Webinar | Tools to Close the Home Health Gap
In partnership with the Minnesota HomeCare and Minnesota Hospital Associations, 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 tools developed include a reader-friendly education tool about home health services for patients and caregivers and a discharge planning process tool to be used by referring organizations and home health agencies.
Three Sessions | Care Providers of Minnesota 70th Annual Convention & Exposition
[caption id="attachment_10563" align="alignright" width="425"] Janelle Shearer, Kristi Wergin, Kathie Nichols[/caption]
Webinar | Motivational Interviewing for Home Health Professionals: Part Two
Change is hard. As home health professionals, our success 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. This two-part webinar series will introduce home health professionals to MI. Part 1 held on July 19, 2018, will offer a brief overview of the evidence base for MI and the foundational spirit of this approach. Part 2 held on August 2, 2018, will introduce the core skill of reflective listening and explore an MI strategy for sharing information to promote patient engagement. Supplied independent activities outside the webinars will enhance learning. It is recommended participants attend each webinar and complete the independent activities between the two webinars.
Webinar | Motivational Interviewing for Home Health Professionals: Part One
Change is hard. As home health professionals, our success 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. This two-part webinar series will introduce home health professionals to MI. Part 1 held on July 19, 2018, will offer a brief overview of the evidence base for MI and the foundational spirit of this approach. Part 2 held on August 2, 2018, will introduce the core skill of reflective listening and explore an MI strategy for sharing information to promote patient engagement. Supplied independent activities outside the webinars will enhance learning. It is recommended participants attend each webinar and complete the independent activities between the two webinars.
Event | 2018 Readmissions Action Learning Day: “Working Together to Make Readmissions Rare”
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.
Webinar | Sepsis Matters: Early Recognition and Management for Nursing Home and Home Health Agency Providers
[caption id="attachment_8250" align="alignright" width="300"] Teresa Hulett, RN, BSN, CIC, FAPIC[/caption]
Breakout Session | 69th Annual Care Providers Convention and Exposition
Stratis Health's nursing home team, as part of Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network, will be leading a breakout session on QAPI during the three-day 69th Annual Care Providers Convention and Exposition.
Webinar | Motivational Interviewing for Home Health Professionals: Part Two
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.
Webinar | Motivational Interviewing for Home Health Professionals: Part One
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. This two-part webinar series will introduce home health professionals to Motivational Interviewing. Webinar One will offer a brief overview of the evidence base for MI and the foundational spirit of this approach. Webinar Two will introduce the core skill of reflective listening and explore an MI strategy for sharing information in a way that promotes patient engagement. Participants should attend each webinar and complete the independent activities between the two webinars.
Webinar | Medication Management During Transitions of Care: Incorporating a Pharmacist Into the Patient’s Care Team
Safety and quality of care are at risk when a patient transitions between health care settings. Medication errors during these transitions can lead to patient harm and rehospitalizations. Including a pharmacist as a member of the patient’s health care team during discharges from nursing homes and home health services can decrease medication discrepancies, improve patient engagement and reduce hospital readmissions.