by Keri McDermott | Feb 23, 2024 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Home Health, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
Pneumonia is a common lung infection caused by germs, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi. It can be a complication of the flu, but other viruses, bacteria and even fungi can cause pneumonia. Pneumonia and its symptoms can vary from mild to severe. Treatment depends...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 23, 2024 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Medication errors can have serious – and, even, deadly – impacts on nursing home residents. Nevertheless, they are a common problem in too many nursing homes. Too often, medication is given to residents in a manner that conflicts with manufacturer’s instructions or...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 20, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Opioids, Quality Care Coalition
Individuals experiencing homelessness often have complex social dynamics, including mental health or addiction care needs. Many individuals have significant trauma and require multidisciplinary care. This is why peer support and social work are vital. Midwest Street...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 15, 2024 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Our need for physical and emotional closeness and how we experience sexuality changes over time. Some of these changes come with maturity, while others reflect life circumstances, such as a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or dementia. For many older Americans, entering a...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 14, 2024 | Cardiac Care, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Public Observances, Quality of Care Transitions
We invite you to put on your best red and make plans to join us as North Dakota Lt. Governor Miller acknowledges American Heart Month with a proclamation and a celebration of the State Capitol’s Cardiac Ready Campus designation. This celebration will feature...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 6, 2024 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
View Lynde Monson, PharmD, BCPS, as she navigates us through the latest immunization updates and details how immunizations prevent antibiotic use. The recording is available to be viewed on the CAP Center website and there is CE available! Access the Recording ...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 2, 2024 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
North Dakota State University’s Center for Collaboration and Advancement in Pharmacy (CAP) has implemented vaccine champions, or “VaxChamps”, which have been successful at increasing vaccination rates in North Dakota. This model identifies and trains a nurse to...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 2, 2024 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
In October 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released Stratified Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports for post-acute care providers, including skilled nursing facilities, to identify individuals in their patient populations who are at...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 29, 2024 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Quality Care Coalition
As opioid overdose deaths in the United States continue to climb, we should all have the knowledge of and be prepared to administer naloxone in the event of an overdose. The risk of being unprepared can result in loss of life. The administration of naloxone is an...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 29, 2024 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Join Immunize South Dakota for the next Online & in-the-know session. The presenter will share the Autism Society’s practical tips to improve vaccine confidence by employing strategies to reduce stress when vaccinating neurodiverse patients. From this...
