HSAG’s “At the Elbow” Technical Assistance Helps Nursing Home Increase its Resident COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Rate
A small, 26-bed skilled nursing facility in California with an average daily census of 23 residents, was referred by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG), a CMS Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), for assistance with improving its resident COVID-19 bivalent booster rate. Using root cause analysis, burden…
Comagine Health’s One-on-One Assistance Reduces Burden on Nursing Home Staff to Help Facility Increase its Resident COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Rate
A nursing home in a remote area of the Pacific Northwest was referred by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to Comagine Health, a CMS Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), for assistance with improving its resident COVID-19 bivalent booster rate. With the help of Comagine Health’s one-on-one assistance and support that reduced staff burden, the…
Large Urban Hospital Reduces CAUTI, CLABSI, and Clostridioides difficile Rates
An urban hospital in California worked with Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG), a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor (HQIC), to successfully decrease its catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), and Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) standardized infection ratios (SIRs…
The Partnership to Advance Tribal Health and the Indian Health Service Address Opioid Use Disorder in Tribal Communities
The American Indian Alaska Native Healthcare Quality Initiative (AIANHQI), part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program, is dedicated to improving population health and the quality of health care among American Indian and Alaska Native communities. The Partnership to Advance Tribal Health (PATH), led by Comagine Health, works…
Superior Health Quality Alliance’s One-on-One Virtual Coaching Helps Nursing Home Boost its Resident COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Rate
A 145-bed nursing home located near the coast of western Michigan was referred by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to Superior Health Quality Alliance (Superior Health), a CMS Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), for assistance with improving its resident COVID-19 booster rate. With the help of Superior Health’s intensive one-on-one…
Alliant HQIC Helps Hospitals Decrease Sepsis Mortality Rates and Save Lives
At least 1.7 million adults in America develop sepsis. Anyone can develop sepsis; however, adults 65 or older are considered high risk.[1] Alliant Health Solutions (Alliant), a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor (HQIC), provides technical assistance and education to hospitals to improve patient safety and recently worked with two…
Telligen’s One-on-One Assistance and On-Demand “Vax Hub” Help a Suburban Nursing Home Increase its Resident COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Rate
A 118-bed nursing home located in suburban Illinois was referred by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to Telligen, a CMS Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), for assistance with improving its resident COVID-19 booster rate. Using resources provided through virtual one-on-one assistance and Telligen’s “Vax Hub” web page, the facility saw a net…
TMF’s Targeted Education Helps Two Rural Nursing Homes Increase Their Resident COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Rates
A nursing home located in rural Nebraska with an average daily census of 58 residents and a nursing home located in rural Arkansas with an average daily census of 45 were referred by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to TMF, a CMS Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), for assistance with improving their resident COVID-19 bivalent booster rate…
Vaccination, Treatment Plans and the Use of Therapeutics Improve Outcomes for Nursing Home Residents Diagnosed with COVID-19
Nursing home residents are nearly all at risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes, including hospitalization and death. Vaccination offers the best protection against severe outcomes and can prevent the spread of infection. However, developing treatment plans for each resident in case of infection and administering COVID-19 therapeutics at the onset of symptoms are additional strategies that support…