IPRO QIN-QIO Resource Library

This tool is designed to help post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facilities collect data on medication discrepancies found upon admission for residents/patients discharged from the hospital to the PALTC.

Mediation Reconciliation Action Plan

Medication Reconciliation (Med Rec), the practice of verification, clarification, and final reconciliation of medications during care transitions (admissions, discharges, and intra-facility transfers) is an important process for every facility and should be evaluated to ensure patient safety and quality. The Med Rec action plan provides templated SMART goals, links to resources such as the MARQUIS Toolkit, key action steps with PDSA cycles and associated SMART goals, and pre and post-test knowledge checks to help your facility strengthen its current practices and identify opportunities for improvement. By providing a structure to address the careful review of all medications, including high risk medications, supplements, topicals, eye drops, non-traditional, medicinal or recreational substances, other easily forgotten medications, and over-the-counter products, a facility can increase safety, reduce duplications and omissions, prevent errors, and mitigate the occurrence of adverse drug events (ADEs) and rehospitalizations related to transitions across the continuum of care.

Medication Safety Clinical Teach-Back Cards

Reference these cards for information on using the “teach-back” method to explain the basics about medications, prepare your patients to take care of themselves and review side effects. The medication safety team reviewed and updated this card set in August 2024.

This self-assessment tool heightens awareness of distinguishing systems and practices related to the safe use of 11 categories of high-alert medications.

This resource provides plain language information on medication safety for older adults.

This toolkit incorporates the experiences and lessons learned by health care facilities that have implemented the MATCH strategies to improve their medication reconciliation processes.

Available at no cost from SAMSHA. EBP for MAT in general medical settings for patients with OUD (includes assessment tools, guidelines, etc.) Collect data on success rates using various MAT through transitions of care, treatment in single settings, etc.

Read about Medstar Washington Hospital Center’s intervention to address food insecurity as part of its Community Health Program, including helping employees who are food insecure.

This document is intended to provide recommendations on how to improve accessibility in order to improve quality of care for patients with disabilities. It includes guidance on how to increase physical accessibility of medical services, tools to assess a practice or facility’s accessibility for individuals with disabilities, and tips and training materials to support efforts to reduce barriers and improve quality of care.

This online course by the CMS Office of Minority Health offers solutions for increasing the physical accessibility of health care settings and services for people with disabilities. This is an online course on the Medicare Learning Network (MLN).

The Monthly Falls Tracking Form was developed to assist facilities track their falls on a monthly basis. It maintains an active list of all falls in real time to assist with both investigation and provide an important piece in the development of a targeted fall prevention program. (See instructions below on how to download the tracking form.)

Complete this form to receive a link to download a zipped folder of the Falls Tracking Resources to include the Excel tracking form as well as a PDF instructional guide that explains the use of the tool: https://forms.office.com/r/7h3ygCb9ki

For questions on the Monthly Falls Tracking Form and Guide, please contact Dave Johnson (djohnson@ipro.org) or IPRONursingHomeTeam@IPRO.org.

The infection and antibiotic tracking form was developed to assist facilities track both their infections and antibiotic use on a monthly basis. It maintains an active list of all infections and antibiotic use in real time. (See instructions below on how to download the tracking form.)

Complete this form to receive a link to download the Infection and Antibiotic Tracking Tool.

The Monthly Pressure Ulcer Tracking Form was developed to assist facilities track their pressure ulcers on a monthly basis with the ability to carry over unhealed/unresolved pressure ulcers unto a new monthly tracking form. It maintains an active list of all current pressure ulcers in real time to assist with the investigation, treatment and provide an important piece in the development of a targeted pressure ulcer prevention program. (See instructions below on how to download the tracking form.)

Complete this form to receive a link to download a zipped folder of the Pressure Ulcer Tracking Resources to include the Excel tracking form as well as a PDF instructional guide that explains the use of the tool: https://forms.office.com/r/369PSU6V4m

For questions on the Monthly Pressure Ulcer Tracking Form and Guide, please contact Dave Johnson (djohnson@ipro.org) or IPRONursingHomeTeam@IPRO.org.

Discharge Planning tool completed by nursing home interdisciplinary teams with the patient and caregiver throughout the discharge planning process. Adapted based on materials from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Project RED (Re-engineered Discharge), and the Coleman Transitions Intervention in support of the Special Innovation Project: Improving Nursing Home Discharges Back to The Community Implementation Guide.

One page patient education resource: Learn about specialists who treat conditions related to diabetes.