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Persisting Through Complexity: Comagine Health Helps Nursing Home Overcome Vaccination Billing Challenges
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 immunization rate was lagging several similar facilities in the region.
Evolution of COVID-19 Vaccines
Why have there been so many COVID-19 vaccines since 2020? This infographic displays how the vaccines have to keep up with COVID-19 variants, starting from the initial variants to the current variants in circulation.
ABCs of COVID-19 Infection Prevention
An A through Z list of 26 COVID-19 infection prevention and control resources for nursing facility staff, complied by TMF Health Quality Institute.
A Person-Centered Journey to Immunity
TMF Health Quality Institute presents an enlightening Q&A that provides important medical perspectives from Dr. Clifford Moy, TMF Behavioral Health Medical Director and Melinda Quinn, a Health Care Quality Improvement Specialist at TMF on vaccines as well as some of the hesitancy and resistance some people have.
Long COVID: Reduce the Risk with the Right Resources
The Health Quality Innovation Network’s (HQIN) Simple Strategies Stand-Up webinar series for nursing home staff featured experts who discussed Long COVID/Post COVID Syndrome and how the COVID-19 vaccination can prevent long-term health effects of the disease.
Public Health Update with the Indiana Department of Health January 2024
In Qsource's Public Health Update, Dr. Shireesha Vuppalanchi, Medical Director of the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of the Indiana Department of Health, discusses new COVID-19 variants, current trends, hospitalizations, recommended vaccinations, and treatment for seasonal respiratory infections.
Public Health Update with the Indiana Department of Health
Dr. Shireesha Vuppalanchi, Medical Director of the Office of Chief Medical Officer at the Indiana Department of Health, returns as Qsource's guest speaker for our March Public Health Update. Topics discussed in this webinar include the impacts of COVID-19, hospitalizations, respiratory infections, and other prevailing public health issues as we enter into the spring season.
Understanding the Significance of Coding Infections on the Minimum Data Set (MDS)
The accuracy of the MDS plays a pivotal role in shaping resident care, reimbursement processes and quality measures. With so many issues demanding attention, it is easy to think of the MDS as a task to complete but not consider the story the data tells about your facility.
Key Resources for Nursing Homes
This document developed by Great Plains Quality Innovation Network provides resources for nursing homes to access on-line and in-person training opportunities focusing on COVID-19 and infection control vaccinations.