CDC Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Tool for Nursing Homes Preparing for COVID-19
This tool is an update to the previous ICAR tool for nursing homes preparing for COVID-19. Notable changes as of November 20, 2020 include: Additions…
US Department of Labor Updates Frequently Asked Questions to Address Cloth Face Coverings as PPE
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published an update to its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) to address whether OSHA…
Nursing Home Series for Front Line Clinicians and Staff
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is airing the first episode in a series of short podcasts for frontline nursing home staff. The…
CMS’s New One-Stop Nursing Home Resource Center
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a new online platform — the Nursing Home Resource Center — to serve as a…
Kentucky OIG Update
The “e-storefront” we’ve been working on so that LTC providers could more easily find CHFS resources online, from Guidance Memos and FAQs to forms and…
AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network
The AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network — a partnership between AHRQ, the University of New Mexico’s ECHO Institute and the Institute for…
New SAMHSA app helps people with mental illness develop a crisis plan
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released a new mobile app, My Mental Health Crisis Plan, which allows individuals who have serious…
CISA and MS-ISAC Release Ransomware Guide
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) have released a joint Ransomware Guide that details practices…
Nursing Home Visitation – COVID-19
CMS is committed to continuing to take critical steps to ensure America’s healthcare facilities are prepared to respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public…
Annual Assessment Tool Training Webinar
Dear Med-Net Team Members, Justine and Susan are very pleased to invite you to view the attached webinar recording. This webinar was made to train…