October 28, 2020 - NHHCA

October 28, 2020

Updates: Epidemiology, ECHO, Data Dashboard & HAN #23

Holiday Considerations Audience Q&A

AHRQ ECHO Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network

Program Benefits

? Improve quality of care and staff safety ? Increase knowledge of infection prevention and control in nursing homes ? Open to any nursing home at no cost. Up to $6000 stipend to nursing homes based on attendance ? Training positions nursing homes for incentive compensation for meeting CMS performance metrics

Program Basics

? Target area: New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont nursing homes ? 90-minute weekly sessions beginning late October-early November ? Weeks 1-16: 3 cohorts of 33-34 LTC facilities each; Participation-based incentive ? Weeks 17-52: 1 session per week with 1 joint cohort (Pending)

Program Design

? Program and Curriculum Design and Development by the ECHO Institute and Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Interest Form

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 Long term care facilities will need to monitor the DHHS data dashboard

Facilities should adjust to the appropriate phase based on county transmission

Source: DHHS Dashboard

 CMS positivity rates for all NH counties still below 5%

There are no changes that need to be made for surveillance testing frequency

Source: CMS Data Dashboard

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