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Wednesday, July 6, 2022
 

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CMS Updates IC, Other Survey Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities
The Quality, Safety and Oversight Group memo, QSO-22-19-NH, outlines the updates, which are part of a White House effort announced earlier this year to improve safety and quality of care in nursing homes. The APIC alert also notes that CMS has online training for surveyors and nursing home stakeholders on CMS’ Quality, Safety, and Education Portal (QSEP).
 

News & Analysis

Mastering the Tricky Act of Transforming Population Health With Technology
Albert Tomchaney, MD, became the first chief medical officer of the Indiana-based Franciscan Alliance, which operates as Franciscan Health, in 2008. He has managed the physician practices for a time and overseen hospital operations such as pharmacy and care management. But throughout, and especially now, his focus has been on population health activities.
Transform911 Unveils Recommendations to Improve Nation's Emergency Response Network
Transform911, an initiative launched in 2021 with more than $1 million in funding, led by the University of Chicago Health Lab and comprised of more than 100 stakeholders, has unveiled six key recommendations, the result of 18 months of meetings and research into the 54-year-old emergency response network.
PSQH: The Podcast

PSQH: The Podcast Episode 56 – How Implicit Bias Can Place Non-White Patients at Risk

On episode 56 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Mike Dulin, head of the Academy for Population Health Innovation at UNC Charlotte, talks about how implicit bias increases the risk of poorer health outcomes for non-White patients. This episode is sponsored by Origami Risk as part of Healthcare Risk Management Week.
Upcoming webinar

Uniting for Safety: The Importance of Hand Hygiene

This July 19 presentation will focus on the World Health’s 2022 Hand Hygiene campaign, why it is so important in this time of COVID-19 pandemic, how uniting for an organizational safety climate is important, and proper hand hygiene protocols.
 

Industry Events

Sunday, 9/11 - ASHRM 2022 Annual Conference

Monday, 9/12 - NAHQ Next (virtual)

Monday, 9/19 - Patient Experience Symposium 2022

Thursday, 10/6 - ABQAURP's Annual Health Care Quality & Patient Safety Conference

 

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Soaring to Success: The Path to Developing High-Reliability Clinical Teams

Written by a former airline pilot turned nurse and a patient safety expert, this practical resource offers solutions to managing longstanding challenges in patient care by applying the practices of crew resource management. This one-of-a-kind resource uses engaging case studies and real-life examples to provide a framework for improving communication and patient safety.

 

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