on these topics.
Lynn Wilson, MS – Senior Quality Improvement Specialist, IPRO
Lynn Wilson has more than 30 years of experience with regulatory agencies for community mental health centers and nursing homes and is a nationally recognized QI leader in long-term care, behavioral health and hospice and palliative care settings. Under her leadership, behavioral health and end of-life care practice innovations generated through frontline staff quality improvement processes have been recognized as national best practices.

NHSN Office Hours
2024-10-09 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-09-25 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-09-11 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-08-28 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

SNF Skill Squad: Falls and Risk Reduction Pearls
2024-10-08 13:30 - 14:30 | Online via Zoom
In this session, we will describe quality measures related to falls, discuss the role of the interdisciplinary team in communication about falls, and identify high-risk medications to both avoid and consider for a gradual dose reduction (GDR).
Speakers:
Darlene Shoemaker, MS, RN, BC
Robert Accetta, RPh, BCGP, FASCP

SNF Skill Squad: Nursing Process and Assessment Skills
2024-10-01 13:30 - 14:30 | Online via Zoom
In this session, we will go over the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation).
Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the basics of physical and mental assessments
2. Talk about how to identify a nursing diagnosis
3. Explain how to implement your plan of action
4. Describe how to create an effective evaluation
Speaker:
Daphne Young

SNF Skill Squad: Documentation and Care Planning
2024-09-24 13:30 - 14:30 | Online via Zoom
In this session, we will review documentation-related challenges and essential care planning principles.
Speaker:
Amy Stackman

QAPI Office Hours
2024-09-18 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-04 14:00 - 15:00 | Online via Zoom
QAPI Office Hours offer a highly interactive learning experience using Google’s Jamboard, allowing participants to ask questions and share experiences about QI topics. Give it a try!
Learning Objectives:
1. Explore various ways to use data in your QAPI process
2. Discover how to utilize data to tell a story

SNF Skill Squad: Using Your Standard Analytic Report (SAR) to Prioritize Quality Improvement Efforts
2024-09-17 13:30 - 14:30 | Online via Zoom
This session will review the data available in the quarterly SAR reports.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the quality measure data included in the SAR
2. Discuss how to compare facility performance to state and national averages
3. Explain how to utilize the data to identify quality measures for improving your Five-Star Rating
Speakers:
Jacky Haskell, MS
Emily Patry, MS

IPCO Study Hall
2024-09-17 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: Understanding the “Science” of the STARs
2024-09-10 13:30 - 14:30 | Online via Zoom
Leaders, new and old within nursing homes understand the 5 STAR system at a high level, but often don’t realize or understand the nuances and “science” behind the 5 STAR rating. In this session, we will dive deeper into the quality measure (QM) rating.
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand and explore resources for the 5 STAR system, specifically the QM rating
2. Learn about the QMs and how residents trigger them
3. Learn how to identify areas of improvement
Speaker:
Josh Clodius, LNHA

SNF Skill Squad: Documentation of Immunizations Within MDS
2024-09-03 13:30 - 14:30 | Online via Zoom
To realize the maximum benefits of immunizations, a coordinated effort is required to increase vaccination coverage and ensure high-quality data are available to inform clinical and public health
interventions. Learn more about this important topic during this session.
Learning Objectives:
1. Discover the connection between MDS and immunization data
2. Review practices that ensure effectiveness in reporting

SNF Skill Squad: After Action Reports/HOTWASH
2024-08-27 13:30 - 14:30 | Online via Zoom
In this session, we will discuss all that is needed to complete an After Action Report (AAR) following an event.
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain what AARs are and their importance
2. Describe AAR processes and components
3. Discuss best practices for conducting an AAR
Speaker:
Shane Durkee

QAPI Office Hours
2024-08-21 16:00 - 17:00 | Online via Zoom
QAPI Office Hours offer a highly interactive learning experience using Google’s Jamboard, allowing participants to ask questions and share experiences about QI topics. Give it a try!

Let's Stop Sepsis: An Overview of Our Sepsis Resources
2024-08-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Online via WebEx
With sepsis and septic shock as leading causes of death worldwide, sepsis mortality continues to be a challenge. Sepsis is a life-threatening, complex, and challenging condition to manage, and anyone can develop it. Though traditionally associated with bacterial infection, sepsis can develop from many types of infection, including viral and fungal infections.
With the emergence of inpatient stays in 2020 related to COVID-19 (an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus) came additional vulnerability to developing sepsis. Aggregate hospital costs for sepsis stays increased by 66.8 percent from 2016 to 2021 to $52.1 billion. (AHRQ,2024). Well-defined systems and processes are crucial in delivering the right care at the right time to the right patient.

In this HQIC Lunch and Learn webinar, we will:

Discuss the prevalence of sepsis
Learn sepsis best practices
Give an overview of the IPRO HQIC sepsis resources

Who Should Attend:

Nurses
Sepsis coordinators
Care coordinators
Front-line and emergency department staff
Infection preventionists
Clinical and hospital leaders
Physicians
Patient safety and quality professionals

QAPI Office Hours: Root Cause Analysis
2024-08-07 14:00 - 15:00 | Online via Zoom
