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Superior Health Quality Alliance > Enroll with Superior Health > Infection Prevention and Control

Infection Prevention and Control

 Who we are

“Very knowledgeable, very professional and very helpful with answering questions. Very responsive via email also when questions arise.” – Current ParticipantSuperior Health Quality Alliance (Superior Health) is a regional Quality Innovation Network – Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) under the direction of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Superior Health’s Infection Control and Prevention team is committed to improving patient safety to reduce healthcare-associated infections such as Clostridioides difficile, sepsis, urinary tract infections and pneumonia.

Superior Health assists health care and community organizations to effectively respond to COVID-19, including improving public health emergency preparedness in nursing homes and communities and increasing rates of immunization for influenza, pneumonia and COVID-19.

How we help

Nursing homes that have engaged with Superior Health to improve health outcomes have recognized improved COVID-19 vaccination rates in staff and residents (compared to those who do not engage with Superior Health) and collectively have avoided healthcare-associated harms.

Hospitalizations due to Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI)
Time Period Short Stay RIR RIR
Superior Health 10/1/2018 – 9/30/2020 (Baseline)
10/1/2020 – 9/30/21 27.56 7.08

 

Why engage?

Your organization is a nursing home or other health care setting committed to:

  • Actively working to reduce health disparities and provide patient-centered, culturally responsive care.
  • Improving patient safety to reduce healthcare-associated infections
  • Responding comprehensively respond to emerging infectious diseases (such as COVID-19)
  • Decreasing hospitalizations
  • Improving vaccination rates

What you will receive

Enrolling with Superior Health gives your organization free access to:

  • Onsite nursing home infection prevention and control evaluations
  • Access to data-driven quality improvement support from Superior Health Quality Improvement Advisors, learning events and resources.
  • Up to 10 NAB credits for joining and participating in events (nursing home administrators in Minnesota only)

Sample resources

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Front Line Forces training modules and resources cover a variety of topics developed with the direct care staff in mind, created for those working in long-term care and other health care settings. Explore Front Line Forces modules.

Vaccination Readiness

Motivational Interviewing for Vaccine Readiness Tip Sheet

Weekly COVID-19 Roundtable Webinars

Register to attend or review past sessions via YouTube.

Enroll with Superior Health today.

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