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Coronavirus and COVID-19 (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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August 01, 2022 - Coronavirus and COVID-19 (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) Resource: Coronavirus and COVID-19 (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) Information about employment nondiscrimination laws and COVID-19. Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Topic(s): Leadership & Management Audi…

Guide to Covid-19 Vaccine Communications, A Practitioner's Guide to the Principles of Covid-19 Vaccine Communications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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May 01, 2021 - Guide to Covid-19 Vaccine Communications, A Practitioner's Guide to the Principles of Covid-19 Vaccine Communications Resource: Guide to Covid-19 Vaccine Communications, A Practitioner's Guide to the Principles of Covid-19 Vaccine Communications In this communications guide, Ann Christiano and Jack Barry fr…

Healthcare Professional Preparedness Checklist For Transport and Arrival of Patients With Confirmed or Possible COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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February 01, 2021 - Healthcare Professional Preparedness Checklist For Transport and Arrival of Patients With Confirmed or Possible COVID-19 Resource: Healthcare Professional Preparedness Checklist For Transport and Arrival of Patients With Confirmed or Possible COVID-19 (PDF, 98 KB) Frontline healthcare personnel can use …

Medical Priorities and Treatment Options Conversation with Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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February 01, 2021 - Medical Priorities and Treatment Options Conversation with Patients Resource: Medical Priorities and Treatment Options Conversation with Patients (PDF, 177 KB) This one-pager serves as a reference for a patient/agent during a conversation about priorities for medical care and treatment options for serious …

Booster Shot Access for Residents and Staff: Vaccine Toolkit for Long-Term Care Settings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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July 01, 2022 - Booster Shot Access for Residents and Staff: Vaccine Toolkit for Long-Term Care Settings Resource: Booster Shot Access for Residents and Staff: Vaccine Toolkit for Long-Term Care Settings This LeadingAge toolkit was developed to help long-term care settings (including home- and community-based services orga…

Interim Considerations: Preparing for the Potential Management of Anaphylaxis After COVID-19 Vaccination | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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August 01, 2022 - Interim Considerations: Preparing for the Potential Management of Anaphylaxis After COVID-19 Vaccination Resource: Interim Considerations: Preparing for the Potential Management of Anaphylaxis After COVID-19 Vaccination These interim considerations provide information on preparing for the initial assessment …

Clinical Management of COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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July 01, 2022 - Clinical Management of COVID-19 Resource: Clinical Management of COVID-19 This document provides guidance to clinicians caring for COVID-19 patients during all phases of their disease (i.e. screening to discharge). It has been expanded from previous versions to meet the needs of frontline clinicians and pro…

Vaccine Administration: Rights of Medication Administration | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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July 01, 2022 - Vaccine Administration: Rights of Medication Administration Resource: Vaccine Administration: Rights of Medication Administration This guidance explains a series of actions related to vaccine administration which involves: assessing patient vaccination status and determining needed vaccines, screening for co…

CDC Project First Line Facilitator Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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May 01, 2021 - CDC Project First Line Facilitator Toolkit Resource: CDC Project First Line Facilitator Toolkit This toolkit has resources and strategies designed to support leaders as they deliver training sessions and help to build a culture of providing safer, higher quality of care. Source: CDC Topic(s): Safe Ope…

CDC Strategies to Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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May 01, 2021 - CDC Strategies to Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages Resource: CDC Strategies to Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages The CDC provides information, recommendations, and national guidance for health care providers on strategies to mitigate staffing shortages. Source: CDC Topic(…

COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control: Communication Toolkit for Long-term Care Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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February 01, 2021 - COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control: Communication Toolkit for Long-term Care Facilities Resource: COVID-19 infection prevention and control: communication toolkit for long-term care facilities This communication toolkit contains a series of simplified messages and reminders based on the World Health …

Clinical Conversations Training Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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April 01, 2022 - Clinical Conversations Training Program Resource: Clinical Conversations Training Program Clinical Conversations is a program from the Network of the National Library of Medicine for training clinicians and other clinical staff who interact with patients about health literacy and related concepts. This pro…

Effective Tools for Practicing Self-Compassion and Self Care in the Time of COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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May 01, 2021 - Effective Tools for Practicing Self-Compassion and Self Care in the Time of COVID-19 Resource: Effective Tools for Practicing Self-Compassion and Self Care in the Time of COVID-19 (Video) This webinar recording provides tools that nurses can use to help maintain mental well-being while facing the ongoing c…

Grief Support for Staff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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May 01, 2021 - Grief Support for Staff Resource: Grief Support for Staff (PDF, 1.7 MB) This guide shares ideas and strategies for acknowledging grief in long-term care settings. Source: Palliative Alliance Topic(s): Staff and Resident Well-being Audience(s): Clinical Leaders; Managers Format: PDF

Compassionate Care Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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July 01, 2021 - Compassionate Care Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis Resource: Compassionate Care Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis (PDF, 85.5 KB) This resource provides guidance on compassionate care during COVID-19, including a checklist to assess a provider's ability to deliver end-of-life care and information on supporting the…

Considerations for Wearing Masks—Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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May 01, 2022 - Considerations for Wearing Masks—Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19 Resource: Considerations for Wearing Masks—Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19 This webpage provides information on how to properly wear a mask and contains images showing how masks are a simple barrier to help prevent respiratory droplets from …

Caring Messages Applicable During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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February 01, 2021 - Caring Messages Applicable During the COVID-19 Pandemic Resource: Caring Messages Applicable During the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF, 428 KB) This document includes examples of caring communication in a variety of situations healthcare personnel are encountering today. These examples illustrate what it might sou…

Post Vaccination PIP Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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May 01, 2021 - Post Vaccination PIP Resources Resource: Post Vaccination PIP Resources (PDF, 141 KB) This worksheet will help you create a performance improvement project charter. Source: CMS Topic(s): Safe Operations; Infection Prevention & Control Audience(s): Clinical Leaders; Managers Format: PDF

Staffing Considerations Post-Vaccine | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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August 01, 2022 - Staffing Considerations Post-Vaccine Resources: Staffing Considerations Post-Vaccine This document provides guidance that builds upon CDC's post-vaccine consideration for healthcare workers. Source: AHCA/NCAL Topic(s): Vaccination Audience(s): Clinical Leaders; Managers Format: PDF Publication …

Telehealth, Telemedicine and Remote Patient Monitoring | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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June 01, 2022 - Telehealth, Telemedicine and Remote Patient Monitoring Resource: Telehealth, Telemedicine and Remote Patient Monitoring In this 16-minute video, LeadingAge's Majd Alwan offers an overview of the recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services payment policies and regulatory flexibilities for Telehealth and…

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