This four-part series, provided by Superior Health Quality Alliance, is an introduction to Emergency Preparedness Exercise Design and Evaluation and intended to give the audience an understanding of key definitions and the steps needed to create, conduct and evaluate an exercise that will meet the exercise requirements for CMS regulated organizations. The intended audience is nursing home administrators, directors of nursing and other staff involved in emergency planning. This series:

In this session, provided by Superior Health Quality Alliance, learn from and share with others how to plan and implement effective diabetes management interventions. This session is also guided by quality improvement advisors (QIAs) from Superior Health Quality Alliance. Some of the topics we will cover include:

The presentation, presented by Great Plains Quality Innovation Network, offers an informative session on the different types of urinary tract infections (UTIs). The presenter will provide knowledge on risk factors, symptoms and the criteria for diagnosis of UTIs. Interpretation of the results from a urinalysis and urine culture will be discussed, as well as treatment options for each type of UTI.

This presentation, prepared by Mountain-Pacific Quality Health and presented by Dr. Douglas Kuntzweiler, discusses how to reduce resident visits to the emergency department as well as how to reduce the rate of 30-day readmissions. 

Diabetes means that you have too much sugar (Glucose) in your blood. High blood sugar levels can lead to serious health problems. Keeping your blood sugar under control is very important. This document was prepared by Mountain-Pacific Quality Health to help manage your diabetes and understand what to do when your levels rise too high or low, as directed by your doctor. 

This resource was prepared by Mountain-Pacific Quality Health, to provide a guide on OTC medications and how to choose the right medications to treat cold symptoms for people with chronic kidney disease. 

The zone tool, provided by Mountain-Pacific Quality Health, was prepared for health care providers, HQIC and QIN-QIO contractors, to give an overview of the signs your CKD is under control, needs a change in care or needs immediate medical intervention as well as a brief look at testing for and diagnosing CKD.