Reminder: BFCC-QIO Changes That Require Action by Healthcare Providers
REMINDER: Effective June 8, 2019: Changes to the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care – Quality Improvement Organization program. The Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program is the cornerstone of Medicare’s efforts to improve the quality of care and health...
Study Finds Physician Burnout Costs About $4.6 Billion Each Year
Physician burnout costs the healthcare industry between $2.6 billion and $6.3 billion annually, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. This included a baseline cost of about $4.6 billion as a result of turnover, reduced productivity and...
The Power of Connections: 2019 Nebraska Healthcare Quality Forum
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network – Nebraska hosted the 16th Annual Nebraska Healthcare Quality Forum on June 6, 2019 in La Vista. While the majority of the attendees were from Nebraska, healthcare professionals from neighboring states, including Iowa, Kansas,...
June 6th is “What Matters to You? #WMTY19
June 6th is “What Matters to You?” Day Inspired by the question posed in a 2012 New England Journal of Medicine article by Dr. Michael Barry and Susan Edgman-Levitan, ‘What Matters to You’ is a day for medical professions to build relationships with...
Top 10 Reasons to Attend the Nebraska Healthcare Quality Forum….Register Today!
We invite you to attend the 16th annual Nebraska Healthcare Quality Forum Thursday, June 6, 2019 Embassy Suites Hotel and Convention Center – La Vista, Nebraska Top 10 Reasons to Attend: 10. An Exhibit Show, hosted by our excellent partner, the Nebraska...
Norfolk Area Sepsis Community Action Team (SCAT)
In August 2018, members of the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (GPQIN) Nebraska team began meeting monthly with healthcare representatives from the Norfolk community to bring forward each organization’s efforts related to sepsis. Self-named the Norfolk...
BFCC-QIO Changes That Require Action by Healthcare Providers
Effective June 8, 2019, there will be changes to the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care – Quality Improvement Organization program. The Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program is the cornerstone of Medicare’s efforts to improve the quality of care and health...
Pharmacy School Supports Changes in Medication Management
University of North Carolina (UNC) Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Center for Medication Optimization is creating a care coordination hub to help community pharmacists proactively manage medications for chronically ill patients. Linked below are podcasts, developed by...
National EMS Week: Beyond the Call
EMS practitioners are often a sepsis patient’s first contact into the healthcare system and in severe cases, the timely assessment and treatment they provide can greatly impact patient outcomes. EMS practitioners are uniquely positioned to improve the early and vital...
Moderating Lifestyle to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk
When speaking with your patients about how to decrease their risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease, lifestyle changes are an important aspect but can be difficult to tackle. One place to start is the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7: encouraging...