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This webinar will provide information and strategies for engaging patients in conversation about tobacco cessation. Attendees will learn about current trends in tobacco use, approaches that work for motivating patients to quit and ways that motivational interviewing techniques can be applied in tobacco cessation counseling.
Welcome to Office Hours. Please join Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network’s team as they highlight the most recent QPP news and deadlines that eligible clinicians and their organizations need to be aware of to be successful in this transition year and to prepare for the future.
A six-part webinar series on infection prevention topics in long term care.
This webinar will provide an overview of the Michigan Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network (OPEN), an initiative that seeks to transform pain management and curb opioid abuse in the state of Michigan. Based at the University of Michigan Medical School and Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, it is a five-year initiative funded by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).
Every day, more than 90 Americans die after overdosing on opioids. The misuse of and addiction to opioids is an ongoing and rapidly evolving public health crisis that is affecting our entire country and local communities. During this webinar, Kate LaFollette, RN and Program Specialist at Telligen, will discuss the community’s role in opioids and adverse drug events. Join us for this timely webinar to learn ways your organization can use data to develop an action plan based in quality improvement.
A six-part webinar series on infection prevention topics in long term care.
This learning session will serve as an introduction to Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network's updated quarterly hospital readmission report. Attendees will learn how to interpret the results of their report and identify targeted approaches to reduce readmissions.
Sepsis is one of the top diagnoses involved with readmissions throughout the Great Plains and Lake Superior Quality Innovation Networks. This second webinar in the series introduces a toolkit developed after the successful implementation of an early recognition and management of sepsis program in post-acute care settings.
Join Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network for a webinar focused on behavioral health and its impact on chronic health conditions.
A six-part webinar series on infection prevention topics in long term care.
Addressing the needs of the older adults is a key component of community response to the opioid epidemic. This presentation will provide an overview of the impact of the opioid epidemic on the older adult, information about identifying signs and symptoms of prescription misuse among older adults and strategies for prevention.
Please join us for this national webinar on the Immunization Champions, Advocates & Mentors Program (ICAMP) presented by The Gerontological Society of America (GSA).
Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network presents the 2018 Readmissions Action Learning Day: "Working Together to Make Readmissions Rare." Learn together with your community peers and develop collaborative approaches to improving quality of care and quality of life by keeping patients healthy and safe at home.
The 2018 Minnesota Antibiotic Stewardship Conference will have an ambulatory care focus, with content provided in the form of panels and professionals active in stewardship sharing field experiences.
This webinar will provide an overview of the Michigan Automated Prescribing System (MAPS), including utilizing the system’s updated features effectively and appropriately employing system features in clinical practice.
Presented by The American Heart Association Southeastern Michigan and MPRO, as part of Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network.
Join Lake Superior QIN and HealthInsight for the first sharing call in our Inpatient Psychiatric Facility (IPF) sharing call series. This call will focus on models for addressing readmissions, risk stratification and integrated care specific to IPFs with an overview of interventions and best practices. Following a brief introduction to the topic, time will be available for IPFs to share their successes and ask questions of other IPFs regarding their efforts towards reducing readmissions.
How do you engage your team actively in Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI)?
Welcome to Office Hours. Please join Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network’s team as they highlight the most recent QPP news and deadlines that eligible clinicians and their organizations need to be aware of to be successful in this transition year and to prepare for the future.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the top diagnoses involved with readmissions throughout Minnesota. Lake Superior QIN, Minnesota Hospital Association, and the American Lung Association Minnesota Chapter are partnering to provide a webinar series to inform providers across the continuum of care in support of patients with COPD.
Nursing homes are required to have a QAA committee in place that meets at least quarterly and as needed to coordinate and evaluate activities under the QAPI program. In this session, participants will walk through a QAA/QAPI meeting agenda and guide developed by Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network to demonstrate how effective QAA/QAPI committee meetings guide QAPI implementation.
This webinar will describe medication assisted treatment (MAT) treatment options and models to facilitate MAT use.
Join Lake Superior QIN and HealthInsight for the second sharing call in our Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPF) sharing call series. This second call will focus on integrated care perspectives in the IPF setting. Following a brief introduction to the topic, time will be available for IPFs to share their successes and ask questions of other IPFs regarding their efforts towards reducing readmissions.
In an effort to standardize systems that will eventually support Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE), a team representing a several nursing homes in Minnesota created a standardized physician order work flow. In this webinar, you will learn how this standardized workflow is being used to improve resident safety and save time and effort for the prescribers and the care facilities.
This Motivational Interviewing workshop is tailored to support providers in preventing avoidable hospital readmissions, both medical and psychiatric. It will includes tools, scenarios, and content specific to empowering patients at risk of hospital readmission who are being discharged from care or transitioning from one care setting to another.
