Author: IPRO

Nursing Home Survey Tag Specific Emergency Preparedness Checklist

Checklist to cross reference facility emergency preparedness plan with CMS survey requirements to ensure all elements are addressed in facility emergency preparedness plan. There is also a companion document that provides links to resources for emergency preparedness plan development.

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Tag Specific Emergency Preparedness Resources

Companion document to Nursing Home Tag Specific Emergency Preparedness Checklist.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ae55H6eMFmwoV9Idj2nx-owWvfgZnFZ5

Companion document to Nursing Home Tag Specific Emergency Preparedness Checklist

Checklist to cross reference facility emergency preparedness plan with CMS survey requirements to ensure all elements are addressed in facility emergency preparedness plan. There is also a companion document that provides links to resources for emergency preparedness plan development.

More information about this ECHO series or to register can be found on this document.

This updated toolkit provides resources and information on influenza, pneumococcal, COVID-19 and RSV vaccines, as well as strategies and shared clinical decision-making tools to make your vaccine campaign a success.

A Train the Trainer Guide: Early initiation of discharge care planning, involving the patient and/or appropriate caregiver(s), along with collaboration with community supports, can lead to better transitions to the community and reduce readmissions.

Documentation in health care is an important communication tool for the health care team as they care for residents/patients. It is important to have medical documentation of individuals’ expressions/ behaviors and the events that precipitated the expressions/behaviors. Without documentation, there is no evidence of what occurred or how to mitigate expressions/behaviors in the future. Included is Tips for Use to help your team get the most out of the “Documentation of Expressions (Behaviors)” resource, which provides examples of both best practices and poor practices for documentation of expressions. The one-page “Documentation of Expressions” resource paired with pre- and post-tests will provide nurses with a solid foundation for clearly communicating what occurred and the steps that were taken by staff to de-escalate the expression or behavior.

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This resource assists providers to screen their patients for utilities/energy insecurity, a health-related social need that may impact health outcomes.

This resource assists providers to screen their patients for housing insecurity, a health-related social need that may impact health outcomes.

Resource and tools to enhance nursing home discharge processes for those residents with goal of returning to the community. Emphasizes coordination with Area Agencies on Aging, identifying and including appropriate caregivers, and use of follow up phone calls to reduce risk of readmission and enhance patient satisfaction.

These are the slides from the September 21, 2023 webinar titled Preparing to Submit the Hospital Commitment to Health Equity Measure.

This fillable PDF resource created by IPRO may be helpful for preparing for attestation of the CMS Hospital Commitment to Health Equity Measure.