So much of health is determined outside of the doctor’s office. More than 80 percent of modifiable contributors to healthy outcomes are determined by Social Determinants of Health, meaning health-related behaviors, socioeconomic, and environmental factors, rather than medical care. You can see our post about a poster we made on the topic, here. Once we […]

As cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to spread, we are working with national and local agencies to ensure you receive the most up-to-date guidance. View the latest guidance from CMS, CDC, and others. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) View CDC’s preventative actions to help stop the spread. Latest CDC News: Sign up for […]

The IPRO QIN-QIO and its members – Healthcentric Advisors, IPRO, and Qlarant – are working with 82 community coalitions across 11 states and the District of Columbia, including 23 right here in New England. We support coalition building. We bring together local health care providers and community-based organizations to collaborate to enhance the health of […]

Traumatic experiences are linked to behavioral and chronic physical health conditions. They impact not just your clients, patients, or residents’ health and well-being but staff, and family members as well. Trauma-informed care is an evidence-based approach to delivering health care that recognizes the long-term health effects of trauma. It is also an requirement (Phase 3) […]

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH), in partnership with Healthcentric Advisors, would like to encourage you to take advantage of an important opportunity to receive assistance and feedback on a core element of your facility antibiotic stewardship program: Tracking your Antibiotic Start Data. The MDPH has developed an online tool in which to enter […]

Webinar on March 6, 2020 12:00-1:00pm Please join the Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center and Healthcentric Advisors for an educational webinar for health professionals! Register Care of adults older than 65 years is often provided within a primary care setting. However, many professionals in primary care report limited knowledge of unique and complex needs of […]

Educational Webinars for long-term care facilities on Infection Control Here you will find on-demand webinars that cover infection control in long-term care facilities including content specific to multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs). The webinars were part of the Navigating Infection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care Series, which began in 2018. They were hosted by […]

Hosted by Healthcentric Advisors, in partnership with the Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors Thank you for interest in “A Collaborative Approach to Reducing Readmissions: Harnessing the Patient Voice to Improve Care Transitions” held in June 2019. During the session, our speakers and panelists shared their approaches to enhance safe care transitions, highlighting […]

Healthcentric Advisors, in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, held a webinar on Tuesday February 4, 2020 to explore the current threat of multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs). This no-cost webinar focused on the increasing incidence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in long-term care facilities in Massachusetts. Speakers shared an example of a local facility-based outbreak and provided the most up-to-date infection […]

We are excited to announce that our new Learning Center has launched! If you already have an account, you can log in. Otherwise, you can create a new account. Once you are in, you can explore all available courses or filter by healthcare setting. You can also view completed and in-progress courses. Our courses cover […]