Federal Tag Updates: Opioid and Substance Use Disorder
Guidelines have changed for long-term care facilities with the recent update of State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix PP. In today's episode, we'll discuss some of those Federal Tag changes relating ...
11 Nov 202226min
Staffing Solutions for Nursing Homes: Course Overview
Have hiring and retention woes created barriers to the quality of work in your nursing home? You don't have to navigate these challenges alone! Quality Insights will soon be offering a course, "Staffi...
3 Nov 202225min
CMS’ Guidelines for Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness Plans
Does your nursing home have an Emergency Preparedness Plan – and does it meet the guidelines set forth by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)? In this discussion, we review what nursing...
28 Okt 202226min
Updates to COVID-19 Guidance
What’s the latest COVID-19 guidance that nursing home workers need to know? In today’s episode, we’ll discuss recent updates on testing, quarantining, and more. We're joined by Jennifer Brown, quality...
21 Okt 202214min
CMS’ Critical Element Pathways for Infection Prevention
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will soon be revising its Critical Element Pathways, including its pathways for infection prevention. In this episode, we give an overview CMS' Criti...
14 Okt 202213min
Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP): An Overview
One of the most effective interventions to prevent multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in nursing homes are Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP). In today's episode, we discuss an overview of EBP — in...
7 Okt 202215min
NHSN's Updated Definitions for COVID-19 Vaccine Reporting for Residents and Health Care Personnel
The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) has recently revised its definition of "up to date" on COVID-19 vaccinations. In this episode, we review the new definition as well as other recent change...
30 Sep 202223min
COVID in WV: Mother carries on son’s legacy in Charleston community
In this first episode of COVID in WV, we spoke with LaKeisha Barron-Brown of Charleston, West Virginia. LaKeisha lost her 21-year-old son, Jon’Tavese O’mari Brown in October 2021 to COVID-19. Lakeisha...
30 Sep 202224min
