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96 matches found for “respite care”.

• DDW Field Tools - COR & CCHS - Substitute Care & Respite Personnel (publication) [+]
  Supports & Services - COR & CCHS - Substitute Care & Respite Personnel
• Primary Care & Rural Health (topic)
• RHCPTC Program Overview - For Tax Year 2024 (publication) [+]
  Pursuant to the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH)’s Rural Health Care Practitioner Tax Credit Program, eligible health care practitioners who have provided health care services in a designated rural health care underserved area can apply for an income tax credit.
• RHCPTC Program Overview - For Tax Year 2023 (publication) [+]
  Pursuant to the Rural Health Care Practitioner Tax Credit Program, eligible health care practitioners who have provided health care services in a designated rural health care underserved area can apply for an income tax credit.
• 2017-2022 Health Care Preparedness and Response Capabilities (publication) [+]
  The 2017-2022 Health Care Preparedness and Response Capabilities document outlines the high-level objectives that the nation’s health care delivery system, including HCCs and individual health care organizations, should undertake to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies.
• Zika Care Connect Factsheet (publication) [+]
  Zika Care Connect aims to improve access to specialty healthcare services for the management of Zika virus infection during pregnancy and outcomes in infants caused by Zika. The program targets the most important and removable barriers to care, as identified by maternal and pediatric care experts. We focus on women infected with Zika during pregnancy, as well as infants born to mothers with laboratory evidence of Zika.
• EMS Trauma Care Program (topic)
• Immunity of Health Care Workers (publication) [+]
  All health care personnel (HCP) who work in health-care facilities should have presumptive
• Living Care Arrangements, Community Inclusion (Customized Community Supports & Employment Services) (topic)
• Primary Care Association (location) [+]
  4206 Louisiana Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108
  
• Prenatal Care Counseling in New Mexico,2012-2015 (health data) [+]
  This report discusses how prenatal care visits present an opportunity for health care providers to educate women regarding behaviors and experiences that increase the likelihood of adverse maternal, fetal and infant outcomes.
• Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition Rates in New Mexico, 2012-2014 (health data) [+]
  Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions are conditions for which good outpatient care can potentially prevent the need for a hospitalization or an emergency department visit, or for which early intervention can prevent complications of more severe disease. Acute ACSC include dehydration, urinary tract infections, and bacterial pneumonia.
• Level of Maternal and Neonatal Care at New Mexico and Border Area Hospitals (health data) [+]
  This study helps create a common standard to assess what levels of care exist and the quality of transfer care that pregnant women and their infants receive in New Mexico.
• Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition Hospitalization Rates in New Mexico (health data) [+]
  According to the Health Resources and Services Administration, all but two New Mexico counties have a Health Professional Shortage Area, which is defined as having shortages of primary medical care which may include too few primary care providers, high infant mortality rates, high poverty and/or large elderly population.
• EMS Trauma Data Report 2005-2011 (health data) [+]
  This report focuses on patients discharged from a facility without being transferred to a higher level of care (other than those transferred out-of-state). These patients are referred to as having “definitive care patient records”. The only exception is that patients who are transferred to out of state trauma centers are included in this report as well, as these patients may not otherwise be included in the data set. In the seven year period from 2005 until 2011, there were 32,289 of these definitive care records.
• Rural Health Care Practitioner Tax Credit (topic)
• Hospital Compare (resource) [+]
  Hospital Compare has information about the quality of care at over 4,000 Medicare-certified hospitals across the country. You can use Hospital Compare to find hospitals and compare the quality of their care. The information on Hospital Compare helps you make decisions about where you get your health care and encourages hospitals to improve the quality of care they provide. In an emergency, you should go to the nearest hospital. When you can plan ahead, discuss the information you find here with your health care provider to decide which hospital will best meet your health care needs.
• Southwest CARE Center (resource) [+]
  Southwest CARE Center aims to provide a high standard of medical care in a number of health areas. Our original campus continues to care for people living with HIV and Hepatitis C disease (HCV). This includes access to research, specialty treatments and primary care services for those living with either or both diseases. Our team of specialty care providers are experienced and able to offer the best currently available treatments and clinical trials.
