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Profile: Maureen Carland
Maureen has over 30 years of experience working in long-term care and healthcare settings. She is a multi-level nursing home administrator at Maine Veterans Homes Scarborough. In her role, she has been responsible for state, federal, JCAHO and CARF surveys. She has functioned as a Compliance officer as well as a HIPAA officer. Maureen led her team to the first AHCA/ Baldridge based Gold Quality award in the State of Maine and has developed and implemented a person centered and resident directed culture. She is also a master gold examiner for AHCA/NCAL and serves as a subject-matter expert on a multidisciplinary committee tasked with evaluating gold quality award applications. She conducted site visits, analyzed application materials, and wrote feedback reports. She holds a Master of Arts degree in leadership as well as a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Prior to long term care, Maureen worked extensively in the behavioral health setting and in staff development and she has incorporated those principles into her practice.
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- Join Date: 22/11/2023 52:20:00
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- Website: www.mehca.org
- Articles posted by this author:
- Maine CDC issues Public Health Advisory: Increase in TB
- CDC Updates Guidance for Nursing Home Residents with Respiratory Illness Symptoms
- COVID-19 Up to Date
- Updated CMS Surveyor Resources
- Pulse Oximeters Safety Advisory Reminder
- Quick Start Guide for Respiratory Illnesses
- Antibiotic Awareness Week
- Kepro’s Appeal Process Webinar
- Maine CDC has issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Public Advisory
- Upcoming iQIES Service Center Hold Times
- 2024 Medicare Part A & Part B Premiums and Deductibles
- CMS Issues Corrections to FY24 SNF PPS Final Rule Impacting Rates
- Salmonella Outbreak from Diced Onion Products Distributed in Long Term Care Settings
- Revised COVID and RSV Vaccination information documents.
- MDS: UPDATED Final MDS 3.0 Item Sets Version 1.18.11, Revision 6
- Complying with Requests for Medical Records
- Free 1:1 Bronze Quality Award Workshop
- NHSN New Customer Service Tool
- Resources for Keeping Your Residents Safe During the upcoming Fall and Winter Respiratory Season
- Time to Review Your Provider Preview Reports
- Are you Reporting C-Diff in NHSN?
- LTC Facilities are required to Offer COVID-19 Vaccine to Staff and Residents.
- Medicare billing for all four of the respiratory vaccines
- CMS Posts Updated SNF QRP Manuals and Measure Calculation Resources
- CMS wants to know if you do NOT have internet for your Residents.
- The AHCA/NCAL 2023 #GetVaccinated Provider Toolkit is Now Available
- CMS Updates Nursing Home Care Compare Staffing and Quality Measures
- Newly Approved COVID-19 Vaccine
- CMS Releases Final Version of MDS 3.0 Item Set
- Are you in need of COVID-19 Tests?
- Free MDS Training
- October MDS Changes- Section GG
- Maine CDC announces change in the rule for Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers.
- October MDS Changes- Section Q
- APIC Pinetree Chapter Meeting 9-15-2023
- 2024 National Quality Award Intent to Apply (ITA) Period is Now Open!
- Are you Reporting C-Diff in NHSN?
- October MDS Changes- Section O
- October MDS Changes- Section N
- October 1, 2023, Deadline for Food and Nutrition Director Requirements
- JOIN THE LTC NATIONAL INFECTION PREVENTION FORUM
- MDS OCtober Changes to Section J
- October MDS Changes to Section K
- New and Improved CDC COVID-19 Website
- October MDS Changes- Section B
- Newly Released Standardized Pressure Injury Prevention Protocols
- iQIES Service Center Hold Times
- PBJ: Revised Nursing-Home Level Exclusion Criteria for Administrators
- October MDS Changes-Section A
- Quality Reporting Program: Non-Compliance Letters Sent via iQIES
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Certificate Program Scholarships Available
- Time to Review Your Provider Preview Reports
- Carbapenemase Producing Organism Education Now Available
- CDC Identifies Reporting Issue with NHSN Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Module
- Easy to use Infection Control Micro-Learns
- Connecting IPs across the Continuum of Care.
- COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements
- The state of Maine MDS training includes a 3 part miniseries
- American College of Health Care Administrators elects Maine Administrator as Chair
- Congratulations to St. Andre' Health Care!
- CMS Initiates National SNF 5-Claim Probe and Educate Review
- Upcoming NHSN Reporting Relief
- CMS Updates Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Telehealth for Medicare Beneficiaries
- Special Message from Maine CDC
- MDS Training to prepare for October Changes
- COVID-19 QSO Updates
- Notification of Residents and Representatives
- National Infection Prevention Forum
- Skilled Nursing Facility Provider Preview Reports available
- Claim coding guidance with ending of PHE
- CMS Payment Rules
- Candida auris: Growing Concern for Healthcare
- MDS Transmittal Downtime
- Are you prepared for iQIES?
- PHE and Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizer
- Reporting Clostridium Difficile via NHSN
- Introduction from Our Director of Quality and Regulatory Services