Category: Resource

The AHA is working to support hospitals and health systems as they address social determinants of health, eliminate health care disparities and provide comprehensive care to every patient in every community—all of which improve community health. The AHA is continuously developing resources on how hospitals can address the social determinants of health in their communities. The website includes reports, case studies, webinars and videos on eight social determinants of health.

The Resources Inventory from the CMS Office of Minority Health is a catalog of diabetes prevention resources tailored to various audiences, including racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ communities, people with disabilities, and people with limited English proficiency.

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 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.

3-part series on quality improvement techniques

This toolkit is an informative resource for Skilled Nursing Facilities to use as reference to make sure their facilities are prepared for infectious disease outbreaks.

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.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mm1VLd8robyygaA_NBKmO-rSC2OWCqwL/view?usp=drive_link

Tag Specific Emergency Preparedness Resources

Companion document to Nursing Home Tag Specific Emergency Preparedness Checklist

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

This resource is a information guide for care partners of nursing home patients who are starting hemodialysis. The guide includes information on what to expect and ways care partners can help.

This one page sheet shows you how to measure your blood pressure properly. (Spanish)

What You Need to Know About Managing Your Cholesterol.

A Sepsis Staff Training Program

QAPI Resources

Provider-facing tool summarizing Standards of Care and Billing Codes for Diabetes.

Provider-facing tool to learn about DSMT reimbursement.

Provider-facing tool to encourage participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation programs.