Dr. Arif Nazir is a board-certified geriatrician with experience leading teams to improve post-acute systems, as shown by higher patient satisfaction and reduced avoidable hospitalizations. He will present Strategies To Engage Your Medical Director For Meaningful Teamwork at the 2023 CSC Annual Summit on August 3, 2023, at the Crowne Plaza in Downtown Knoxville.
Health disparities can have a significant impact on health outcomes such as infection rates, hospitalizations, readmission rates, and mortality. Given the increasing diversity of the aging population in the United States, it is important that there is equity in the quality of care being provided in nursing homes, and an understanding of the diverse needs of the older adults that are being served.
Nursing Home Survey Readiness Checklist To Avoid Immediate Jeopardy
The goal of every nursing home and long-term care administrator should be survey readiness—and by extension, the avoidance of immediate jeopardy. You should think about your survey all year and not wait until the state survey team shows up at your door. The absolute best practice is to be prepared for the nursing home survey with a checklist and survey readiness binder covering all your bases and touching on everything a surveyor might ask for during their visit.
Due to the Public Health Emergency ending on May 11, 2023, the Long-term Care Facility COVID-19 Module Surveillance Pathways will undergo various updates. CDC provides training on New Updates to the NHSN LTCF COVID-19 Module Surveillance Pathways.
The Project Firstline Team wants to come to your facility and provide FREE lunch and learn sessions to your staff! Help “stop the spread” and enjoy lunch while we do it. Please use this link to express interest in signing up for a Lunch & Learn session: https://redcap.link/LunchANDLearn. For questions or concerns, please email Katherine.A.Witcher@tn.gov.
Long-Term Care Component Manual
When the NHSN Facility Administrator role needs to be reassigned, the current NHSN Facility Administrator should follow the steps here. If the current NHSN Facility Administrator is no longer available, the incoming NHSN Facility Administrator should complete the form at the bottom of this page to request the change in the absence of the current NHSN Facility Administrator.
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