by Keri McDermott | Dec 12, 2022 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that one in every 31 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection (HAI) each day. Like any infection, HAIs can cause sepsis. HAI prevention measures are, therefore, also sepsis...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 5, 2022 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Quality Care Coalition
The South Dakota Department of Health has formed the Community Information Exchange (CIE) and is seeking interested partners to assist with long-term planning. The Community Information Exchange (CIE) is a statewide collaboration of health care, human and social...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 29, 2022 | Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Earlier this month, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and First Lady Kathryn Burgum hosted the sixth Recovery Reinvented, a daylong in-person and online event focused on reinventing recovery through eliminating the stigma of the disease of addiction. The event took...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 20, 2022 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Gone are the days of ashtrays and cigarettes in local restaurants and offices. Unfortunately, the fruity smell of nicotine vapors and smashed remains of electronic vaping devices in parking lots have become the alternative. Easy to conceal due to the pleasant smell...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 16, 2022 | CMS News, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has developed a series of interactive videos called “Quality in Focus” (QIF) on the Quality, Safety & Education Portal (QSEP). The 10-15 minute videos are self-paced. They will help providers and suppliers...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 3, 2022 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
In this session, Josh Ohrtman, PharmD, will discuss antibiotic stewardship and the CDC’s core elements and explain why appropriate use of antibiotics is important. Ohrtman will also outline barriers to antibiotic stewardship and provide resources and...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 27, 2022 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including leaders from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the Food and Drug Administration,...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 26, 2022 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Quality Care Coalition
Great Plains QIN had the opportunity to work with Custer Health on a quality improvement project centered around respiratory assessments. The goal was to prevent patients from returning to the emergency department post discharge and to prevent a hospital readmission....
by Keri McDermott | Oct 24, 2022 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
With so much vaccine misinformation, individuals are often left feeling confused and unsure about what to believe. Reliable information lends to confident vaccine decision-making, which ultimately results in fewer illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths. It is...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 19, 2022 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
When it comes to healthcare, Sanford Health goes beyond just caring for physical well-being. The COVID pandemic emphasized the need to assist individuals with food insecurities, transportation issues, access to medications and much more. Sanford Health recently...
