This month’s leadership lesson is from Leighann Sauls, Program Director at Alliant Quality for Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee. I recently attended a call where a nursing home leader shared concerns about the staff feeling weary as a result of this challenging time, and how it results in risks of harm to the residents. […]

(ATLANTA) – Alliant Health Solutions (AHS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality, safety, and value of health care, has been named one of the “2020 Best Places to Work” by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. AHS was ranked 19th among the top large-sized companies. This is the ninth time in 12 years that AHS […]

Key Points CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network will release a new reporting pathway on October 15, 2020 to help nursing homes and long-term care facilities comply with SARS-CoV-2 point of care laboratory test reporting requirements. Using the pathway will require an upgraded SAMS access from level 1 to 3. Be on the lookout for an […]

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) selected Alliant Quality through its affiliates to provide quality improvement andinterventions for the Medicare ESRD program. The Alliant Quality ESRD Network affiliates include: Network 8, Inc. (ESRD Network 8) serving Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee End Stage Renal Disease Network of Texas, Inc. (ESRD Network 14) serving Texas The […]

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 43.8 million adults experience mental illness in a given year and one in five adults in America experience a mental illness. As a result of COVID-19, additional behavioral health concerns such as loneliness, depression and anxiety are on the rise. Tune in as Alliant’s behavioral health […]

Quotes can inspire us. They can get us thinking on our work in a different way.  The phrase, “You can’t read the label from inside the jar. You need help from the outside.” – deemed a southern expression – has been quoted several times in the past few years by the team at Alliant Quality.  […]

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) Free and confidential support for people in distress 24/7. https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Find Treatment.gov List of state-licensed providers who specializes in treating substance use, addiction and mental illness. https://www.findtreatment.gov/ SAMHSA Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator Find treatment facilities confidentially and anonymously, 24/7. https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/ National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357) SAMHSA’s National Helpline is […]

Telehealth and telemedicine have emerged as the new way to do healthcare. They are now a must-have for both healthcare professionals and patients during these uncertain times the COVID-19 pandemic has created. Based on a survey by Sage Growth Partner (SGP) and Black Book Market Research, 59% percent of those surveyed reported they are more likely to […]

As the world fights two consecutive epidemics, COVID-19 and Opioids,  community support for both epidemics continue to be top priorities for Alliant Quality, the Medicare Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Alliant Quality has a goal to support the implementation of pain and opioid best practices […]