Resources
C. difficile Infection Reduction in Long-Term Care: Session 6 – Comprehensive Review
SUMMARY: Did you know more than 100,000 C. difficile infections developed among residents of U.S. nursing homes? Join us for the last session of our series as we review C. difficile infection reduction strategies, antibiotic stewardship, and infection prevention best practices. AFTER ATTENDING THIS SESSION, LEARNERS WILL BE ABLE TO: 1. Understand C. difficile infection […]
Nursing Home Readmission Affinity Group Session 5: Engaging the Interdisciplinary Team
SUMMARY: Participants will learn how a facility integrated its interdisciplinary team into patient education on the CHF Zone Tool to improve patients’ self-management of their health and wellness and reduce avoidable ED visits and hospitalizations. In addition, we will discuss how communication and collaboration among the interdisciplinary team positively impact the discharge planning process. IN […]
HQIC Infection Prevention Chats | October 25, 2023
Our Office Hours-IP Chats are quarterly networking events to build knowledge, share experience and provide support for hospital infection preventionists. Have questions or ideas for content, please contact Amy Ward at Amy.Ward@Allianthealth.org.
HQIC Infection Prevention Chats | July 26, 2023
Our Office Hours-IP Chats are quarterly networking events to build knowledge, share experience and provide support for hospital infection preventionists. Have questions or ideas for content, please contact Amy Ward at Amy.Ward@Allianthealth.org.
A Practical Guide for Advancing Health Equity – HQIC LAN
OVERVIEW: The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges and intensified systemic health disparities that have pushed the conversation around health equity from “why is this important?” to “how do we do this?” Based on regulatory requirements from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) and The Joint Commission (TJC), hospitals have a critical opportunity to […]
Nursing Home Patient Safety Series: HAI Affinity Group – Community-Acquired Pneumonia Update
SUMMARY: This session will review pertinent definitions and categorizations of pneumonia. We will also discuss updates to the guidelines and review an example case. TARGET AUDIENCE: Infection Preventionists (IP), Nursing Home leadership, Clinical leadership. IN THIS SERIES, ATTENDEES WILL LEARN: New knowledge and tools surrounding the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of facility associated infections including […]
Nursing Home Readmission Affinity Group Session 4: Managing Readmission Risk
SUMMARY: In this session, participants will learn how to use Alliant Health Solution’s Rehospitalization Risk Assessment Tool to identify patients’ risk factors for readmission. We will also review interventions and care planning for these risks. In addition, we will provide tips for implementation and discuss the impact of social determinants of health and implicit bias […]
Leveraging Technology to Support Safer Transitions of Care
SUMMARY: Post-hospital contact with a primary care team is an established pillar of safe transitions. The prevailing model of telephone outreach is usually limited in scope and operationally burdensome. In this session, Eric Bressman, MD, MSHP, Fellow, National Clinician Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania and Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center will share learnings […]
Connecting Your Hospital Culture of Safety to Patient Harm Reduction | Jan. 17, 2023
According to the New England Journal of Medicine in February 2022, the strides made toward improving patient safety were quickly and severely reversed amid the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic that swept the nation indicating that the healthcare system lacks a sufficient resilient safety culture and infrastructure. This has brought to light an opportunity and obligation to […]