Evolution of COVID-19 Vaccines
Why have there been so many COVID-19 vaccines since 2020? This infographic displays how the vaccines have to keep up with COVID-19 variants, starting from the initial variants to the current variants in circulation.
Why have there been so many COVID-19 vaccines since 2020? This infographic displays how the vaccines have to keep up with COVID-19 variants, starting from the initial variants to the current variants in circulation.
An A through Z list of 26 COVID-19 infection prevention and control resources for nursing facility staff, complied by TMF Health Quality Institute.
TMF Health Quality Institute presents an enlightening Q&A that provides important medical perspectives from Dr. Clifford Moy, TMF Behavioral Health Medical Director and Melinda Quinn, a Health Care Quality Improvement Specialist at TMF on vaccines as well as some of the hesitancy and resistance some people have.
Cardiac rehabilitation is a medically supervised program designed to improve cardiovascular health for those who have experienced a heart attack, heart failure, angioplasty or heart surgery. Health Quality Innovators (HQI) created a patient-facing fact sheet describing the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation, costs and how patients can get started. Translated versions of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Fact Sheet are now available in Chinese, German, Spanish and Vietnamese.
This partner feature highlights the relationship between Telligen and the Iowa Veterans Home including:
The Health Quality Innovation Network’s (HQIN) Simple Strategies Stand-Up webinar series for nursing home staff featured experts who discussed Long COVID/Post COVID Syndrome and how the COVID-19 vaccination can prevent long-term health effects of the disease.
In Qsource's Public Health Update, Dr. Shireesha Vuppalanchi, Medical Director of the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of the Indiana Department of Health, discusses new COVID-19 variants, current trends, hospitalizations, recommended vaccinations, and treatment for seasonal respiratory infections.
Dr. Shireesha Vuppalanchi, Medical Director of the Office of Chief Medical Officer at the Indiana Department of Health, returns as Qsource's guest speaker for our March Public Health Update. Topics discussed in this webinar include the impacts of COVID-19, hospitalizations, respiratory infections, and other prevailing public health issues as we enter into the spring season.
The SHIELD project is a quality improvement intervention for hospitals, nursing homes and long-term acute care hospitals to reduce the spread and infections of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO). This resource provides an overview of staff training, patient communication, compliance checks and more. Additional resources:
Preparing for and responding to nursing home residents or healthcare personnel (HCP) who develop signs or symptoms of a respiratory viral infection.