Welcome to the monthly QIO eNews. We provide you with the latest tools, resources, and learning opportunities that can be shared with your staff, residents, patients, and community members.
The COVID Vaccine - A 2023 Approach
In April 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a “2nd bivalent mRNA booster vaccine for seniors and immunocompromised populations.” The FDA notes that this change was meant to simplify COVID vaccine recommendations going forward.
Unfortunately, terms like “mRNA,” “bivalent,” and “2nd booster” have created confusion for many of us, and, in particular, for nursing home populations where many residents are over age 65 and/or have relative degrees of immunocompromise.
May is Asthma Awareness Month—a time to educate friends, family, and patients about asthma and promote awareness about how this serious, sometimes life-threatening, chronic respiratory disease can be controlled. During Asthma Awareness Month, the United States Environmental Protection Agency provides ready-to-use tools and resources for use promoting asthma awareness in your community, including how it is impacted by smoking.
High Blood Pressure Education Month
Cardiovascular disease, heart disease, coronary heart disease — what’s the difference? Because these terms sound so similar, people use them interchangeably. This fact sheet will help you understand how these conditions differ.
Mental Health Month
Mental Health America’s 2023 Mental Health Month toolkit includes information about how an individual’s environment impacts their mental health, suggestions for making changes to improve and maintain mental well-being, and how to seek help for mental health challenges.
Our Hearts are Healthier, Together
Stress happens. You can’t always prevent or avoid it. But you can change how you respond to it. Try these tips. You may feel better—and have a healthier heart, too!
Burnout in Primary Care: Assessing and Addressing it in Your Practice
Burnout is a workplace-based condition where people experience overwhelming exhaustion, cynicism and detachment from the job, and ineffectiveness. The personal consequences can be severe, including higher rates of alcohol and drug use, divorce, and suicide. Burnout can increase worker turnover and reduce the quality of care, leading to lower patient satisfaction and patient safety as well as higher costs of care. Primary care administrators and leaders can use this guide to obtain information, tools, strategies, and additional resources.
Older Americans Month
Every May, the Administration for Community Living leads the nation’s observance of Older Americans Month (OAM). The 2023 theme is Aging Unbound, which offers an opportunity to explore diverse aging experiences and discuss how communities can combat stereotypes. Join us in promoting flexible thinking about aging – and how we all benefit when older adults remain engaged, independent, and included.
Health Equity
Health Equity in Healthy People 2030
Healthy People 2030 provides tools for action to help individuals, organizations, and communities committed to improving health and well-being advance health equity.
Qsource Communities on Facebook
Qsource launched a new Facebook page called "Qsource Communities" where our partners and stakeholders can find upcoming events, relevant tools to download, announcements to share, and much more. Join the quality improvement community!
Visit Qsource's New QIO Website
Check out QIO.Qsource.org! Here you'll find our resource library, curated toolkits, event registration, and more. Stay tuned as we continue to add more value through this new site!
The QIN-QIO Program is one of the largest federal programs dedicated to improving health quality at the local level. Qsource has served as a Medicare contractor since 1973. We provide our services free-of-charge to our collaborating providers, so you will not incur any charges for use of our staff and resources.
This material was prepared by Qsource, a/an Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Views expressed in this document do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of CMS or HHS, and any reference to a specific product or entity herein does not constitute endorsement of that product or entity by CMS or HHS. 23.QIO.05.022
Qsource, 8245 Tournament Drive, Memphis, TN 38125, USA
