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June 2024

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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.

    Mental Health

    In recognition of June as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness month, please check out these resources from the Alzheimer’s Association, CDC, National Institute on Aging, and Qsource.

    • Alzheimer's Association | Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia Help
      • Worldwide, more than 55 million people are living with Alzheimer's or another dementia. This site contains a special report, infographic, and video describing the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and other relevant facts.
      • Alzheimer's Association 2024 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures
      • Alzheimer's Association 2024 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures Infographic
      • Alzheimer's Association 2024 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures Video
    • Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Aging | CDC
      • This site contains information about Alzheimer’s Disease and other types of dementias, providing care for someone with Alzheimer’s Disease, and the Healthy Brain Roadmap Series.
    • Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month 2024 | National Institute on Aging (nih.gov) 
      • What Is Dementia? (youtube.com)
      • Dementia Risk Tip Sheet PDF (nih.gov) – This tip sheet describes steps you can take to lower your risk of dementia.
    • Qsource
      • Reducing Hospital Re-Admission

     

    Health Equity

    During Pride Month , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) is highlighting resources, including those listed below, that organizations can use this month and beyond to help address barriers and health disparities impacting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and Two Spirit (LGBTQI+) community to promote equity.

    • Recognizing Health Disparities with the LGBTQI+ Community Resource (cms.gov)
    • Caring for LGBTQI+ Patients Medicare Learning Network Training
    • Telehealth for LGBTQ+ Patients | Telehealth.HHS.gov

    To learn more on how Health and Human Services is working to ensure that LGBTQI+ people, their families, and communities receive equal access to health services, visit the HHS LGBTQI+ Health & Well-being webpage. 

    Safety Month

    Adverse Drug Events: Strategies for Improving Care

    This educational session is focused on identifying adverse drug event (ADE) risk factors and applying strategies for reducing the risk in a variety of healthcare settings.

    Reducing Adverse Drug Events

    Other Resources

    • Antipsychotics in the Long Term Care Setting (qsource.org)
    • Resident Safety – Qsource QIO Resources
    • Falls Prevention – Qsource QIO Resources

    Infection Prevention and Vaccinations

    • Nursing Home Video Toolkit – Qsource QIO Resources
    • Back to Caring
      • Just like holding the door for someone at the store, serving a meal to your community, or cleaning up with neighbors after a storm, getting immunized is getting back to caring about the people around us.

    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! 

    Designated as a Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) for Indiana, Qsource is contracted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve quality and achieve better outcomes in health and healthcare, at lower cost, for the patients and communities we serve.
     
    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.
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    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. 24.QIO.06.027

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