Resources
Solar Eclipse Provider Safety
On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America. The eclipse will travel across portions of Mexico, the central and eastern United States, and southeastern Canada. According to NASA, a solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun at just the right time, with the Moon […]
Nursing Home Readmission Tracking Sheet
This readmission tracking can simply identify root causes for unplanned readmissions.
Nursing Home Patient Safety Series – Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration Between the Infection Preventionist and the Medical Director: The Key to Preventing and Managing Urinary Tract Infections
SUMMARY: In this healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention educational event, we will discuss interventions to promote collaboration between the infection preventionist (IP) and the clinical leadership team to prevent and manage urinary tract infections (UTIs) in nursing facilities. IN THIS EVENT, WE WILL: 1. Highlight the importance of multi-disciplinary collaboration between the IP and the medical […]
Nursing Home Readmissions Affinity Group – Innovation: Engaging Patients, Residents, Family and Community in QAPI
SUMMARY: Join this session of our QAPI series as we discuss meaningful resident and family engagement in QAPI as a way to enhance residents’ quality of life, quality of care, and safety. DURING THIS EVENT, WE WILL: 1. Discuss the roles of resident and family advisors in nursing home quality improvement. 2. Learn strategies to […]
Solar Eclipse Patient Safety
On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will happen in parts of the United States. During a total solar eclipse, the moon blocks the sun for a few minutes. It will seem dark like nighttime. Check to see if you are in the path of the eclipse on the NASA website with the […]
Caring for a Patient or Resident with a Hemodialysis Central Venous Catheter (HD-CVC) Just-in-Time Training Module
This training material with facilitator guidance and instructions is designed to provide just-in-time essential guidance to nursing assistants who are providing care to a patient or resident with a hemodialysis central venous catheter.
Super-Utilizer Coaching Package: What’s in Your Toolkit?
Use this package as a framework to develop super-utilizer reduction strategies and best practices and to support new AHS QA team members by highlighting what’s in the super-utilizer toolkit.
Guidance for Performing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) with Performance Improvement Projects (PIPs)
Conducting a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is an important step to identifying areas of opportunity for improvement, to reduce avoidable hospital utilization, medication errors, or other issues. This guide includes best practice strategies to help you get started.
Shop Talk Short: Using ServiceNow
Viewers will learn how to use the new NHSN ServiceNow feature.
Workplace Violence Prevention for Nursing Homes: Coaching and Resource Package
What it is: Workplace violence is defined by the Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) as any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site. Workplace violence ranges from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and even homicide. Who it affects: It can affect […]