by Keri McDermott | Mar 7, 2022 | Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Your help is needed! Honoring Choices® North Dakota (HCND) is still in need of educating and implementing additional Advance Care Planning (ACP) facilitators throughout North Dakota. Under a grant from the ND Cancer Coalition, this ACP training is designed to help...
by Keri McDermott | Mar 4, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Cheri Fast, RN, BSN, CIC | South Dakota Project FirstLine Infection prevention and control is fundamental to safer care, improved health outcomes and a reduction in costs. Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (Great Plains QIN) and Project Firstline Leads in South...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 28, 2022 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Diabetes Alert Day is recognized every fourth Tuesday of March. In the United States, approximately 96 million adults have prediabetes, yet most people are unaware they have it. The good news is prediabetes is reversible! Without making healthy changes, a person with...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 28, 2022 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated the list of certain underlying medical conditions that are associated with a higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes. Additional disabilities included within this list are primary immunodeficiency and...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 28, 2022 | Care Coordination, Covid-19, Events, Featured, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Passing along information on a wonderful learning opportunity hosted by the Great Plains – Mountain GWEP Consortium. This virtual ECHO Series, Building Resilience: Maintaining Quality Care in Nursing Homes During COVID, will be held on Wednesdays from March 2 – May 18...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 28, 2022 | Events, Featured, Home Health, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
To celebrate healthcare workers and to present Project Firstline’s new infection control educational materials, CDC is hosting a special launch event for the healthcare workforce. March 16, 2022 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. CT Register here. Attendees will hear directly...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 22, 2022 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
What do antibiotics, immunizations and sepsis have in common and why is it important to “Connect the Dots”? March 15, 2022 | 3:00 p.m. CT Register Now. We can PROTECT one’s health, PRESERVE antibiotic effectiveness and PREVENT infections leading to sepsis through...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 18, 2022 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Over the past couple of months, our team has provided education and resources for building relationships and resilience within healthcare organizations. We have gotten positive feedback and will continue to share topics and resources we believe are of value. We...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 18, 2022 | Covid-19, Featured, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition, Uncategorized
The 2022 ACIP Recommended Immunization Schedules were released this week. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated versions of the recommended U.S. immunization schedules for children, teens and adults. Several additional formats of the...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 18, 2022 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Individuals and family members faced with a serious health prognosis quickly find themselves in a complex world of appointments, medications, specialty care referrals and courses of treatment; often feeling overwhelmed, anxious and inept. This was the scenario for...
