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Oct 3, 2024
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Comagine Health Celebrates Five Years of Impact at Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Facilities

Comagine Health’s long-term and post-acute care team worked with nearly 650 facilities across its six-state region over five years of the CMS QIN-QIO 12th Scope of Work.

Oct 2, 2024
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Embracing Age-Friendly Care in Our Nursing Homes

As the population ages, the Age-Friendly Care Model shapes how health systems and nursing homes tailor care to older adults, and what that transformation asks of facilities.

Oct 1, 2024
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Cindi McElhaney Named to Partnership for Quality Measurement Committee

Cindi McElhaney, manager of analytics measurement and reporting, has been appointed to a three-year term on the Partnership for Quality Measurement’s Endorsement and Maintenance Committee.

Sep 30, 2024
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Emergency Preparedness Planning Through a Health Equity Lens

Emergency planning through fire and flood seasons keeps hospitals and clinics operating – but at-risk and vulnerable populations are disproportionately affected, which is what a health equity lens brings into view.

Sep 27, 2024
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Comagine Health Team Members to Speak at Conferences During Busy October

Comagine Health team members open a busy October conference season, beginning with the GLMA Annual Conference on LGBTQ+ Health in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Sep 26, 2024
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Health Care Coalitions: Building Community Partnerships for Health Care Improvement

Every community faces its own health care delivery challenges. Community coalitions bring people together to reflect on local needs, establish communication and build solutions that serve their populations.

Sep 23, 2024
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Comagine Health Clinical Director Evan Saulino Addresses Primary Care Challenges as Part of Panel

Clinical Director Evan Saulino joined an Oregon Health Forum panel on primary care, speaking to burnout, administrative burden and lower pay as factors thinning the primary care workforce pipeline.

Sep 18, 2024
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‘Honoring Our Quality Journey’ Celebrates American Indian Alaska Native Healthcare Quality Initiative

“Honoring Our Quality Journey” marked four years of the American Indian Alaska Native Healthcare Quality Initiative, run by Comagine Health with Great Plains Quality Innovation Network and Mountain-Pacific Quality Health.

Sep 18, 2024
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Nursing Home EPP Series: Preparing for the Use of Medical Records During Emergencies: Challenges and Recommendations

Access to medical records during an emergency is central to resident safety in long-term and post-acute care. An Office of Inspector General review frames what facilities should prepare.