On April 19, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) amended the emergency use authorizations (EUA) of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 bivalent mRNA vaccines. Refer to this fact sheet, from provided by TMF Quality Innovation Network, for the latest recommendations.
This resource, created by Mountain Pacific Quality Health, was developed to help nursing homes evaluate the COVID-19 infection prevention and control systems they have in place against Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services evaluation criteria.
In light of the unprecedented effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had across the nation and in recognizing the unique challenges facing rural and critical access hospitals (CAHs), the Compass Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor Network team identified hospital successes related to COVID-19 response in Iowa, South Dakota, Mississippi and Kansas. The first in a series on COVID-19 response, Innovations from the Field, follows nine rural hospitals and highlights some of their successes, lessons learned and innovations big and small.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) Impact Wellbeing™ campaign gives hospital leaders evidence-informed solutions to reduce healthcare worker burnout, sustain wellbeing, and build a system where healthcare workers thrive. Although some causes of burnout may take time to address, there are many feasible ways to champion a healthy workforce and hospital system.
Listen and learn from nationally recognized experts in four 15-minute podcasts about the importance and effectiveness of starting buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) in emergency departments. Hospital leaders receive research-backed advice on the technology tools, clinical evidence and referral networks that support this safe and effective first-line treatment in the ED – and how this research has been translated into action.
This resource provides information describing what naloxone is, how it works, why it is offered to individuals with an opioid prescription, and signs of opioid overdose. It is available in both Spanish and English.
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.
This resource, created by Telligen, was developed for health care providers to hang in their facilities to educate patients, residents and their families about long COVID, including symptoms, risks and prevention.
Section 508 compliance training is now available on the QIO Program YouTube channel to help QIN-QIOs ensure that the resources posted to their public websites meet federal requirements for accessibility. Section 508 is an amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that requires federal agencies and contractors to make their electronic and information technology resources accessible to people with disabilities.
