by Keri McDermott | Oct 8, 2015 | Archived
In August, the national Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program launched a learning series focused on healthcare quality improvement. The series, titled “Sharing Knowledge, Improving Health Care,” features training sessions led by recognized experts and thought...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 23, 2015 | Archived
More than 800 Healthcare Providers: Collaborating for Better Health, Better Care and Lower Cost August marked the one-year anniversary of the formation of Great Plains Quality Innovation Network as the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 18, 2015 | Archived
Watch this video for the United States Surgeon General’s Call to Action to promote walking and ‘walkable’ communities to help encourage a healthier lifestyle. Regular exercise and physical activity are important to the physical and mental health of...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 16, 2015 | Archived
The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network would like to draw attention to a recent Health Advisory issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Advisory addresses the public health need for...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 9, 2015 | Archived
CDC’s Safe Healthcare Blog: A Healthcare Risk Manager Shares Her Advice after Personally Surviving Sepsis On CDC’s Safe Healthcare Blog, Pamela L. Popp, sepsis survivor and healthcare risk manager, shares her advice on how to implement a sepsis initiative. While...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 3, 2015 | Archived
National Cholesterol Education Month raises awareness about high blood cholesterol, a serious condition that affects over 71 million Americans and increases the risk of developing heart disease. The Cholesterol Education Month observance is a chance to encourage...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 2, 2015 | Archived
The 2015 Healthy Aging Summit took place on July 27-28, 2015 in Washington, D.C. The Summit explored the many ways researchers, providers and stakeholder organizations are encouraging healthy lifestyles and improving the delivery of preventive services to help older...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 1, 2015 | Archived
September is Healthy Aging Month; an opportunity to focus attention on the positive aspects of growing older. The observance encourages local level events that provide inspiration and practical ideas for adults over the age of 50 to improve their physical, social,...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 7, 2015 | Archived
Researchers are documenting substantial reductions in Medicare hospitalizations, mortality and costs over a fifteen year period, based on a review of 68 million admissions of fee-for-service Medicare patients across the United States. For 2013 compared to 1999,...
by Keri McDermott | Jul 30, 2015 | Archived
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network wishes Medicare and Medicaid a”Happy 50th Birthday” and looks forward to another 50 years! Not that long ago, nearly half of all seniors in the United States were uninsured, living in fear that the high cost...
