HSAG’s “At the Elbow” Technical Assistance Helps Nursing Home Increase its Resident COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Rate

September 21, 2023

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.

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Qsource Highlights Innovation for Improvement in Infection Prevention

To empower our nursing residential facilities with ongoing infection prevention support, Qsource has partnered with Viven Health to offer innovative interactive education.  This cutting-edge program has not only been easy to use and implement, but also impactful. This program is available on any mobile device or computer, and over 250 nursing facilities across Indiana have welcomed the program with exceptional feedback.





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September 20, 2023


Connecting PFE Best Practices to Reducing All-Cause Harms

This toolkit provides hospital quality and safety staff with examples of how each of the five PFE Best Practices can be applied as strategies to reduce all-cause harms. Offers a general model of patient and family engagement and all-cause harm reduction. PFE/Harms crosswalks are available by PFE Best Practice or by harm area.




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October 18, 2023


Comagine Health’s One-on-One Assistance Reduces Burden on Nursing Home Staff to Help Facility Increase its Resident COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Rate 

September 07, 2023

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.

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Infection and Sepsis Zone Tool

Sepsis is a very dangerous response to an infection and can lead to tissue damage, organ failure and even death. Use this zone tool to conduct a daily assessment.


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August 30, 2023


Sharing Out Suggestions for Compliance F880 Infection Prevention

Mountain-Pacific Quality Health publishes a weekly email covering a common citation including what is included in the F-tag, examples, definitions, suggestions and resource links. This week's edition covers F880 Infection Control, where the facility conducts an annual review of its infection prevention and control plan (IPCP) and update their program, if necessary.


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August 30, 2023


Top 10 Infection Control Deficiencies

This information sheet features the top infection control deficiencies identified by infection preventionists and suggestions on how to remediate each issue.





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August 16, 2023


Resources Target Infection Prevention Efforts at the Source

Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are a threat to patient safety. To reduce the risk of infection in the very place where patients seek care, Health Quality Innovators (HQI) developed infection prevention resources that can be used in a variety of healthcare settings.




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August 30, 2023


QIN-QIO Community of Practice Call | Post-COVID Syndrome in the Outpatient and Nursing Home Settings: Awareness and Resources

Social worker offering pills to handicapped elderly woman.

Quality Insights presents an educational webinar to describe the symptoms associated with post-co

How to Rebuild, Reengage and Reenergize Your Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC)

HQIC Learning Action Network flyer

In recent months, hospitals have begun to reengage their Patient and Family Advisory Councils (PF