March is
National Kidney Month
! Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-Division of Kidney Health and ESRD Network 12 invite you to be a part of a national campaign to focus on kidney health.
If you're showing your support of World Kidney Day (March 12) by wearing orange, we ask that you:
- Take a selfie or have someone take a picture of you in your orange gear.
- Send your candid photos to ESRDNetwork12@qsource.org
- Think of a short statement for why all Americans should ask their doctors for a kidney checkup
- Upload your picture and short statement to social media using #WorldKidneyDay #CMS and tag @ESRDNetwork12
- Have fun with your posts
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Staying Up to Date with COVID-19
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We’re Hiring!
Quality Improvement Manager
(RN required, ESRD experience preferred)
The Quality Improvement Manager directs, coordinates, develops, implements, and evaluates Network quality improvement activity (QIA) projects for dialysis facilities in the Network 12 region.
Apply here
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NPR Connection Calls
Upcoming Dates:
March 12 and 13
Topic: My Choices: Talk Transplant
April 9 and 10
Topic: My Life: Work and Play
May 14 and 15
Topic: My Choices: Home Options
Time:
1:00 p.m. CT
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The goal of the Network Patient Representative (NPR) Connection Call is to provide an opportunity for NPRs to connect to the Network and each other, share ideas and learn what they can do at their clinic to improve the patient experience.
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We focus on upcoming topic according to the 2020 Patient Engagement Calendar so NPRs can work with their clinic staff to create a patient engagement activity educating patients on the topic.
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For audio, you will need to also call-in using the following information:
Phone:
1-866-899-4679
Access Code:
554-197-389#
Webinar ID:
554197389
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Live Webinar
Understanding the ESRD Conditions for Coverage (CfCs)
Related to Involuntary Discharge
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The webinar will provide an overview of the ESRD CfC related to involuntary discharge and transfers (IVD/IVT), the sanctioned reasons for an IVD/IVT; the steps to take to address patients who are at-risk for an involuntary discharge/transfer and the actions required if/when an involuntary discharge/transfer occurs.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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The End Stage Renal Disease National Coordinating Center Quality Improvement Activity Learning and Action Networks (ESRD NCC QIA LANs) hosts a series of calls based on topics of the CMS Quality Improvement Activities (QIAs).
ALL ESRD
facilities are invited to these meetings because improving the lives of dialysis patients in these areas is a global goal. Please also share these calls with your patients.
Upcoming Calls:
To view recordings for past calls, visit the
NCC website
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CKD Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO)
When:
1st and 3rd Thursdays 12-1 p.m.
ECHO uses videoconferencing to connect an interdisciplinary team of experts with primary care providers. They collaborate in interactive case-based learning sessions to help primary care providers develop advanced skills and best practices
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As part of the Network’s efforts to support facility level patient engagement, each month we provide a “Topic of the Month” sheet for the upcoming monthly topic.
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Patient Engagement in Action
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Since becoming a NPR, Dawn Bates has been on a mission to get the word out about home dialysis. Dawn’s husband, Jimmy, is a patient at Tri-State Dialysis in Dubuque, Iowa and she has been his home therapy care partner. Dawn has been hosting a Home Dialysis Support Group each month. She uses the resources shared during the NPR Connection calls to make sure other home patients and their partners have the information they need to live well with dialysis.
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In February, the group met at The Point Restaurant and talked about sharing their wishes with family and loved ones. They also talked about things that make them grateful about home dialysis, which included:
no early mornings; freedom to travel; less dietary restrictions; ability to work full-time; less chances of being exposed to illnesses; can do it on my time; can be a homebody if I want to; and less depressing than being in-center.
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Pictured: Leona Parker, Gary Parker, Peggy Thornton, Terry Thornton, Ronda Van Der Jagt, Todd Van Der Jagt, Dawn Bates, Jimmie Bates
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In February, Dawn and her husband brought his home hemo machine into the clinic for a Lobby Day, giving the in-center patients and family members the opportunity to find out firsthand what it’s like to be on home hemo. Keep up the great work Dawn and the team at Tri-State Dialysis- Dubuque!
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If you have something you’d like to share about what’s happening at your dialysis clinic, please reach out by
email
or your clinic can
send in a report
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Quality Improvement Corner
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Quality Improvement Resources
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Treatment Choice Champions (TCC)
During 2020, increasing home therapy and kidney transplantation is a national focus and therefore a Network-wide focus for all facilities. Use
this valuable resource
in your clinic.
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Vocational Rehabilitation
It's important to regularly educate your ESRD patients on Vocational Rehabilitation, Ticket to Work or Employment Networks.
ESRD Network 12 is working with Easter Seals, a national Employment Network provider to help share knowledge and available services. Although the resources here are from Nebraska, they provide assistance in all states and are just a phone call away. See information about
Ticket to Work
and an
Easter Seals overview handout
for information about what Easter Seals can do for you.
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Stress Awareness
Are You Aware of the Dangers of Stress? Stress awareness is important for staff retention and facility culture peacefulness.
Read and share this resource
with your staff that includes skills on reducing and dealing with stress.
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Fluid Removal During DIalysis
For National Kidney Month, Medical Education Institute (MEI) has released
a new video
to help people understand how fluids move in our bodies—and how important it is for water to be removed gently during dialysis.
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Update Your Personnel in CROWNWeb
Help us to stay in touch with your key staff members by ensuring that they are listed in the Personnel Section of CROWNWeb along with their email address. We distribute a report every month listing “Active” CROWNWeb Personnel to make it easy for you to take a quick glance to see if all contacts are current. It is your responsibility to keep all data current in CROWNWeb.
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REMEMBER: NHSN Data Deadlines
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NHSN
is the nation’s most widely used healthcare-associated infection tracking system. NHSN provides facilities, states, regions, and the nation with data needed to identify problem areas, measure the progress of prevention efforts, and ultimately eliminate healthcare-associated infections.
Contact the
NHSN Helpdesk
with any questions.
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2020 NHSN Data Deadlines
- Q4 (Oct.-Dec 2019.): March 31
- Q1 (Jan.-March 2020): June 30
- Q2 (April-June 2020): Sept. 30
- Q3 (Jul.-Sept. 2020): Dec. 31
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Facilities should:
Contact the NHSN Helpdesk
(
nhsn@cdc.gov
,
subject line ‘Dialysis’) with any questions.
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Recalls and Safety Alerts
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This resource was developed while under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Contract #HHSM-500-2016-00012C. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. 20.Q-ESRD12.03.020
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