Join Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network for a webinar focused on behavioral health and its impact on chronic health conditions.
This webinar will provide information on the 2017 Hypertension Guidelines released by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiologists. The audience will learn how these guidelines assist in controlling hypertension through accurate blood pressure measurement, acting rapidly to minimize clinical inertia and partnering with patients, families and communities to improve patient engagement in their care.
This webinar will provide an overview of the Music & Memory program and identify ways nursing home staff can implement similar programs in their facilities. Audience Nursing home staff Objectives Describe the Music & Memory program Identify the therapeutic benefits of personalized music for nursing home residents including those with dementia and cognitive impairments Identify the […]
Join us as we welcome Dr. Sarah Kabbani from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for this timely webinar focused on antibiotic stewardship programs development and updates with a LTC focus.
Welcome to Office Hours. Please join Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network’s team as they highlight the most recent QPP news and deadlines that eligible clinicians and their organizations need to be aware of to be successful in this transition year and to prepare for the future.
Join us for an in-person learning and networking event on June 26. Come get your questions answered on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Quality Payment Program (QPP) including reporting options and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Promoting Interoperability program updates, previously known as Meaningful Use.
With the current state of our nation’s opioid epidemic, now more than ever there is a focus on managing both acute and chronic pain in safer, more effective ways.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the top diagnoses involved with readmissions throughout Minnesota. Lake Superior QIN, Minnesota Hospital Association, and the American Lung Association Minnesota Chapter are partnering to provide a webinar series to inform providers across the continuum of care in support of patients with COPD.
Join Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network for a presentation on the origins and status of the opioid crisis in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Welcome to Office Hours. Please join Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network’s team as they highlight the most recent QPP news and deadlines that eligible clinicians and their organizations need to be aware of to be successful in this transition year and to prepare for the future.
Change is hard. Our success, as home health professionals, in helping people manage their chronic conditions and maintain a state-of-wellness often depends upon our ability to effectively communicate and promote healthy behavior change. Motivational Interviewing (MI) offers an evidence-based model for effective conversations about change.
Caregiving approaches for older adults (nursing home residents) who have histories of trauma.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the top diagnoses involved with readmissions throughout Minnesota. Lake Superior QIN, Minnesota Hospital Association, and the American Lung Association Minnesota Chapter are partnering to provide a webinar series to inform providers across the continuum of care in support of patients with COPD.
Learn about CDI precautions and resources, including the Minnesota Department of Health's CDI Toolkit for Long-Term Care Facilities.
Motivational Interviewing (MI) offers an evidence-based model for effective conversations about change. This webinar, the second in a two-part series, will introduce the core skill of reflective listening and explore an MI strategy for sharing information in a way that promotes patient engagement.
This webinar will provide an overview of the DSME Program ADA recognition and AADE accreditation process, including key requirements and procedures.
The Quarterly Hospital Readmissions Report webinar will provide attendees with timely updates on deadlines and resources relevant to acute care hospitals (ACHs) and critical access hospitals (CAHs). Additionally, attendees will have an opportunity to learn from their peers on how they utilize the reports to identify trends in readmissions and prioritize areas of focus.
Welcome to Office Hours. Please join Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network’s team as they highlight the most recent QPP news and deadlines that eligible clinicians and their organizations need to be aware of to be successful in this transition year and to prepare for the future.
Staff members from three separate nursing homes in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Oregon will share their best practices for pain management and prevention of re-admissions.
Welcome to the National Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative's Learning Session Six. Webinar 2 will focus on the elements of QAPI in nursing homes. Facilities will have an opportunity to learn steps and processes to apply QAPI to their facility’s rehospitalization reduction program effectively.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the top diagnoses involved with readmissions throughout Minnesota. Lake Superior QIN, Minnesota Hospital Association, and the American Lung Association Minnesota Chapter are partnering to provide a webinar series to inform providers across the continuum of care in support of patients with COPD.
Join this Antibiotic Stewardship National Learning & Action Network (LAN) event focusing on behavioral interventions for providers to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing, while maintaining patient satisfaction with care.
Welcome to the National Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative's Learning Session Six. In webinar 3, nursing homes will share strategies they are using to reduce hospitalizations. You will hear about include data mining, assessment and early intervention, staff and family education, and advance care planning.
This webinar will provide attendees with an overview of Shingrix, including a refresher of who should receive the vaccine and when. A variety of resources will also be shared.
Welcome to the National Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative's Learning Session Six. In webinar 4, nursing homes will share strategies they are using to reduce hospitalizations, including communicating resident change of condition, discharge planning, and discharge follow-up.
The stigma associated with substance misuse and addiction has an impact on recovery from many different perspectives. It damages self-esteem which can make a person reluctant to seek help. It can also cloud how a clinician provides care. Family, friends and the public can also contribute to the stigma with a lack of empathy for those struggling with the disease. This webinar will discuss how empathy in the treatment of drug addictions can help facilitate recovery.
