by Keri McDermott | Mar 27, 2023 | Cardiac Care, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Immunizations, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Every person deserves the opportunity for a full, healthy life. Addressing the drivers of health disparities, including the social determinants of health, structural racism, and rural health inequities, is the only way to truly achieve equitable health and well-being...
by Keri McDermott | Mar 29, 2017 | Colorectal Cancer Screening, Great Plains QIN
The American Cancer Society (ACS) released a 2017 Colorectal Cancer (CRC) report that found dramatic reductions in overall CRC incidence and mortality, but also striking disparities by age, race and tumor subsite remain. That’s according to the latest publication...
by Keri McDermott | Mar 3, 2017 | Colorectal Cancer Screening, Great Plains QIN
As Colon Cancer Awareness month begins, the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable is celebrating the impact and successes of the 80% by 2018 Initiative to routinely screen 80% of adults 50 and older by 2018. While measuring the progress for this preventable...
by Keri McDermott | Jun 30, 2016 | Colorectal Cancer Screening, Great Plains QIN
Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Screening for CRC is a substantially underused preventive health strategy in the United States. About one-third of those in the recommended age range for colon cancer screening...
by Keri McDermott | Jun 17, 2016 | Colorectal Cancer Screening, Great Plains QIN
Final US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Recommendations for CRC screening released The final USPSTF recommendations for CRC screening were released earlier this week. You may also find of interest a related JAMA news release and a statement from the American...
by Keri McDermott | Jun 10, 2016 | Colorectal Cancer Screening, Diabetes Care, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Public Observances, Quality of Care Transitions
In honor of Men’s Health Month, we would like to share activities and resources to promote the importance of preventive health care in maintaining optimal health and ensuring early detection. Listed below are 5 ways to increase disease prevention. 1. Annual Wellness...
by Keri McDermott | Jun 8, 2016 | Colorectal Cancer Screening, Great Plains QIN
Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the third leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women in the United States. Although the incidence of colon cancer has declined significantly over the past ten years; largely due to...