• Meeting to Improve Care of Individuals with Dementia Announced (news) [+]
  August 28, 2014 — The New Mexico Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, housed in the Aging and Long-Term Services Department, has initiated a half day meeting on August 29th for people involved in long-term care—from those providing the care, to those who regulate it. The discussion will focus on how New Mexico’s lon...
• Treatment & Long-Term Care Facilities (topic)
• Best Methods for Capturing Health Care Costs Presentation (publication) [+]
  This presentation covers the best methods for capturing health care costs.
• Breathing Easy in New Mexico: Addressing the Burden of Asthma through Action 2014-2019 (publication) [+]
  Asthma is a widespread and serious health condition, particularly for children, which requires regular and consistent health care to control. The NMCOA is poised to improve asthma care and outcomes in the state through professional and community outreach. This document highlights the work of the NMCOA to date, the current state of asthma in New Mexico, goals and objectives for the next five years.
• EMS Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment Form (publication) [+]
  This form should be used by a physician to outline a plan of care respecting the patient’s wishes concerning care at life’s end.
• Emergency Rule 7.9.2 NMAC - Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities (publication) [+]
  Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities
• Sample Child Care Infant Feeding Plan (publication) [+]
  This is a feeding plan for infants in child care.
• A Plan for Implementing a Statewide Health Care Cost and Quality Reporting Website in New Mexico (publication) [+]
  A Plan for Implementing a Statewide Health Care Cost and Quality Reporting Website in New Mexico
• Sample Breastfeeding Policy for Child Care Centers (publication) [+]
  This is a breastfeeding policy sample for child care centers.
• Improving Developmental Care for Young Children and Their Families in New Mexico (publication) [+]
  This is an update of the 2006 Improving Developmental Care report. This update reflects the work of the combined Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS)-Act Early State Team members, contributing knowledge and vision through work groups formed to compile a useful revised edition.
• A Plan for Implementing a Statewide Health Care Cost and Quality Reporting Website in New Mexico Presentation (publication) [+]
  A Plan for Implementing a Statewide Health Care Cost and Quality Reporting Website in New Mexico
• CD Appendix 7 - Sample Child Care Notification Letters to Parents (publication) [+]
  Appendix 7 - Sample Child Care Notification Letters to Parents
• Day One Taking Care of Yourself Transcript (publication) [+]
  This document is the transcript for the video "Taking Care of Yourself".
• Parents - Taking Care of Ourselves (publication) [+]
  This is a brochure offering guidance on how to take care of yourself physically and emotionally as well as how to develop an action plan.
• NM EMS Stroke Care Card (publication) [+]
  NM EMS Stroke Care Card
• Proposed Rule 7.9.2 NMAC - Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities (publication) [+]
  Proposed Rule 7.9.2 NMAC - Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities
• CD Manual - Child Care Settings (publication) [+]
  Child Care Settings
• Gastrointestinal (GI) Outbreaks Toolkit for Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF) (publication) [+]
  Gastrointestinal (GI) Outbreaks Toolkit for Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF)
• Health Care Costs Presentation (publication) [+]
  This presentation explains what health care cost really means.
• SHM - Chapter 4 - Diabetes Emergency Care Plan Form (publication) [+]
  SHM - Chapter 4 - Diabetes Emergency Care Plan Form
• Voting Rights for Long Term Care Residents (publication) [+]
  Voting Rights for Long Term Care Residents
• Public Health Order - Declaring Crisis Care Standards and Approval of COVID-19 Credentialed Physicians & Advanced Practice Clinicians (publication) [+]
  Public Health Order - Declaring Crisis Care Standards and Approval of COVID-19 Credentialed Physicians and COVID-19 Credentialed Advanced Practice Clinicians 12/23/2020
• Public Health Order - Amend Restrictions for Temporarily Limiting Long-Term Care Facilities Visitation due to COVID-19 (04/05/2021) (publication) [+]
  Public Health Order - Amend Restrictions for Temporarily Limiting Long-Term Care Facilities Visitation que to COVID-19 (04/05/2021)
• HIV Services Program Standards of Care (publication) [+]
  HIV Services Program Standards of Care
• COVID Therapeutics for Long Term Care Prescribers 2.02.22 (publication) [+]
  COVID Therapeutics for Long Term Care Prescribers 2.02.22
• 7.1.32 NMAC Proposed Rule Long Term Care Facility Dementia Training (publication) [+]
  7.1.32 NMAC Proposed Rule Long Term Care Facility Dementia Training
• 24-178-1 NMSA Long Term Care Facility Dementia Training (publication) [+]
  24-178-1 NMSA Long Term Care Facility Dementia Training
• Integrated Plan for HIV Prevention and Care 2022-2026 (publication) [+]
  Integrated Plan for HIV Prevention and Care 2022-2026
• New Rule 7.9.2 NMAC- Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities (publication) [+]
  New Rule 7.9.2 NMAC- Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities
• Ezri Care Artificial Tears Recall (publication) [+]
  Ezri Care Artificial Tears Recall
• Long-Term Care Visits Summary Report May 17-19, 2024 (publication) [+]
  Long-Term Care Visits Summary Report May 17-19, 2024
• 7.9.2 Requirements For Long Term Care Facilities-Amendment (publication) [+]
  Emergency Amendment to 7.9.2 Requirements For Long Term Care Facilities Amendment 04.05.20
• Incident Management System Guide for all Licensed Health Care Facilities SFY2023 (publication) [+]
  This guide is produced by the health facility licensing and certification program operations bureau for all licensed health care facilities for the incident management system.