Welcome to Office Hours. Please join Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network’s team as they highlight the most recent QPP news and deadlines that eligible clinicians and their organizations need to be aware of to be successful in this transition year and to prepare for the future.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the top diagnoses involved with readmissions throughout Minnesota. Lake Superior QIN, Minnesota Hospital Association, and the American Lung Association Minnesota Chapter are partnering to provide a webinar series to inform providers across the continuum of care in support of patients with COPD.
This 30-minute presentation will describe the development of the Nevada Sepsis Coalition Toolkit for skilled nursing facilities and provide an overview of the individual tools in the toolkit. The Sepsis Toolkit is designed to support skilled nursing facilities in early recognition and intervention for signs and symptoms of sepsis in residents.
Welcome to the National Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative's Learning Session Six. In webinar 5, nursing homes will share strategies they are using to reduce hospitalizations, including resident/family engagement, teach back, use of INTERACT communication and quality improvement tools, and physician buy-in.
How to incorporate tobacco cessation support and encouragement into conversations with patients and identify appropriate interventions and resources.
This webinar will provide attendees with an overview of the diabetes education programs in Michigan and how these programs benefit participants.
Attend the 2018 Minnesota CHAIN Fall Conference to learn about the latest evidence-based approaches for reducing and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antibiotic resistance in Minnesota.
During National Recovery Month, learn how a family medicine physician in rural Wisconsin is making a positive difference in patient lives through the use of Vivitrol.
The Quarterly Hospital Readmissions Report webinar will provide attendees with timely updates on deadlines and resources relevant to acute care hospitals and critical access hospitals. Additionally, attendees will have an opportunity to learn from their peers about how they utilize the reports to identify trends in readmissions and prioritize areas of focus.
Stakeholders from CMS Regions V (IL, IN, OH, MN, WI) and VII (IA, KS, MO, NE) are invited to this collaborative event.
Hear from CMS and state experts on how to how to use data to combat the opioid crisis.
Welcome to Office Hours. Please join Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network’s team as they highlight the most recent QPP news and deadlines that eligible clinicians and their organizations need to be aware of to be successful in this transition year and to prepare for the future.
Join Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network's behavioral health team for a free in-person training session on ways to reduce the burden of unhealthy alcohol use on your patients and practice.
This webinar will provide a brief explanation of antibiograms and will delve into their value in acute care, long-term care, and outpatient settings. Using antibiograms to support improved antibiotic use in the broader community also will be discussed.
At this day-long workshop, you will learn how to exercise leadership to engage others in population health and quality improvement. You will understand how to organize and mobilize partners and stakeholders who have an interest in defining a shared vision and action plan to strengthen collaboration and create health together.
This webinar will focus on the four sentinel syndromes: addiction, behavioral health, chronic pain and cognitive impairment. Dr. Waller will define the four syndromes, discuss how these can impact physicians and patients in primary care and how these can be effectively addressed by screening and identification.
Lake Superior QIN experts Kristi Wergin, Kathie Nichols, and Janelle Shearer will be presenting three learning track sessions during the three-day Care Providers of Minnesota’s 70th annual convention. The convention is a professional education opportunity that brings together members, experts, and resources from across Minnesota, including representatives from nursing facilities, assisted living and senior housing, and community and home care settings.
At this day-long workshop, you will learn how to exercise leadership to engage others in population health and quality improvement. You will understand how to organize and mobilize partners and stakeholders who have an interest in defining a shared vision and action plan to strengthen collaboration and create health together.
From storms to droughts, wildfires to floods or accidents to epidemics, disasters occur nearly every day in the United States, and the frequency is increasing. How many people are hurt or even killed by such disasters depends on the severity of the event, but also on a health care system’s ability to respond to ensure […]
During National Recovery Month, learn how a family medicine physician in rural Wisconsin is making a positive difference in patient lives through the use of Vivitrol.
This webinar will explore the association between depression and chronic illness, specifically the impact of depression in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The presentation will also evaluate treatment interventions in patients with depression and CKD and ESRD.
This webinar will focus on importance of addiction screening including screening for alcohol and other substances, why screening should be instituted in primary care and the validated tools that can be use in primary care setting. Dr. Waller will also discuss various brief intervention strategies that can be employed by primary care clinicians and staff.
Welcome to Office Hours. Please join Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network’s team as they highlight the most recent QPP news and deadlines that eligible clinicians and their organizations need to be aware of to be successful in this transition year and to prepare for the future.
This webinar will focus on addiction treatment including the disease model of addiction and the various care models used in treating patients with complex care needs. Dr. Waller will also discuss the role of referral and consultation in the treatment of alcohol use disorders and how to access community resources.
