by Keri McDermott | Aug 2, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN
Check out this video animation that describes how the mRNA vaccine works! Viewers watch from inside the cell as the mRNA vaccine is processed and the immune response develops! We hope you will check it out and consider sharing it with your networks, so together we...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 2, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN
The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) hosted a live webinar with Dr. Paul Carson, infectious disease specialist and professor of public health at North Dakota State University, and Molly Howell, immunization director for the NDDoH. These experts share...
by Keri McDermott | Jul 27, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN
CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (Available Tools SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum Thursday, August 5, 2021 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Central Time (CT) Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time. AGENDA I. Opening Remarks | Chair – Todd Smith (Center...
by Keri McDermott | Jul 27, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
I am urging all Americans to help slow the spread of health misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Health misinformation is a serious threat to public health. It can cause confusion, sow mistrust, harm people’s health, and undermine public health...
by Keri McDermott | Jul 27, 2021 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Pathways to Safer Opioid Use is an interactive training that promotes the appropriate, safe and effective use of opioids to manage chronic pain. It’s based on the opioid-related recommendations in the National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention (ADE Action...
by Keri McDermott | Jul 27, 2021 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Patient Safety
Evidence-based decision making to inform disease prevention and control The global impact of COVID-19, increasing health disparities, and the growth of science-based interventions demand the use of proven strategies to provide the opportunity for the health of every...
by Keri McDermott | Jul 27, 2021 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
August 2, 2021 | 12:00 pm CT Whether acute or chronic in nature, physical conditions impact mental health and vice versa. Federally qualified health centers across the Dakotas utilize an integrated care model to identify patients in need of services and engage the...
by Keri McDermott | Jul 20, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Public Observances, Uncategorized
August is National Immunization Awareness Month The body has a natural ability to adapt and protect against injury and disease. Medical practitioners and researchers have spent centuries identifying ways to enhance and strengthen these built-in healing properties....
by Keri McDermott | Jul 20, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity
Unite South Dakota is a community data exchange of health and social care providers, sponsored by CyncHealth. Partners in the network are connected through a shared technology platform, Unite Us, which enables them to send and receive electronic referrals, address...
by Keri McDermott | Jul 20, 2021 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Patient Safety
After a major health crisis or injury, many individuals struggle with daily life activities because their home lacks the proper safety and access features. The recently-formed Home Modification and Aging in Place (HMAIP) Awareness Project, a collaboration of the...