Podcast Episodes

The Engine that Drives the CMS Five-Star Rating System

In recent years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has rolled out a Five-Star Quality Rating System aiming to help consumers, famili…

4 years, 3 months ago

CMS Update on Nurse Aide Training Requirements

Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid announced it will phase out a series of regulation waivers put in place at the beginning of the pande…

4 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 Reporting in NHSN

Today, we're talking about the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), including an overview of its COVID-19 vaccine reporting requirements for he…

4 years, 3 months ago

Boosting Boosters in Nursing Homes

We’re talking about COVID-19 boosters in today’s episode, including the latest updates on the approval of the second booster.

 We're joined by Shirley…

4 years, 3 months ago

COVID Accountability – Sharing Vaccination Status Across Care Settings

Communication is key to preventing the spread of COVID-19. Today, we discuss best practices for health care providers to track patients' COVID-19 vac…

4 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 Vaccine Myth-Busters

Myths about COVID-19 and the vaccines are almost as old as the virus itself. In today’s episode, we bust some of those common myths, as well as discu…

4 years, 4 months ago

Updates to COVID-19 Guidelines for Nursing Home Visitation & Testing

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently made updates to its guidelines for visitation and COVID-19 testing at nursing homes. Toda…

4 years, 4 months ago

Una Visión General de la Salud Materna

Este podcast brinda una descripción general del programa de salud materna y analiza los beneficios del programa para la comunidad de Delaware.

4 years, 4 months ago

QIN-QIO: COVID-19 Vaccinations and Chronic Kidney Disease

This month is Kidney Awareness Month, so today we’re discussing the unique concerns people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) face amid the COVID-19 p…

4 years, 4 months ago

QIN-QIO: Understanding the “ICs” – Epidemic, Pandemic, and Endemic

What is the difference between an outbreak, an epidemic, a pandemic, and an endemic? What can nursing homes do to plan ahead if COVID-19 is reclassif…

4 years, 4 months ago