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
Using SBAR Communication in Infection Control
The SBAR communication technique — which stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation — is the gold standard for sharing information in medical settings. So what does SBAR look lik...
22 Sep 202219min
Successful Strategies to Improve Staff Influenza Vaccination Rates
People who work in long-term care know that staff vaccinations are key to stopping the spread of viruses like influenza. But how do you increase vaccination rates in your facility? Fellowship Communit...
15 Sep 202216min
Software Solutions for Skilled Nursing Facilities
How can technology help skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) enhance quality of care and improve resident outcomes? In today's episode, Chris Gerace Johnson of Real Time Medical Systems joins us to discu...
9 Sep 202222min
Staff Health Reporting and Vaccine Hesitancy
Moving into the fall months, long-term care facilities must prepare for an increase in COVID-19 and flu cases. What can your facility do to keep staff and residents healthy? In today's episode, we dis...
2 Sep 202211min
Medication Therapy Management
Listen to this podcast to get a Delaware pharmacist's perspective about the Medication Therapy Management program being offered by the Delaware Pharmacists Society. This program is available to Delaw...
1 Sep 202232min
CMS's Five-Star Quality Rating System: 2022 Staffing Measure Update
Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the staffing rating methodology for its Five-Star Quality Rating System for Nursing Homes. What are the changes and how do they a...
26 Aug 202231min
