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Preventing Vaccine Administration Errors: A Primer for Healthcare Workers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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July 01, 2022 - Preventing Vaccine Administration Errors: A Primer for Healthcare Workers Resource: Preventing Vaccine Administration Errors: A Primer for Healthcare Workers This 30-minute course reviews best practices for effective COVID-19 vaccine administration and addresses recent COVID-19 recommendations presented …

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…

Guidance on the Role of Hospice Services in Long-Term Care Facilities During COVID-19 Pandemic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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June 01, 2022 - Guidance on the Role of Hospice Services in Long-Term Care Facilities During COVID-19 Pandemic Resource: Guidance on the Role of Hospice Services in Long-Term Care Facilities During COVID-19 Pandemic This document provides guidance on utilizing hospice services in long-term care facilities during the COVID…

How To Prepare Your Facility for a Surge | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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June 01, 2022 - How To Prepare Your Facility for a Surge Resource: How To Prepare Your Facility for a Surge This course is free and is designed to meet the critical staff shortages occurring as a result of COVID-19. Completion of this training is intended to prepare facilities to develop, manage, and maintain a surge plan…

Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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August 01, 2022 - Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan Resource: Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan Nursing home leaders can reference this resource to ensure that the facility’s emergency preparedness plan is current and captures a…

Infection Prevention & Control Assessment Tool for Nursing Homes Preparing for COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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July 01, 2021 - Infection Prevention & Control Assessment Tool for Nursing Homes Preparing for COVID-19 Resource: Infection Prevention & Control Assessment Tool for Nursing Homes Preparing for COVID-19 (PDF, 1.63 MB) Clinical leaders can use this tool from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to assess infectio…

Long-Term Care Nursing Homes Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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June 01, 2022 - Long-Term Care Nursing Homes Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit Resource: Long-Term Care Nursing Homes Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit This document contains electronic links to reliable sources of information regarding telehealth and telemedicine. Most of the information is directed toward provide…

Long-Term Care Facility Staff: Reasons To Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Today | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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July 01, 2022 - Long-Term Care Facility Staff: Reasons To Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Today Resource: Long-Term Care Facility Staff: Reasons To Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Today This flyer provides key messages encouraging long-term care staff to get the COVID-19 vaccine to protect themselves and others. Source: …

Module 2—The Infection Preventionist—The Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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May 01, 2022 - Module 2—The Infection Preventionist—The Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course Resource: Module 2—The Infection Preventionist—The Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module describes the role of an infection preventionist, who serves as the lead of a infection prevention…

COVID-19 Vaccination Reporting Data Systems | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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August 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Vaccination Reporting Data Systems Resource: COVID-19 Vaccination Reporting Data Systems This page outlines the data systems that have been integrated to ensure successful tracking and reporting of COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration data. Each section includes an overview and informat…

Get Vaccinated Communications Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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August 01, 2022 - Get Vaccinated Communications Toolkit Resource: #GetVaccinated Communications Toolkit The materials in this toolkit are intended to help providers communicate about the importance of vaccination as well as highlight progress. This digital toolkit includes a checklist of ideas, videos, template letters, samp…

IHI: COVID-19 Vaccinations – Perspectives from a Nursing Home CNA | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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May 01, 2021 - IHI: COVID-19 Vaccinations – Perspectives from a Nursing Home CNA Resource: IHI: COVID-19 Vaccinations – Perspectives from a Nursing Home CNA In this video, a certified nursing assistant shares her personal story of overcoming vaccine-related fears, deciding to take the vaccine, and encouraging her colleagu…

Improving Staff Competency and Employee Satisfaction Toolkits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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June 01, 2022 - Improving Staff Competency and Employee Satisfaction Toolkits Resource: Improving Staff Competency and Employee Satisfaction Toolkits The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) developed toolkits to aid nursing home teams with improving staff competency and employee satisfaction. There are three to…

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 …

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Personal Protective Equipment Preservation Best Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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June 01, 2022 - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Personal Protective Equipment Preservation Best Practices Resource: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Personal Protective Equipment Preservation Best Practices This fact sheet summarizes best practices for national implementation to sustain personalprotective equipment whi…

Best Practices for Identifying and Managing Deconditioning in Nursing Home Residents | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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August 01, 2022 - Best Practices for Identifying and Managing Deconditioning in Nursing Home Residents Resource: Best Practices for Identifying and Managing Deconditioning in Nursing Home Residents This resource discusses ways nursing home staff can identify residents at high risk for deconditioning and work with them to pre…

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…

COVID-19 Telehealth Waivers and AHCA/NCAL Member Experiences | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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June 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Telehealth Waivers and AHCA/NCAL Member Experiences Resource: COVID-19 Telehealth Waivers and AHCA/NCAL Member Experiences In this webinar skilled nursing facility leaders (from independent facility owners to large multistate for-profit and nonprofit organization leaders) will share their experien…

"We Can Do This" United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Public Health Campaign | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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July 01, 2021 - "We Can Do This" United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Public Health Campaign Resource: "We Can Do This" United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Public Health Campaign (PDF, 166 KB) This resource provides answers to frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 vac…

Visitation During COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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August 01, 2022 - Visitation During COVID-19 Resource: Visitation During COVID-19 This visitation toolkit includes a leader's guide, implementation checklists, competency tools for managers and all staff and a pre and post-test for all staff. Source: LeadingAge Topic(s): Vaccination; Testing; Leadership & Management; P…

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