All materials are meant to enhance your current process by using evidence based materials shown to improve patient discharge outcomes and reduce readmissions.
Psychotropic Action Plan Data Collection Table
Data collection tool to assist with baseline data collection and ongoing data monitoring for use in conjunction with the IPRO PSYCHOTROPIC REDUCTION ACTION PLAN.
The goal is to document the status at the start of your action plan intervention. With a proper baseline, you can later demonstrate the efficacy of your interventions with improved numbers.
Psychotropic Review Worksheet
Resident-level review worksheet to facilitate providers with ensuring documentation, assessments, diagnoses, and other elements are considered when reviewing a resident record who is on a psychotropic.
This worksheet can be used as part of the facility’s overall Quality Assurance and Performance (QAPI) program, to assist MDS coordinators in completing the CMS Minimum Data Set (MDS) or to prepare for medical provider resident review for gradual dose reduction.
Psychotropic: Non-Pharmacological Interventions Table
Document with links for resources for evidence-based resources for non-medication interventions. Includes:
▪ Use of Non-medication Interventions
for residents with expressions due to
cognitive and structural changes have
been demonstrated to be beneficial.
▪ Use of these resources can be
used on orientation, with annual competencies, and individual
resident-centered care planning.
QAPI (New Focus area)
QAPI Resources
QAPI Mini-Self Assessment
Use this mini self-assessment with your QAPI committee to reflect on your QAPI structure, data utilization, and performance improvement projects.
This mini assessment is a modified version of the CMS QAPI Self-Assessment. View the CMS comprehensive QAPI Self-Assessment Tool for semi- or
annual evaluation of your organization’s progress with QAPI available at qapiselfassessment.pdf (cms.gov).
QSEP Training
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants to help nursing homes prepare for the fall and winter months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Developed to meet the urgent and ongoing needs of nursing home managers and frontline staff, insights gained during the COVID-19 pandemic have been used to create a series of scenario-based trainings to share knowledge around ways to protect, provide care and prevent the spread of COVID-19. These free CMS Targeted COVID-19 Training for Frontline Nursing Home Staff & Management learning intensives are hosted on the CMS Quality, Safety & Education Portal (QSEP). This fall, nursing home staff members can earn certificates of completion while receiving the latest guidance from CMS on COVID-19 preparedness, resident-centered care and infection prevention and control.
Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) Self-Assessment
This mini self-assessment is designed to support nursing homes in assessing current QAPI structure, data utilization, and performance improvement projects and establishing next priorities for continuous improvement.
Quality Improvement: A Guide to Root Cause Analysis Tools
Conducting a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is an important step to identifying areas of opportunity for improvement, to reduce avoidable hospital utilization, medication errors, or other issues.
This compendium includes evidence-based and best practice tools to help you get started. After completing the RCA process with your team, we recommend exploring the IPRO QIN-QIO Guide to Improving Care Transitions and other resources on the IPRO QIN-QIO Resource Library (https://qi-library.ipro.org).
Quick Guide to Standards of Care for Chronic Disease Screening: Blood Pressure Screening Recommendations for Hypertension (HTN)
Provider-facing tool summarizing Standards of Care and Billing Codes for Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Disease and Hypertension.
Quick Guide to Standards of Care for Chronic Disease Screening: Connect Patients Eligible for Cardiac Rehabilitation to Life-Saving Services
Provider-facing tool to encourage participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation programs.
Quick Guide to Standards of Care for Chronic Disease Screening: Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT) provided by Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES
Provider-facing tool to learn about DSMT reimbursement.
Quick Guide to Standards of Care for Chronic Disease Screening: Recommendations for CKD Screening
CKD Conversation Starter
Describes all CKD Stages, Symptoms, Complications, and recommended tests. Provider facing tool summarizing Standards of Care and billing codes for CKD.
Quick Guide to Standards of Care for Chronic Disease Screening: Recommendations for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) Screening
Provider-facing tool summarizing Standards of Care and Billing Codes for Diabetes.
Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
The hospital discharge is a complex process requiring integrated communications among the inpatient care team, primary care team, community services, the patient, and the patient’s caregivers. The RED Toolkit has been expanded to provide complete implementation guidance and adapted to address language barriers, cross-cultural issues, and disparities in health care communication and trust. The toolkit now includes five additional tools that provide step-by-step instructions as a springboard for hospitals to proactively address avoidable readmissions.