This Nursing Home Leadership Roundtable is an opportunity for nursing home leaders to learn about emerging regulatory and clinical guidance, share best practices and engage in discussion around nursing home priority issues such as COVID-19, influenza and quality improvement approaches. The calls, held on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month, will provide didactic education followed by open discussion and Q&A on any nursing-home related topic. 

This is the most recent edition of the Mountain Pacific’s Adverse Drug Event bulletin. This edition focuses on the importance of having an effective opioid stewardship program. In this edition, you will find resources for increased knowledge as well as development/implementation of an effective program.

The purpose of this toolkit is to help nursing homes be survey-ready every day. The survey/proof book is to help organize documents for quick access during a survey. This survey book should be available, organized and updated at least weekly. 

Dr. Jean Storm discusses the role of the medical director (MD) in nursing homes. 
Fostering Engagement Between MDs and Facility Staff Part 1: 

Dr. Jean Storm gives an overview of enhanced barrier precautions (EBPs) and discusses the latest updates for EBP guidance. Viewers will obtain an overview of the following: 

In this two-part series, Dr. Jean Storm discusses how to screen and treat residents with opioid use disorder (OUD) in nursing homes.

• Session One: Navigating Opioid Use Disorder in Long-Term Care Facilities (Part 1)
• Session Two: Navigating Opioid Use Disorder in Long-Term Care Facilities (Part 2)

Promoting and maintaining high vaccination rates for recommended vaccines is a critical strategy for infection prevention. This virtual toolkit serves as a resource in assisting healthcare organizations and providers in their efforts to identify gaps and vaccinate more adults.

The DVA puts together messaging and media tips to help QIO Program contractors promote their quality improvement activities.

In this three-part Care Coordination Series, QSource and various guest speakers highlighted the importance of having programs in place to support effective communication between healthcare settings.