Resources
Alliant Quality Cares & Shares Newsletter – April 2021
A monthly newsletter highlighting events and resources for Nursing Homes & Community Coalitions 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 […]
AHS Podcast Episode 25: How ESRD Network of Texas is Increasing Awareness about the Prevention of Chronic Kidney Disease
The End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network of Texas, Inc. works to assure healthcare security for ESRD patients in Texas, as well as be a trustworthy partner for continual improvement of their health and healthcare. This includes access to equitable, appropriate and quality patient and family-centered health care that achieves desired outcomes and ensures protection […]
New Opportunity to Provide Feedback & Learn About a Human-Centered Design (HCD) Approach to Hospital Quality Reporting
CMS is investing in modernizing the Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) site with a human-centered design (HCD) approach to improve the user experience of HQR / QualityNet Secure Portal users. The HQR user experience team is interested in feedback from people who use HQR/QualityNet Secure Portal to submit data for the following programs: Inpatient Quality Reporting […]
NEW COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance and Resources for Partners during the Pandemic
As COVID-19 vaccines are becoming more available across the country, CMS is taking action to protect the health and safety of our nation’s patients and providers and keeping you updated on the latest COVID-19 resources from HHS, CDC and CMS. With information coming from many different sources, CMS has compiled resources and materials to help […]
Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day
The National Council on Aging is having its 4th Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Symposium on May 6, 2021. Go to: https://connect.ncoa.org/oamhad for more information.
AHS Podcast Episode 24: The Challenges Providers Face when Providing Substance Use Disorder Services
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that an estimated 20 million people aged 12 or older had a substance use disorder, including 14 million who had an alcohol use disorder and eight million who had an illicit drug use disorder. Alliant ASO specializes in working with providers who provide substance use disorder […]
Alliant Health Solutions Joins National COVID-19 Network to Build Resilience Against Pandemic Among Racial, Ethnic Minority and Rural Populations
Nearly 40 national partner organizations band together to bring communities culturally appropriate information and health services. ATLANTA, GA – Alliant Health Solutions joined Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM)’s National COVID-19 Resiliency Network (NCRN) of partners to inform community-driven response, recovery, and resiliency strategies for addressing the impact of COVID-19 on communities. Alliant Health Solutions is […]
AHS Podcast Episode 23: A COVID Vaccination Story: Why Two People with Chronic Conditions Decided to Get Vaccinated
Do you or someone you know have a chronic condition and are 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 […]
CMS Nursing Home Visitation Guidelines
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued updated guidance today for nursing homes to safely expand visitation options during the COVID-19 pandemic public health emergency (PHE). https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-20-39-nh-revised.pdf