Cultural Competence Resources (5/21)

DNS / Leadership and Management / Post-Acute Care News / Survey and Regulatory Compliance

Disparities & Culturally Competent Care: Fostering Cultural Competence This section includes a collection of assessment tools, educational and learning materials, research articles and resources that are curated to help medical professionals and institutions provide culturally competent care and reduce health disparities. https://www.idsociety.org/covid-19-real-time-learning-network/Disparities-culturally-competent-care/ The Cultural Awareness Video Series: From Action to Change offers …

Q&A: Will I still be able to access AADNS courses that I am currently taking on the new AAPACN website?

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Question: Will I still be able to access AADNS courses that I am currently taking on the new AAPACN website? Answer from AAPACN: Yes. You still have access to any courses that have not expired and will be able to complete the exams. You are still able to access any …

Maximizing Your Pharmacy’s Benefits Tool

Clinical Care Solutions / DNS / Tool

AAPACN’s latest set of tools provides nurse leaders with guidance on how to best utilize the pharmacy’s services and expertise and assists nurse leaders to collaborate with the pharmacist and maximize his or her expertise to benefit resident care outcomes. Access the Maximizing Your Pharmacy’s Benefits Tool here. For permission …

Interim Payment Assessment Considerations Tool

Billing and Reimbursement / NAC / Tool

A question that comes up often lately for nurse assessment coordinators (NACs) is, “Should I do an IPA?” The assessment is optional, which can also make deciding when to complete one a challenge. Depending on the situation and changes the resident has experienced, there are several considerations the NAC will …

Updated Guidance for Emergency Preparedness-Appendix Z of the State Operations Manual (SOM): CMS Memo QSO-21-15-ALL (4/21)

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Memo # QSO-21-15-ALL Posting Date 2021-03-26 Fiscal Year 2021 Summary Burden Reduction Final Rule Interpretive Guidelines: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is releasing interpretive guidelines and updates to Appendix Z of the State Operations Manual (SOM) as a result of the revisions of the Medicare and Medicaid …

COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Among Health Care Workers and Other Front-Line Workers (4/21)

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Interim Estimates of Vaccine Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Personnel, First Responders, and Other Essential and Frontline Workers — Eight U.S. Locations, December 2020–March 2021   Weekly / April 2, 2021 / 70(13);495–500 Summary   What is already known about this topic? …

CMS Will Use Resident Acuity to Target Weekend Surveys for Nursing Homes With Potential Staffing Problems, and Other Staffing News From the OIG (3/21)

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CMS Use of Data on Nursing Home Staffing: Progress and Opportunities To Do More (OEI-04-18-00451) The OIG has made four key recommendations related to staffing that CMS concurred with. These recommendations state that CMS should: Provide data to consumers on nurse staff turnover and tenure, as required by Federal law To …

Visiting Loved Ones in a Nursing Home – English and Spanish Graphic Available (3/21)

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On March 10, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued updated guidance for nursing homes to safely expand visitation options during the COVID-19 pandemic public health emergency (PHE). Today, CMS is releasing a graphic to further explain the expanded …

Updated Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations in Response to COVID-19 Vaccination (3/21)

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Updated Mar. 10, 2021 Find the most recent update here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/infection-control-after-vaccination.html CDC guidance for SARS-CoV-2 infection may be adapted by state and local health departments to respond to rapidly changing local circumstances. On this page Visitation Work restriction for asymptomatic healthcare personnel and quarantine for asymptomatic patients and residents SARS-CoV-2 Testing …