Patient Safety
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 4 million Americans are admitted to or reside in nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities each year, and nearly one million persons reside in assisted living facilities. Common healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) that affect nursing home residents include urinary tract infections, diarrheal diseases, antibiotic-resistant infections, among others. These HAIs are a major cause of hospitalization and death among nursing home residents.
In light of these issues facing nursing home residents, it is important for all staff in long term care facilities to work together to reduce or prevent infections using QAPI principles in the pursuit of providing a safe care environment for all. This webpage provides resources to build and expand Infection Prevention and Control programs in Long Term Care Facilities. These resources can assist Infection Preventionists, clinicians, administrators, and other support staff prevent the spread of infectious pathogens in their facilities and reduce the burden of HAI’s among nursing home residents.
Infection Control Resources
Preventing Adverse Drug Effects (ADE)
Drug Disposal: Drug Take Back Locations
The best way to safely dispose of most types of unused or expired drugs.
Assessing and Reducing Opioid Prescribing in Long Term Care
Join us on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 2pm ET/ 1pm CT for the Nursing Home Learning & Action Network webinar, Assessing and Reducing Opioid Prescribing in Long Term Care. Together, we’ll learn from expert safety pharmacist, Dr. Tanya Vadala, about the current CMS regulations, guidelines and policies to assess and reduce Opioid prescribing in […]
Medication Safety Resources
Medication Errors
Adverse Drug Events (ADEs)
Anticoagulants
Diabetes Medications
Opioid Safety
- Naloxone Saves Lives
- Opioid and Med Bag Intervention
- Co-Prescribing Naloxone with Opioids
- Medication Disposal Tip Sheet
- Medication Storage Tip Sheet
- Alliant Essential Communications Elements Toolkit
- Drug Disposal: Drug Take Back Locations
- Opioid Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) One-Pager
- Medication Risk Alert: Opioids & Benzodiazepines
- Pain Management
Antipsychotic
- Antipsychotic Admission and Quarterly Review Worksheet
- Behavioral Health – Antipsychotic Medication Adverse Drug Events (ADEs)
- Antipsychotic Medication Rounding Tool
- Antipsychotic Medication Trigger Tool
- Antipsychotic Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) One-Pager
- American Psychiatric Association-Practice Guideline on the Use of Antipsychotics to Treat Agitation or Psychosis in Patients with Dementia
Shop Talks
A shop talk is a webinar hosted by Alliant to share information and resources. Updates and support for surveillance, tracking and infection prevention in nursing homes using National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). This WebEx is focused on submitting COVID-19 data but may include other components such as C. Diff, UTIs and hand hygiene
October 2024 NHSN Shop Talk
October 17, 2024, 2pm ET | 1pm CTCME & NAB CREDITS OFFERED Join the monthly Shop Talk sessions hosted by the Alliant patient safety team. Attendees will receive updates on the NHSN database and CMS requirements. This month, we will discuss CMS NHSN reporting requirements updates, COVID-19 and respiratory virus updates, and NHSN updates. There will also be a live question-and-answer session […]
September 2024 NHSN Shop Talk
September 19, 2024, 2pm ET | 1pm CTCME & NAB CREDITS OFFERED Shop Talk is a monthly webinar series hosted by Alliant Health Solutions. You will be provided with information, resources, updates and support for surveillance, tracking and infection prevention in nursing homes using National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).
August 2024 NHSN Shop Talk
August 15, 2024, 2pm ET | 1pm CTCME & NAB CREDITS OFFERED Join the monthly Shop Talk sessions hosted by the Alliant patient safety team. Attendees will receive updates on the NHSN database and CMS requirements. This month, we will discuss updates to CMS NHSN reporting requirements, COVID-19 and respiratory viruses updates, and NHSN updates. There will also be a live question-and-answer […]
Upcoming Events
GA FLEX Health Equity Improvement Project Meetings: August 2025
August 26, 2025, 10am ETThank you for registering for the the 2024-2025 GA FLEX Health Equity Improvement Project, and welcome back! Last year’s efforts in developing your health equity strategic plans were truly successful, and we’re grateful to build on that strong foundation to bring those plans to fruition. Together with our incredible partners at the GA State Office […]
GA FLEX Health Equity Improvement Project Meetings: July 2025
July 22, 2025, 10am ETThank you for registering for the the 2024-2025 GA FLEX Health Equity Improvement Project, and welcome back! Last year’s efforts in developing your health equity strategic plans were truly successful, and we’re grateful to build on that strong foundation to bring those plans to fruition. Together with our incredible partners at the GA State Office […]
GA FLEX Health Equity Improvement Project Meetings: June 2025
June 24, 2025, 10am ETThank you for registering for the the 2024-2025 GA FLEX Health Equity Improvement Project, and welcome back! Last year’s efforts in developing your health equity strategic plans were truly successful, and we’re grateful to build on that strong foundation to bring those plans to fruition. Together with our incredible partners at the GA State Office […]
Patient Safety Resources
Infection Control
Medication Safety
Shop Talks (NHSN)
Order My Medication Bag to Prevent Adverse Drug Events
Adverse drug events (ADEs) account for millions of physician office and emergency room visits every year. The My Medication Bag helps to prevent those events by giving patients a simple way to keep all their medications in one place, and all of their physicians on the same page.
**At this time, Med Bags are NOT being shipped. Please check back for updates.