Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2017). The core elements of antibiotic stewardship for nursing homes. Retrieved from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). (2017). Appendix PP state operations manual (revised 11/22/2017). Retrieved from Minnesota Department of (MDH). (Dec 13 2017) Antibiotic stewardship in long-term care webinar series: Retrieved from Recap of the March 2017 antibiotic stewardship in long-term care conference. Minnesota Department of (MDH). (Nov 15 2017). Infection control assessment and response program (ICAR). Retrieved from Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS). Nursing facility provider portal. Retrieved from Pew Charitable Trusts. (2016). A path to better antibiotic stewardship in inpatient settings: 10 case studies map how to improve antibiotic use in acute and long-term care facilities. Retrieved from Appendix A Tips for Selecting a PIPP Project Start thinking early about what programs and systems would not only solve problems but would bring innovation to the facility or organization. What you like to do differently? What problems or needs in the organization have not been addressed? What is not being done? Talk to residents, families and community partners for ideas. Let your customers identify where change is needed. Look at resident council minutes, QA committee issues, MDH survey deficiencies and family/resident complaints. Look for common general themes from all these sources that indicate systems need to change. For example: Resident council complaints about meal service, family complaints about lost personal items and poor follow-up/lack of resolution on QA committee items may indicate the need for a project that focuses on action-plan oriented customer service. Look to your resident QOL satisfaction survey for data. Don’t propose programs or that are basic expectations of good care and quality of life. If regulatory compliance or basic care practices already require the facility to provide something, it probably isn’t a candidate for a PIPP Project. On the other hand, improving the existing, compliant care practice because you have discovered new evidenced based strategies that can improve quality of care or quality of life may be appropriate. For example:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2017). The core elements of antibiotic stewardship for nursing homes. Retrieved from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). (2017). Appendix PP state operations manual (revised 11/22/2017). Retrieved from Minnesota Department of (MDH). (Dec 13 2017) Antibiotic stewardship in long-term care webinar series: Recap of the March 2017 antibiotic stewardship in long-term care conference. Retrieved from Minnesota Department of (MDH). (Nov 15 2017). Infection control assessment and response program (ICAR). Retrieved from Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS). Nursing facility provider portal. Retrieved from Pew Charitable Trusts. (2016). A path to better antibiotic stewardship in inpatient settings: 10 case studies map how to improve antibiotic use in acute and long-term care facilities. Retrieved from Appendix A Tips for Selecting a PIPP Project Start thinking early about what programs and systems would not only solve problems but would bring innovation to the facility or organization. What you like to do differently? What problems or needs in the organization have not been addressed? What is not being done? Talk to residents, families and community partners for ideas. Let your customers identify where change is needed. Look at resident council minutes, QA committee issues, MDH survey deficiencies and family/resident complaints. Look for common general themes from all these sources that indicate systems need to change. For example: Resident council complaints about meal service, family complaints about lost personal items and poor follow-up/lack of resolution on QA committee items may indicate the need for a project that focuses on action-plan oriented customer service. Look to your resident QOL satisfaction survey for data. Don’t propose programs or that are basic expectations of good care and quality of life. If regulatory compliance or basic care practices already require the facility to provide something, it probably isn’t a candidate for a PIPP Project. On the other hand, improving the existing, compliant care practice because you have discovered new evidenced based strategies that can improve quality of care or quality of life may be appropriate. For example:
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