New England Nursing Home Increases its Resident COVID-19 Booster Rate through Consistent Use of Turnkey Resources Developed by IPRO QIN-QIO

July 18, 2023

New England Nursing Home Increases its Resident COVID-19 Booster Rate through Consistent Use of Turnkey Resources Developed by IPRO QIN-QIO

A New England nursing home known for embracing its “outdoorsy” residents by involving them in activities that allow them to enjoy the rural area in which they live was referred by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to IPRO, a CMS Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), for assistance with improving its resident COVID-19 booster rate.

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Long-Term Care Emergency Preparedness Toolkit

This resource was developed by Quality Insights to help long-term care facilities develop emergency preparedness plans that meet the standards set forth by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The Emergency Preparedness Plan Outline gives a rundown of the current guidance in an easy-to-read format. The Emergency Preparedness Check List includes best practices that can be used to assess a facility’s plan to identify shortcomings and areas for improvement in their review.




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July 18, 2023


Alliant Health Solutions Helps Skilled Nursing Facility with High Turnover Population Achieve a 100 Percent COVID-19 Booster Rate

July 18, 2023

Alliant Health Solutions Helps Skilled Nursing Facility with High Turnover Population Achieve a 100 Percent COVID-19 Booster Rate

A small, hospital-based skilled nursing facility (SNF) was referred by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to Alliant Health Solutions (Alliant), a CMS Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), for assistance with increasing its resident COVID-19 booster rate. The QIN-QIO conducted a root-cause analysis (RCA) and helped the SNF use the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) method to create an action plan to address the barriers uncovered by the RCA.

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QIN-QIO Community of Practice Call | Listserv: A Platform for Establishing and Engaging a Virtual Community

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QIN-QIO Community of Practice Call | Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Innovation and Engagement with Nursing Homes and Communities

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QIN-QIO Community of Practice Call | Strategies to Improve Vaccine Data Accuracy in NHSN

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TMF’s Persistence Helps Nursing Home Increase its Resident COVID-19 Booster Rate by More Than 50 Percent

July 18, 2023

TMF’s Persistence Helps Nursing Home Increase its Resident COVID-19 Booster Rate by More Than 50 Percent

A small nursing home in a Midwest suburb struggling to increase its resident COVID-19 booster rate was referred by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to TMF, a CMS Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) for assistance. With TMF’s help, the nursing home demonstrated a 53.5 percent increase in its resident COVID-19 booster rate from when it was first referred to the QIN-QIO and the last report to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) database in October 2022.

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TMF Doubles Nursing Home Attendance at Education Events with Five-Part QAPI Series

April 15, 2024

TMF Doubles Nursing Home Attendance at Education Events with Five-Part QAPI Series

TMF Health Quality Institute, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), works with nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities in Arkansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, Puerto Rico and Texas to improve staff and resident COVID-19 vaccination and booster rates. To accomplish this, TMF provides technical assistance and education to facilities through weekly webinars and online office hour events.

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Reducing the Risks of Fentanyl Use in the U.S.

Reducing the Risks of Fentanyl Use in the U.S. was created in response to the increasing number of drug overdose deaths across the United States. Developed with a team from the University of Pennsylvania Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy, the video highlights the impact of fentanyl on minorities. It also addresses the need for broad awareness and education about the risks of fentanyl exposure, the warning signs of possible overdose, and the use of naloxone to counteract an overdose.





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July 18, 2023


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