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Nursing Home Anticoagulant ADE Checklist
This checklist, derived from the CMS ADE Trigger Tool, will aid nursing homes in identifying and preventing ADEs.
Nursing Home Diabetes ADE Checklist
This checklist, derived from the CMS ADE Trigger Tool, will aid nursing homes in identifying and preventing ADEs.
Opioid Nursing Home Adverse Drug Event Checklist
This checklist, derived from the CMS ADE Trigger Tool, will aid nursing homes in identifying and preventing ADEs.
Leadership Lesson – November 2023: National Family Caregivers Month – Celebrating and Honoring the Contributions of Caregivers
Words of advice from leaders on the front lines. This month’s leadership lesson is from Julie Kueker, MBA, BS MT (ASCP), Alliant Health Solutions Program Director for Alabama, Florida and Louisiana. As health care workers, we dedicate years or perhaps decades to improving the lives of the patients we serve. We learned how to interact with […]
Patient Safety Topic: ADE Anticoagulants and Use of Hospital Portal
Russell Medical Center is an 81-bed hospital located in Alexander City, AL and is 1 of 6 “five star” hospitals in the state of Alabama recognized by CMS. During a recent Quality Leader Summit, Brenda Duncan, RN, Director of Quality Management and Jerry Holley, RPh, Director of Pharmacy shared their success regarding the use of […]
Role of the Pharmacist in the Treatment of Patients with OUD
This webinar series is a collaboration of all of the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organizations and will provide strategies, interventions, and targeted solutions to ensure access to MOUD treatment and facilitate the continuity of care through the continuum. Please join us to hear from national experts during this monthly webinar series occurring on Friday of […]
Athens-Limestone Hospital Committed to Opioid Stewardship and Reducing Patient Harm
Athens-Limestone Hospital, a 71-bed hospital in Athens, Alabama, is improving opioid stewardship by implementing steps to reduce patient harm from opioids through leadership commitment, partnership with physicians and forming an opioid stewardship committee. Previous improvement work in opioid stewardship was not continued during the COVID pandemic as the focus shifted to more urgent matters. An […]