This webinar will review the impact of the FY2019 Inpatient Quality Reporting Program Final Rule on the pay-for-performance programs and measures, and help participants understand the current and future status of the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP), Readmission Reduction (RRP) and Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) programs.
This webinar will focus on identifying and treating patients with chronic pain using pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
Welcome to Office Hours. Please join Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network’s team as they highlight the most recent QPP news and deadlines that eligible clinicians and their organizations need to be aware of to be successful in this transition year and to prepare for the future.
This webinar will focus on strategies for discussing tobacco cessation with patients and referring them to lung cancer screening.
The Quality Payment Program (QPP) Office Hours event will provide timely updates on the QPP, offering clinicians, managers, and practices the opportunity to ask individual questions about QPP.
Learn about updates and changes made to the 2010 Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Coding and Reimbursement Guide and have your specific questions answered by Jen Cohrs, Coding Consultant.
This six-webinar series highlights the innovative work the Lake Superior QIN Coordination of Care Initiative partners across care settings and in the community have done to improve transitions of care and reduce readmissions.
Patients need information to make health care decisions. Talking to patients has a great impact on patient engagement, compliance, and health outcomes. This health literacy webinar shows strategies for using targeted conversations in patient education and communication.
Empowering nurses to participate in antimicrobial stewardship programs is the missing link in strengthening antimicrobial stewardship and improving patient care. It has been found that nurses are generally not comfortable with lab reports. Join us to learn how to interpret lab results and use sepsis case studies to improve patient care and antimicrobial stewardship in your community.
Overcoming substance use and addiction is a significant challenge for patients. Join us to hear how Rush University Medical Center in Chicago tackles this problem by providing services for patients in an outpatient setting.
Lake Superior QIN's Home Health Gap Collaborative will be highlighting the tools and strategies they developed to tackle the issues and barriers to increasing the acceptance and use of home health services following a hospitalization or other referral.
The webinar will provide attendees with an overview of the cholesterol and hypertension impact on patient and community outcomes. Community engagement and ways to improve your control rates will also be discussed.
The Quality Payment Program (QPP) Office Hours event will provide timely updates on the QPP, offering clinicians, managers, and practices the opportunity to ask individual questions about QPP.
This six-webinar series highlights the innovative work the Lake Superior QIN Coordination of Care Initiative partners across care settings and in the community have done to improve transitions of care and reduce readmissions.
This webinar will focus on the different models of integrated behavioral health services and how collaborative care models can improve behavioral health services.
The Quality Payment Program (QPP) Office Hours event will provide timely updates on the QPP, offering clinicians, managers, and practices the opportunity to ask individual questions about QPP.
This webinar will describe a unique medication therapy management program in which the Wisconsin Pharmacy Quality Collaborative (WPQC) network of pharmacists has provided comprehensive medication reviews to WEA Trust members with hypertension and risk of low medication adherence.
This six-webinar series highlights the innovative work the Lake Superior QIN Coordination of Care Initiative partners across care settings and in the community have done to improve transitions of care and reduce readmissions.
Are you maximizing all the resources available to your patients who have diabetes? There are a variety of low cost and underutilized resources available to patients. Learn more about evidence-based diabetes education to help improve patient outcomes. This presentation will provide information about how to find and connect your patients.
The Quality Payment Program (QPP) Office Hours event will provide timely updates on the QPP, offering clinicians, managers, and practices the opportunity to ask individual questions about QPP.
Childhood and adult trauma are major risk factors for the most common causes of adult illness, death and disability in the United States. Individuals who have experienced trauma have significantly higher rates of depression, substance misuse and suicide. This webinar will introduce some basic concepts of trauma, and trauma informed care, with a specific emphasis on how trauma might impact the way a person presents to primary care.
This six-webinar series highlights the innovative work the Lake Superior QIN Coordination of Care Initiative partners across care settings and in the community have done to improve transitions of care and reduce readmissions.
In November 2019, Long-term Care (LTC) facilities will be required to implement the Phase 3 requirements of the Conditions of Participation related to trauma-informed care (TIC). This presentation will explore key terminology and important concepts related to trauma, its prevalence in society and the elderly and the impact trauma has on individuals from a holistic perspective.
This six-webinar series highlights the innovative work the Lake Superior QIN Coordination of Care Initiative partners across care settings and in the community have done to improve transitions of care and reduce readmissions.
This webinar addresses three different approaches to attracting, retaining and recruiting CNAs. Each approach is unique and serves to engage, empower and effectively manage the shortage.
This six-webinar series highlights the innovative work the Lake Superior QIN Coordination of Care Initiative partners across care settings and in the community have done to improve transitions of care and reduce readmissions.