• Long-Term Care Visits Executive Summary May 17-19, 2024 (publication) [+]
  Long-Term Care Visits Executive Summary May 17-19, 2024
• Letter of Direction #38 MCOs for CHW.R Benefit (publication) [+]
  The New Mexico Health Care Authority, Medical Assistance Division (HCA/MAD) is issuing this Letter of Direction (LOD) to Manage Care Organizations (MCO) as guidance in implementing reimbursement to increase access to Community Health Workers (CHW) and Community Health Representatives (CHR) services in an outpatient setting starting July 1, 2023.
• RFP #OPCRH 2024-2027, Health Care Professional Recruitment Amendment One (publication) [+]
  RFP #OPCRH 2024-2027, Health Care Professional Recruitment Amendment One
• National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination (resource) [+]
  Health care-associated infections, or HAIs, are infections that people acquire while they are receiving treatment for another condition in a health care setting. HAIs can be acquired anywhere health care is delivered, including inpatient acute care hospitals, outpatient settings such as ambulatory surgical centers and end-stage renal disease facilities, and long-term care facilities such as nursing homes and rehabilitation centers. HAIs may be caused by any infectious agent, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses, as well as other less common types of pathogens.
• National Crisis Standards of Care Guidance (resource) [+]
  At the request of the HHS, the IOM formed a committee in 2009, which developed guidance that health officials could use to establish and implement standards of care during disasters. In its first report, the committee defined “crisis standards of care” (CSC) as a state of being that indicates a substantial change in health care operations and the level of care that can be delivered in a public health emergency, justified by specific circumstances.
• American College of Surgeons Trauma Program (resource) [+]
  Since 1922, when it formed a Committee on Fractures, the American College of Surgeons has waged a continuous effort to improve care of injured patients. Today our trauma activities are administered through our 83-member Committee on Trauma, overseeing a field force of more than 3,500 Fellows working to develop and implement meaningful programs for trauma care in local, regional, national, and international arenas. We strive to improve the care of injured patients before, during, and after hospitalization. Our trauma-related activities—aimed at education, advocacy, professional development, standards of care, and assessment of outcomes—are disseminated through a variety of programs and subcommittees. If you’re a trauma care professional, learn more about all that American College of Surgeons trauma programs has to offer you, your trauma center, and the patients you serve.
• Statewide Validation of Laboratory-identified Clostridium difficile Infections in New Mexico, 2013 (health data) [+]
  Healthcare-associated infections are recognized as a complication of modern medicine and a source of significant morbidity and mortality among hospitalized individuals. Among the HAIs, Clostridium difficile infection incidence has increased markedly in the past decade and now has become the most common HAI pathogen. Furthermore, Clostridium difficile contributes to health care costs with a recent source estimated the attributable cost to be $3427 to $9960 per episode for acute care hospitals.
• Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in New Mexico and the United States, 2016 to 2020 (health data) [+]
  Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in New Mexico and the United States, 2016 to 2020
• PRAMS Postpartum Care Visits February 2022 (health data) [+]
  PRAMS Postpartum Care Visits 2022
• Health Insurance Coverage Patterns Before and After Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, PRAMS New Mexico (health data) [+]
  Health Insurance Coverage Patterns Before and After Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, PRAMS New Mexico
• Access to Health Care, Preventive Services, and Health Status, New Mexico, 2012-2015 (health data) [+]
  The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also called ObamaCare, was fully implemented on January 1, 2014. The health insurance exchange in New Mexico, BeWellNM, provides the opportunity for enrollment in a health insurance plan. Medicaid, a joint federal and state program, helps with medical costs for those with limited income and resources.
• Clostridium difficile Infection Information (resource) [+]
  People getting medical care can catch serious infections called health care-associated infections. While most types of are declining, one – caused by the germ C. difficile – remains at historically high levels. C. difficile causes diarrhea linked to 14,000 American deaths each year. Those most at risk are people, especially older adults, who take antibiotics and also get medical care. When a person takes antibiotics, good germs that protect against infection are destroyed for several months. During this time, patients can get sick from C. difficile picked up from contaminated surfaces or spread from a health care provider’s hands.
• Zika Care Connect (resource) [+]
  Zika Care Connect aims to improve access to specialty healthcare services for the management of Zika virus infection during pregnancy and outcomes in infants caused by Zika. The program targets the most important and removable barriers to care, as identified by maternal and pediatric care experts. We focus on women infected with Zika during pregnancy, as well as infants born to mothers with laboratory evidence of Zika.
• Aging and Disability Resource Center @ 1-800-432-2080 (hotline) [+]
  A family caregiver is anyone who is an informal provider of in-home or community care for a relative or loved one. You may assist with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, eating, and medical tasks. You may run errands, take care of the house, take your loved one to appointments, or coordinate care. Most people, at some point in their lives, become caregivers. There are a variety of supports and services that may be of assistance to you. Putting the pieces together can be a daunting task. Our Aging and Disability Resource Center is a great place to start. We can help you gather information and assess needs, make plans and find support.
• Decrease of Hospitalization Rates for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (news) [+]
  April 12, 2019 — The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reports Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition (ACSC) hospitalization rates have fallen in the state, an important measure that indicates New Mexicans are getting both more and better out-patient medical care.
• Department of Health, Western Sky Community Care, and New Mexico United unite to offer COVID-19 vaccinations at home games (news) [+]
  May 12, 2021 — Department of Health, Western Sky Community Care, and New Mexico United unite to offer COVID-19 vaccinations at home games
• State enacts crisis standards of care Provides clarity, flexibility to patients and providers (news) [+]
  October 18, 2021 — SANTA FE - Today, the New Mexico Department of Health announced the enactment of Crisis Standards of Care (CSC) for the state’s health care system.
• The Joint Commission (resource) [+]
  Our mission is to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value.
• Interim Guidance for Influenza Outbreak Management in Long-Term Care Facilities (resource) [+]
  Long-term care facilities may be defined as institutions, such as nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that provide health care to people (including children) who are unable to manage independently in the community.
• Heart Smart: CCHD Screening Video for Health Care Providers (resource) [+]
  Baby's First Test and Children's National Medical Center present the Heart Smart video series, educating health care providers and families on screening for critical congenital heart disease. This is the screening for health care providers.
• Families FIRST (topic)
• Diabetes Prevention and Control (topic)
• Ebola Virus Disease (topic)
• Report Says Asthma Care Needs Work (publication) [+]
  Of the nearly one in 10 New Mexicans who have asthma, more than a third of children and nearly half of adults have the disease under poor control, according to a new state Department of Health report. The chronic lung disease causes some 7,700 emergency room visits and 1,800 hospitalizations a year in New Mexico, ringing up an estimated $30 million a year in hospital charges, the report found.
• Child Lead Exposure Questionnaire (publication) [+]
  Use this questionnaire to help you and your health care provider to decide if your child needs a blood test for lead.
• Cultural Linguistic Poilicy Assessment 2014 (publication) [+]
  The goal of this report is to improve health care access and utilization, enhance the quality of services with New Mexico’s culturally diverse and underserved communities, and promote cultural and linguistic competence as essential approaches in the elimination of health disparities in New Mexico.
• Cryptosporidiosis in Childcare Settings (publication) [+]
  Cryptosporidiosis is a gastrointestinal illness, caused by the parasite, Cryptosporidium. This disease is a common cause of diarrhea in children, especially in child care settings. The hallmark symptom of cryptosporidiosis is watery diarrhea, which might be accompanied by stomach ache, nausea and vomiting, fever, and a general sick feeling.
