The QI Times is a bi-weekly source for NQIIC news, events and resources produced by The Bizzell Group, the Data Validation and Administrative (DVA) contractor for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors (NQIIC). Alliant was featured in Issue 44 on December 7, 2022. NQIICs in Action: Health […]

Words of advice from leaders on the front lines. This month’s leadership lesson is from Melody “Mel” Brown, MSM, AHS State Quality Manager – Georgia. Learning from the Past to Improve the Future The past year has been one of hope that the pandemic would be truly over and life would go back to normal. Though much […]

A monthly newsletter highlighting events and resources for Nursing Homes & Partnerships for Community Health In This Issue: CMS Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness Plans Assessment  Register for our November LAN: Emergency Preparedness in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care View our September LAN: Steps To Reduce Dialysis Readmissions and Emergency Department Visits  Register for our November Shop Talk  Leadership Lesson: Leading […]

This monthly newsletter highlights the latest insights, resources, and evidence-based best practices. Our hope is that this newsletter makes it easy for you to stay on top of trends and allows you to provide the best possible care for those you work with and serve.  In This Issue:  Outpatient Hospital and Surgical Center Payment System […]

Leadership Lessons ​​​Words of advice from leaders on the front lines. This month’s leadership lesson is from Karen Little, AHS targeted response quality improvement and innovation lead. Leading with Integrity With everything going on in the world, it has become abundantly clear that integrity is a fundamental leadership quality. Harvey Mackay once said, “If you […]

This monthly newsletter highlights the latest insights, resources, and evidence-based best practices. Our hope is that this newsletter makes it easy for you to stay on top of trends and allows you to provide the best possible care for those you work with and serve.  In This Issue:  New SDOH Quality Measures Start in 2023 Register […]

A monthly newsletter highlighting events and resources for Nursing Homes & Partnerships for Community Health In This Issue: CMS Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness Plans Assessment  Register for our November LAN: Emergency Preparedness, Trauma-Informed Care and Staff Resiliency View our September LAN: Steps To Reduce Dialysis Readmissions and Emergency Department Visits  Register for our October Shop Talk  Leadership Lesson: Health Literacy: […]

Memorandum Summary CMS is committed to continuing to take critical steps to ensure America’s healthcare facilities are prepared to respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (PHE). Visitation Guidance: CMS is issuing new guidance for visitation in nursing homes during the COVID-19 PHE. Visitation is allowed for all residents at all times. […]

This month’s leadership lesson is from JoVonn Givens, MPH, task order director at Alliant Health Solutions, the QIN-QIO for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Health Literacy: A Necessary Element to Achieve Health Equity “If we want health equity, we need to make health literacy a priority.” Sylvia Matthews Burwell, A.B., B.A., […]