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Tag Busters: An Antibiotic Stewardship Success Story
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) identify nursing homes as priority areas for improved antimicrobial stewardship. High rates of antibiotic use in nursing homes are associated with increased...
Leading With Kindness – How an Oklahoma Nursing Home Improved Their Star Rating Using Quality Improvement
From 2021 to 2023, Colonial Manor saw an overall reduction of 83% in non-compliance points on their health inspection. This impressive improvement raised the nursing home’s rating from one star to three stars – all in just two years. Diakonos Group purchased Colonial...
Meet the Hosts
Meet the Hosts of the Shine a Light on Stigma PodcastThis collaborative series was developed by Superior Health Quality Alliance and Telligen in an effort to reduce stigma related to substance use disorder (SUD) by addressing and understanding that SUD is a chronic...
Telligen Team Visits Illinois
In June, Telligen leadership and team members traveled throughout Illinois to meet with local partners from the Telligen QI Connect™ network and host an in-person reception. Telligen serves as the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO)...
The Why Behind Our Work: Casey’s Pond
Casey’s Pond is an inclusive community located in beautiful Steamboat Springs, Colorado. This non-profit, Eden Alterative® community offers skilled nursing, assisted living and independent living to over 100 residents.Kristin Solawetz, registered nurse and infection...
Collaboration in Action: Leveraging Simulation Education to Prevent ED Visits
In Iowa, a 2019 needs assessment conducted by faculty from the University of Iowa College of Nursing found Iowa emergency medical services (EMS) and hospital education to be at a critical juncture. Though in-situ, or real world, simulation training was highly valued,...
Telligen’s One-on-One Assistance and On-Demand “Vax Hub” Help a Suburban Nursing Home Increase its Resident COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Rate
A 118-bed nursing home located in suburban Illinois was referred by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to Telligen, a CMS Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), for assistance with improving its resident COVID-19...
Spring 2023 Health Equity Highlight: The Impact of Health Literacy on Care Coordination
Today’s healthcare system is complex and navigating it can be difficult, overwhelming and when one is sick, it can become even more challenging. In turn, this can compromise one's ability to find, understand and use information. The Centers for Disease Control and...
Telligen Team Visits Oklahoma
In February, members of the Telligen team gathered in Oklahoma City, OK, inviting local partners from the Telligen QI Connect™ network. Telligen serves as the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) for Oklahoma, along with Colorado,...
Fall 2022 Health Equity Highlight
Fall 2022 Health Equity Highlight October is Health Literacy Month Health literacy aims to enable individuals to find, understand and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. Individuals with limited health...