Interdisciplinary Teamwork at Tennessee Hospital Key to Combating Sepsis
Interdisciplinary Teamwork at Tennessee Hospital Key to Combating Sepsis Early identification and treatment are critical to preventing sepsis-related mortality in people with Medicare. Convergence Health Consulting (Convergence), a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor (HQIC), works with regional and state partners across 11 states to improve…
Alliant Health Solutions Helps Florida Nursing Home Combat Vaccine Misinformation to Build Trust with Residents and Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations
A large, 100-bed nursing home in Florida with a resident COVID-19 vaccination rate of zero percent, was referred to Alliant Health Solutions by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for assistance. Alliant, a CMS-designated Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), leveraged its established, trusted partnerships and science-based resources to help the…
HSAG Helps Arizona and California Nursing Homes Increase COVID-19 Vaccination Rates by Improving Vaccine Access and Addressing Cost Challenges
The end of the public health emergency and the commercialization of COVID-19 vaccines has led to vaccine administration and billing challenges for nursing homes across the country. Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) for Arizona and California, is leveraging partnerships…
Persisting Through Complexity: Comagine Health Helps Nursing Home Overcome Vaccination Billing Challenges
A midsize long-term care facility on the West Coast was referred by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to Comagine Health, a Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), for assistance with increasing nursing home resident COVID-19 vaccinations. Despite many facility residents agreeing and consenting to vaccination, the nursing home’s resident…
TMF Partners with Large Arkansas Hospital to Achieve Significant Improvements in Sepsis Rates
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program is dedicated to improving health care quality at the community level. Hospital Quality Improvement Contractors (HQICs) are strategic partners of the QIO Program dedicated to improving the quality of care delivered to people with Medicare in hospitals. Through its role as an HQIC, TMF Health…
TMF QIN’s Persistence and Focus on Partnership Helps Nursing Home Increase its Resident COVID-19 Vaccination Rate to 100 Percent
In January 2023, a large metro-area facility in Texas was referred by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to TMF Quality Innovation Network (TMF QIN), a Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), to increase nursing home resident COVID-19 vaccinations. To make improvements, the 90-bed facility needed additional support and resources. By leveraging…
HQI HQIC Facilitates CLABSI Interventions to Achieve Cost Savings of $2M
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program is dedicated to improving the quality of health care at the community level. Hospital Quality Improvement Contractors (HQICs) are strategic partners of the QIO Program dedicated to improving the quality of care delivered to people with Medicare in hospitals. Through its role as an HQIC, Health…
Quality Insights Helps a Nursing Facility with Short-term Rehab Patients Achieve a 91.4 Percent COVID-19 Vaccination Rate
A 96-bed, in-patient rehabilitation and nursing facility was referred by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to Quality Insights, a CMS Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), for assistance with increasing its resident COVID-19 vaccination rate. The QIN-QIO conducted a root-cause analysis (RCA) and helped the facility identify underlying barriers…
HQI Helps Nursing Home Successfully Implement Motivational Interviewing to Address Vaccine Hesitancy
A medium-sized nursing facility in Missouri was referred by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to Health Quality Innovators (HQI), a CMS Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), for assistance with improving its resident COVID-19 vaccination rate. The facility serves individuals with psychological behavior issues and many of the residents have…