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.
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.
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.
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.
This tool and resource, developed by IPRO for healthcare providers to support in encouraging vaccine acceptance. This microsite offers an array of tools and resources including educational documents, links to information, videos and podcasts, downloadable and customizable social media graphics and posters, sample press releases and newsletter content,
This beneficiary-facing fact sheet was developed by Quality Insights as a lower-literacy resource to help educate the public on the importance of vaccination and to highlight seven key takeaways to know about Long-COVID (or Post-COVID Syndrome).
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 the expertise of TMF QIN, the facility increased its rate from 33.33 to 100 percent as reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) database in September 2023.
This webinar recording, provided by Telligen, features information on the COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccine. Dr. Anuj Mehta, M.D., M.S., Assistant Professor of Medicine at Denver Health and Hospital Authority shares facts and information on why it’s important to get vaccinated. Viewers will also learn:
This webinar recording, provided by Qsource End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Networks and Telligen, is intended to help health care providers continue to educate patients and staff about the importance of vaccinations. It features Dr. Marie Philipneri who talks in more detail about COVID-19, influenza and pneumonia vaccines and their importance, as well as vaccine adherence.
