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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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- Articles posted by this author:
- Special CDC Meeting
- NHSN Webinar: Respiratory-Updates to Resident Data Collection Form
- Environmental Services and C-Diff; Sign up to participate now!
- Upcoming CDC Webinar on Respiratory Virus Season Updates for LTC Providers
- Updated SNF QRP Quality Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual V6.0 and Associated Resources
- Administrators- Complete Survey for $100!
- COVID-19 Vaccines for 2024-2025
- MDS Changes Coming October 1st
- MHCA Fall Pre-Conference Quality Award Work Session
- CMS Pauses PEPPER Reports and Seeks Input
- Updated RSV Guidance
- SNF Provider Reports Available
- C. Diff Reporting in NHSN is due by August 15, 2024, at midnight.
- Have you joined the LTC National Infection Prevention Forum?
- Urgent Medical Device Correction
- CDC Releases Respiratory Toolkit
- July 2024 Revisions to 5-Star Rating Guide
- Unlock Excellence: 2025 Quality Award Applications Are Now Available
- Get Ready for the August 14 Payroll-Based Journal Deadline
- Facility Assessment Webinar Now Available
- SNF Provider Preview Reports – Now Available
- New Antipsychotic Medication Toolkit
- Quality Reporting Program Quick Reference Guide
- NHSN Virtual Training for Post-Acute Care
- CMS Revises PBJ Staff Turnover Definition
- Updated Guidance for RSV Vaccine
- Medical Record Scam: Watch out for Phishing
- AHCA Updates Antipsychotic Medication Toolkit
- CMS Releases Revised Guidance for Facility Assessment
- C-Diff Collaborative Meeting June 27th
- CDC Issues Extreme Heat Alert
- C-Diff Collaborative
- UTI Reporting Webinar- FREE
- Letter to LTC from Maine Immunization Program
- SNF VBP June 2024 Quarterly Reports are Now Available
- Age Friendly Communities
- Maine CDC Encourages Steps to Protect Your Health from Hepatitis C
- UTI Reporting Requirement Begins July 1, 2024
- Ten Maine Centers Receive Bronze Quality Award
- Final Rule: Adult Protective Services
- Framework for Ethical Infection Control Decision Making
- NIOSH Rescinds Approval for some 3M Respirators
- Do You Care for People with Brain Injuries?
- C- Difficile Collaborative Meeting
- Maine CDC has issued a Health Alert Network regarding Lyme and other Tickborne Disease Information.
- iQIES Inactive User Policy Change
- AHCA Survey Tips
- DLC Issues Reminder Regarding Timely Submission of License Renewal Applications
- Facility Assessment Action Brief
- CDC Townhall: Understanding Enhanced Barrier Precautions
- Group A Streptococcus on the Rise
- PBJ Data due May 15th.
- Legal Services for Maine Elders
- Please Update Your Information for Maine CDC
- 5-Star Revisions Reminder
- New DLC License Application/ Reapplication Forms
- Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities- Free training!
- SNF Provider Preview Reports – Now Available
- Upcoming iQIES Service Center Hold Times
- Have you joined the Residential Care (PNMI-C) Core Q Satisfaction Survey Pilot?
- CMS Enhances Medicare Advantage Beneficiary Protections
- FDA Updates Safety Recommendation of Plastic Syringes Made in China
- CMS to Audit for Drug Overdoses
- CMS to Assess the Accuracy of Fall Reporting on MDS
- CMS updates QSO 24-12-NH Federal Monitoring Surveys
- FREE Infection Control Consultation Ending Soon
- Change Healthcare Update: CMS Posts Accelerated Payments FAQs
- CMS issues QSO implementing Enhanced Barrier Precautions
- Upcoming Change to NHSN Up to Date Definition for LTC COVID-19 Vaccine Reporting
- How to Bill for Respiratory Vaccines
- Maine CDC issued Health Advisory Network
- April 2024 Staffing Five-Star Projections now available in LTC Trend Tracker
- Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance
- Hazardous Areas Compliance
- Are you interested in FREE IP training sessions?
- Are You Willing to Guide us Forward in Using CoreQ in PNMI-Cs
- 5 Star Provider Reports Available
- Avoiding F 884 Tag
- Providers Required to Submit Managing Employee Information to Provider Enrollment Records Immediately
- Are you ready to become an Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Designated Age Friendly Center?
- FREE Infection Control Consulting
- Pilot to Implement CoreQ in 20 RCFs in Maine:
- CMS updates RSV CPT Codes
- Did You Miss the Respiratory Illness and Vaccine Webinar?
- Maine Legal Services for the Elderly
- Are you reporting COVID-19 Up to Date Correctly?
- Have You Completed the C-Diff Survey? A reminder from Carrie Rice at Maine CDC
- HHS Office for Civil Rights Releases Visitation Guidance Resources
- Free AHCA Infection Preventionist Specialized Training (IPCO)
- CDC and CMS Present Stories from the Field: Immunization Strategies for LTC
- Maine CDC Recommends Masking and Vaccination in Health Care Facilities
- CMS Releases Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Methodology Report for the Post-Acute Care Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports
- SNF Provider Preview Reports – Now Available
- CMS Therapy Services Updates
- CLIA Waived Tests
- iQIES Service Center Hold Times
- Are you Ready to Submit your Quality Award Application?
- CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Beneficiary Appeal Process for Reclassified Hospital Stay
- Message from Carrie Rice at Maine CDC
- SNF QRP Measures Being Removed
- Mike McNeil Scholarship Cash Calendar Fundraiser is Open!
- CDC reports address COVID-19 Rebound
- Trends in Deficiency Citations- Tips for Meeting the IP requirements F-882
- CDC issues HAN regarding URGENT need to Increase Immunizations.
- The time to vaccinate is NOW
- New Resource Available: Confusion Assessment Method (CAM©) Video Tutorial
- FDA Safety Communication: Philips DreamStation 2 CPAP Machines
- CMS Reminds SNFs of the Importance of Accurate Use of Codes for 3 Day Qualifying Rule.
- Have you completed your CMS Resident Internet Questionnaire?
- HHS Issues Cyber Security Alert
- MDS Errata
- Holiday Decorating and Life Safety
- Special Announcement from Carrie Rice at Maine CDC Regarding New C-Diff Collaborative
- CDC Issues Food Safety Alert Regarding Cantaloupe
- 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