Lowering Medication Prescribing Errors
Fewer Errors Seen in Computerized Prescribing System That Selects Medications Based on Indications A Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) system that incorporated drug indications into prescription ordering workflows improved clinicians’ efficiency and...
QuestionBuilder: Improving Patient-Doctor Communication
New App Eases Patient-Doctor Communication During Office Visits A new free mobile app from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) aims to help patients prepare questions for their next physician appointment. The app, QuestionBuilder, then helps the...
Connecting the Dots: Antibiotics, Immunizations and Sepsis
How are immunizations, antibiotics and sepsis related and how might this impact you? Dr. Steven Q. Simpson, Dr. Trevor Van Schooneveld and Dr. Archana Chatterjee discussed the connection of these topics and identified the provider community’s role in...
A Passion for Prevention: Contributor to Success
We had the privilege of having a conversation with Dr. Susan Newman, a Lead Physician with the Grand Island Clinic, earlier this week on her efforts to improve hypertension rates among her patients. Over a one year time span, Dr. Newman has had an increase of 6...
Moving Quality Concepts into Patient-Centered Practice
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network – Nebraska hosted an action-oriented/peer-led conference on how pre-visit planning, chronic care management and care coordination can strengthen partnerships between providers and patients. The events were held in North Platte...
How Well Do We Really Know Our Patients and Residents?
The Living History Program at Yale New Haven Hospital is an innovative initiative that provides an opportunity for caregivers to learn about and honor patients’ lives. The program harnesses the power of two key drivers for improvement in reducing readmissions:...
Annual Cost of Sepsis Readmissions is $3.5 Billion
Health Leaders recently reported that the annual cost of sepsis readmissions is estimated to be about half the annual cost of all four conditions (acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumonia) in the...
Antibiotic Stewardship – Register Today: National Learning & Action Network (LAN) Event
Attend the upcoming National Learning & Action Network (LAN) Event focusing on Antibiotic Stewardship. LAN Event: Antibiotic Stewardship Wednesday, May 8, 2019 2:00 – 3:30 PM CT Registration Required! Register here. Antibiotic Stewardship (AS) is a set of...![2019 National Care Transitions Awareness Day Summit [April 16, 2019]](https://i2.wp.com/greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/powerofengagement1280x300.jpg?resize=1080%2C300&ssl=1)
2019 National Care Transitions Awareness Day Summit [April 16, 2019]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a National Care Transitions Awareness Day Summit on April 16, 2019 to increase awareness and action in the beneficiary and provider communities of the importance of safe and effective care transitions...
Nebraska Healthcare Quality Forum | June 6, 2019
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network – Nebraska invites you to attend the 16th annual Nebraska Healthcare Quality Forum Register Now Thursday, June 6, 2019Embassy Suites Hotel and Convention Center – La Vista, Nebraska Access the Registration...