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Hospital Quality Improvement Newsletter – October 2021
In This Issue: Latest News from CMS Educational Events Expert Insights & Resources Public Health Emergency Information & Resources Hospital Heroes
Alliant Quality Cares & Shares Newsletter – October 2021
In This Issue: Latest News from CMS COVID-19 Essentials Leadership Lesson: Advice from Those on the Frontlines Best Practice Corner Learning & Action Network Events & Partner Events Behavioral Health Resources Patient Safety Resources Chronic Disease Self-Management Resources Care Transitions & Community Coalitions Nursing Home/ LTC Quality Resources Beneficiary & Family Advisory Council Resources
Throwback Thursday – AHS Podcast Episode 37: A COVID Vaccination Story: Why Two People with Chronic Conditions Decided to Get Vaccinated
Are you or someone you know still weighing your options on whether to get the COVID-19 vaccine? Meet Holly and Abby – two kidney transplant patients who recently received the COVID-19 vaccine. One knew she wanted to get vaccinated as soon as possible, and the other was hesitant at first, but decided to receive it […]
Leadership Lesson – October 2021: Focus on the Movable Middle: Strategies for Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy
Focus on the Movable Middle: Strategies for Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy This month’s leadership lesson is from Leighann Sauls, AHS program director for Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee. Vaccine hesitancy is a growing challenge. CMS convened a group of leading behavioral science experts from top institutions with expertise […]
AHS Podcast Episode 36: Managing Stress to Prevent Burnout
As we continue to navigate an ongoing pandemic, COVID-19 and dealing with all of the change associated with the virus has been stressful for many. Healthcare staff have been traumatized by what they are seeing and experiencing as well as experiencing burnout. Children have had to adjust to a new way to attend school and […]
AHS Podcast Episode 35: The Journey from Vaccine Hesitancy to Acceptance as a Practicing Physician
According to an article in Forbes, the unvaccinated include nearly 1 in 3 workers at the nation’s 50 largest hospitals. Reasons cited include uncertainty over safety, preference for physiological immunity, distrust of government and health organizations, and autonomy/personal freedom. Monthly survey data gathered through Facebook suggests that vaccine hesitancy ranges from 9% among pharmacists to […]
Hospital Quality Improvement Newsletter – September 2021
In This Issue: Educational Events Expert Insights & Resources Public Health Emergency Information & Resources Best Practices Hospital Heroes
Alliant Quality Cares & Shares Newsletter – September 2021
In This Issue: Latest News from CMS COVID-19 Essentials Leadership Lesson: Advice from Those on the Frontlines Best Practice Corner Learning & Action Network Events & Partner Events Behavioral Health Resources Patient Safety Resources Chronic Disease Self-Management Resources Care Transitions & Community Coalitions Nursing Home/ LTC Quality Resources Beneficiary & Family Advisory Council Resources
Leadership Lesson – September 2021: How To Heal From Trauma and Reconnect With Joy
This month’s leadership lesson is from Carolyn Kazdan, Aim Lead, Community Coalitions and Nursing Homes. How To Heal From Trauma and Reconnect With Joy Hockey great Wayne Gretzky is often quoted as saying, “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.” As healthcare leaders, we are skating towards […]
AHS Podcast Episode 34: Throwback Thursday – What is a QIN-QIO?
Alliant Health Solutions is a QIN-QIO and Alliant Quality is the quality improvement services group of Alliant Health Solutions (AHS), but what does that mean? Tune in as the executive director of Alliant Quality, Linda Kluge, RD, LD, CPHQ, shares what makes Alliant different and how QIN-QIO’s are impacting the health industry. Click HERE to listen […]