• Notifiable Conditions Reporting FAQ (publication) [+]
  Health care providers are the eyes and ears of public health. Reporting makes it possible to detect failures of work place health and safety protection and prevent further illness and injury due to work. This document explains the most frequently asked questions we receive regarding occupational notifiable conditions reporting.
• Asthma Action Plan for Schools (publication) [+]
  This action plan form was created by the New Mexico Council on Asthma (NMCOA) for school nurses, health care providers and families. It allows for an individual action plan to be developed for each student to ensure proper handling of asthma based on severity.
• Primary Care Capital Fund Application (publication) [+]
  Primary and capital fund application for financial assistance to the New Mexico Department of Health and New Mexico finance authority.
• NMSIIS Overview (publication) [+]
  NMSIIS is a confidential, computerized repository of individual immunization records that integrates information from birth and death records, public and private health care providers, and parental records.
• Medical Home Responsibilities (publication) [+]
  Since 1999, the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing has advocated for appropriate and necessary care for the infant with hearing loss to be directed and coordinated by the child’s physician within the medical home with support from appropriate ancillary services.
• Occupational Health Case Reporting (publication) [+]
  This confidential case reporting form allows health care providers and lab directors to meet the requirements of the law by reporting occupational and/or injuries to the New Mexico Occupational Health Surveillance Program (OHSP) within 24 hours. Additional instructions for reporting a case are contain within the document.
• New Mexico Childhood Education And Care Department @ 1-800-832-1321 (hotline) [+]
  New Mexico Childhood Education And Care Department
• Children, Youth and Families @ 1-800-797-3260 (hotline) [+]
  Protects abused and neglected children, rehabilitates delinquent and incarcerated youth and provides child care subsidies, promotes and supports quality child care and administers statewide domestic violence programs.
• High Rates of Preventable Hospitalizations (news) [+]
  July 15, 2014 — A New Mexico Department of Health analysis reveals that the southeast and northwest regions had the highest hospitalization rates due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions in 2012 -- conditions for which outpatient care or early interventions can prevent hospitalizations and/or complications. The...
• Care for Your Eyes to Make Them Last for Life (news) [+]
  January 28, 2015 — Our eyes, like so much about our health, are easy to take for granted. Just like eating healthy and exercising, taking care of our vision should be a priority. Having healthy vision can help keep us safe when we’re driving, while at work, home or school, participating in sports, or taking part in...
• Expanding Care for Veterans in New Mexico (news) [+]
  March 21, 2017 — Today, the New Mexico Department of Health and Department of Veterans Services announced plans to expand long-term care services for veterans at Fort Bayard Medical Center in Silver City, NM.
• Make Health Your Resolution (news) [+]
  December 31, 2015 — If there’s any resolution we should try to stick to in 2016, it’s a resolution to take better care of ourselves. Commitments at home and work can take a lot out of us. That’s why we have to take care of ourselves like we do others in our lives.
• Send Your Kids Back to School with Their Vaccines Up to Date (news) [+]
  August 1, 2014 — The New Mexico Department of Health, the New Mexico Primary Care Association and the New Mexico Immunization Coalition, along with our managed care partners, Molina, United Healthcare and Presbyterian, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico are working together to make sure that all New Mexico...
• Plan for Newly Awarded Federal Grant (news) [+]
  January 6, 2015 — The New Mexico Department of Health announced how it plans to utilize a nearly $2 million grant awarded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as part of the State Innovation Model Initiative. New Mexico will use the funds to design a plan to enhance patient experience of care, reduce h...
• Info for Providers (topic)
• Infectious Disease Bureau (topic) [+] Our mission is to reduce the spread of infectious diseases through prevention, care, testing, screening and surveillance work.
• Southwest Community Collaborative Care Program @ 575-528-6037 (hotline) [+]
  Medical and supportive case management for HIV services according to Ryan White Part B grant funding. Aid and Comfort financial assistance from local non-profit fundraising available for some services not paid by federal grant.
• Health Facility Complaints @ 1-800-752-8649 (hotline) [+]
  Report incidents or concerns with long-term care facilities and hospitals.