Comagine Health News
Comagine Health would like to encourage skilled nursing facilities to utilize the All-Cause Harm Prevention in Nursing Homes change package prepared by Telligen and offered by the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program.
The change package offers key points to aid in preventing all types of infections for nursing home residents. It recommends educating staff on the following infection prevention precautions and testing for competency:
Standard precautions Hand hygiene Proper selection and use of personal protective equipment Safe injection practices Respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette Environmental cleaning and disinfection Reprocessing of reusable medical equipment Transmission-based…The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the extension of the public health emergency for COVID-19 for 90 days, extending it from Oct. 23, 2020, through Jan. 20, 2021. This means all of the waivers and other allowances that spurred rapid growth of telehealth will remain until early next year, allowing more time for the pending telehealth legislation, which aims to make many of these temporary changes permanent, to make its way through Congress…
Indigenous Peoples’ Day began with a 1989 resolution to honor and celebrate our Native American people and their histories and cultures on the second Monday in October in South Dakota. Since then, several states have followed suit, including Alaska, New Mexico and Oregon. Indigenous Peoples' Day activities range from awareness-raising events to markets, parades and traditional dances. In New Mexico, where approximately 11% of the population is Native American…