In This Issue: Register for Upcoming Events Leadership Lesson: Advice from the Frontlines Resources and Information on: Health Equity  COVID-19 and Emergency Preparedness  Opioid Utilization and Misuse Patient Safety Training Chronic Disease Care Coordination and Partnerships for Community Health Immunization BFAC

In This Issue:  News from CMS Partner Educational Events Past Learning and Action Network (LAN) Events Expert Insights and Resources on: Behavioral Health and Opioid Stewardship Antibiotic Stewardship Patient Safety Readmissions/Care Transitions Patient and Family Engagement Health Equity Workplace Violence Prevention Best Practices Corner Success Stories

Words of advice from leaders on the front lines. This month’s leadership lesson is from Julie Kueker, MBA, BS MT (ASCP), Alliant Health Solutions Program Director for Alabama, Florida and Louisiana. As health care workers, we dedicate years or perhaps decades to improving the lives of the patients we serve. We learned how to interact with […]

In This Issue: News You Can Use Patient Services Home Dialysis Hospital Admissions, Readmissions and Emergency Visits Transplant Vaccinations Patient and Family Engagement EQRS

The Quality in Action Blog is a series for NQIIC news, produced by The Bizzell Group, the Data Validation and Administrative (DVA) contractor for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors (NQIIC). Alliant was featured in the September 2023 edition. Alliant Health Solutions Helps Georgia Hospital Improve […]

In This Issue: Register for Upcoming Events Leadership Lesson: Advice from the Frontlines Resources and Information on: Health Equity  COVID-19 and Emergency Preparedness  Opioid Utilization and Misuse Patient Safety Training Chronic Disease Care Coordination and Partnerships for Community Health Immunization BFAC

In This Issue:  News from CMS: Final Rule Establishes Rural Emergency Hospitals as Medicare Provider  Upcoming and Previous Educational Events Expert Insights and Resources on: Behavioral Health and Opioid Stewardship Antibiotic Stewardship Patient Safety Readmissions/Care Transitions Patient and Family Engagement Health Equity Violence Prevention Best Practices Corner Success Stories

Words of advice from leaders on the front lines. This month’s leadership lesson is from Amy Ward, MS, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, Alliant Health Solutions Patient Safety Manager. International Infection Prevention Week is coming up the week of October 15th-21. This year’s theme is “Celebrating the Fundamentals of Infection Prevention.”  In this month’s leadership lesson, […]

In This Issue:  News from CMS: Final Rule Establishes Rural Emergency Hospitals as Medicare Provider  Upcoming and Previous Educational Events Expert Insights and Resources on: Behavioral Health and Opioid Stewardship Antibiotic Stewardship Patient Safety Readmissions/Care Transitions Patient and Family Engagement Health Equity Violence Prevention Best Practices Corner Success Stories