Superior Health Quality Alliance has developed a resource that provides feedback to nursing homes regarding their emergency preparedness plans. The document was developed to coincide with the requirements found in Appendix Z in the Updated Guidance for Emergency Preparedness.
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 that support this mission within hospitals by helping clinical teams increase patient safety, particularly preventing hospital-acquired infections (HAIs).
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.
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.
This tool helps patients and family members communicate with clinical staff throughout their hospital stay; Includes tips for effective communication and a planning tool to help patients/family members plan for each interaction and actively participate in care. Includes a section for hospital clinical staff.
