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New Home Health CoPs Go Into Effect
The final rule surrounding the new Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs) from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) goes into effect this Saturday, January 13. Home health agencies must comply with these conditions in order to receive payments from the Medicare program.
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During the March 2017 Cardiovascular Learning & Action Network (CardioLAN) webinar, the HHQI team discussed how to align national home health requirements with improving cardiovascular outcomes. Money and time can get tight during this challenging period. Before creating new tools, learn what free evidence-based resources are already available to help you meet the new CoPs' Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement (QAPI) requirements. Access the webinar recording and slides on the HHQI website.
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Free Custom Data Reports for CMS-certified HHAs
As a CMS-certified home health agency, a tremendous benefit to participating in the HHQI National Campaign is free access to custom data reports created especially for your home health agency each month.
HHQI uses the OASIS data received by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to generate custom data reports on the following topics. Click the hyperlinks below to view sample reports.
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January 2018 HHQI Agency of the Month
Home health agencies that are active in the HHQI National Campaign and closest to the
national, r
isk-adjusted ACH 20th percentile and/or the national, risk-adjusted Oral Medication Improvement 80th percentile (or better) are eligible for random selection as HHQI Agency of the Month.
Be in the spotlight.
Nominate your agency today
, and if you are selected, your organization will be prominently featured here in HHQI Inside Edition -- which reaches more than 13,000 subscribers -- and on the HHQI website. Your achievement will also be shared via HHQI's social media channels.
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Save the Dates
'Third Thursdays' Event Schedule
Home health professionals are busy. Now, there's an understatement. In order to make the most of your limited time, HHQI's three primary online Networking events -- LiveChat, Cardiovascular Learning & Action Network (CardioLAN) webinars, and Underserved Populations (UP) webinars -- will
each be held quarterly.
Events will rotate and always begin at
2pm (ET) on the third Thursday of the month
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 Quarterly UP Network Webinar | January 18, 2018 | 2-3:30pm ET
Actions to Improve Health Literacy
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Health literacy is a silent but significant barrier for adults, especially the elderly. Nearly nine out of 10 adults in the U.S. have some health literacy issues that reach across all socioeconomic, cultural/race, and education levels. Healthcare providers need to understand barriers and have strategies to address various health literacy areas.
During this 90-minute educational webinar presented by the Home Health Quality Improvement National Campaign (HHQI), we will explore several key areas including: measurement, navigation, verbal/written communication, and evaluation.
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Free Nursing Continuing Education
This activity has been approved
for 1.5 hours of continuing education (CE) credit by the Alabama State Nurses Association, an accredited approver of nursing continuing education through the American
Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).
To receive CE credit, participants must watch the webinar and enroll in the corresponding course in HHQI University's Underserved Populations course catalog to complete related coursework. Step-by-step instructions will be discussed at the end of the webinar.
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MORE THAN 180 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED FOR THIS WEBINAR.
If you'd like to be among the first to know about upcoming webinars related to underserved populations issues,
subscribe to our topic-specific mailing lists. Details will be delivered straight to your inbox as soon as they are available, so you'll be sure to get a seat for our most popular webinars.
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HHQI Heart Month Webinar | February 27, 2018 | 2-3:30pm ET
Cardiac Rehab Roundtable
Evidence suggests hospital readmissions and all-
cause mortality rates are reduced when patients
who have experienced a heart attack participate in
a cardiac rehabilitation program. However, even as
providers are striving to improve and sustain the quality
of delivered cardiovascular care, this is often a missed opportunity.
During this 90-minute educational webinar presented by the Home Health Quality Improvement National Campaign (HHQI), leading national experts will discuss the diseases / diagnoses that qualify a patient to participate in cardiac rehab and the services that are included. We'll also review available alternatives for those patients who are unable to attend an outpatient program.
Free Nursing & PT Continuing Education
This activity is pending approval of
1.75 hours of continuing education (CE) credit from the Alabama State Nurses Association, an accredited approver of nursing continuing education through the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). An application is also pending for continuing competency units (CCUs) through the Federation of State Board of Physical Therapy (FSBPT).
To receive CE credit, participants must watch the webinar and enroll in the corresponding course in HHQI University's Cardiovascular Health course catalog to complete related coursework. Step-by-step instructions will be discussed at the end of the webinar.
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Expert Panelists:
- Janet Wright, MD, FACC CDC/CMS; Million Hearts® Executive Director
- Kate Traynor, RN, MS, FAACVPR Massachusetts General Hospital
Director, CVD Prevention Center
- Bud Langham, PT, MBA
Encompass Home Health
Chief Clinical Officer
Please
visit the HHQI website
to register and for the latest information on CE status and presentation slides as soon as they are available.
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2018 CMS Quality Conference Preview
The 2018 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Quality Conference is taking place February 12-14, 2018. The
January 2018 issue of QIO News
looks at how the conference has expanded over the years and how Quality Innovation Network-
Quality Improvement Organization
s (QIN-QIOs) have put learnings from the conference into action.
Learn what you can expect from this year's event in this video from Dennis Wagner, director, and Jeneen Iwugo, deputy director, of the Quality Improvement and Innovation Group within the CMS Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ).
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Upcoming Industry Webinars, Courses & Other Events
DATE & TIME
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HOSTED/PRESENTED BY
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January 24
2pm ET
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Living with Diabetes: Ask the Experts
Managing Stress |
American Diabetes Association |
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On-demand
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The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion & Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Johns Hopkins University |
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Centers for Technical Assistance and Training in Emory's Rollins School of Public Health
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| On-demand |
free registration required
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Medscape
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Open School*
More than 30 online courses in quality, safety, leadership, the Triple Aim, and patient-centered care
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Institute for Healthcare Improvement |
On-demand
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Open Door Forums audio podcasts
If you missed the original live event, you can listen to the recording here
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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CDC-NDEP |
*Continuing education credit is included, available, or pending.
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| This material was prepared by Quality Insights, the Medicare Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization supporting the Home Health Quality Improvement National Campaign, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The views presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. Publication number 11SOW-WV-HH-MMD-010118 |
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