by Keri McDermott | Jan 2, 2024 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Quality Care Coalition
New Year’s resolutions are a fantastic way of reflecting over the past year to see what we’ve done well and what we haven’t done so well. Individuals can identify areas for growth and self-improvement and can set resolutions for the coming year that could be health...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 6, 2023 | CMS News, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced its second annual CMS Health Equity Conference on May 29-30, 2024. The free, hybrid conference will be held in person at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Bethesda, Maryland, and available online for...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 5, 2023 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Immunizations, Quality Care Coalition
The North Dakota Center for Immunization Research and Education (CIRE) recently hosted a Webinar, New Products for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Prevention. Monday, December 11, 2023 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. CT Access the Recording Webinar objectives: Describe...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 5, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
COVID-19 cases are rising across the country as health officials prepare for another winter season of fighting respiratory diseases. Kudos to nursing homes in South Dakota and North Dakota for having the highest and second highest rate, respectively, of COVID-19...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 28, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Quality Care Coalition
A recent CDC State of Vaccine Confidence Insights Report focusing on rural America highlighted the ongoing concerns about vaccine safety that may impact vaccine confidence and demand. This holiday season, help keep your community safe by providing information and...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 26, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Advance care planning (ACP) is a process that involves making decisions about your future health care. It typically involves discussions between individuals, their families and their healthcare providers to understand and document a person’s values, preferences...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 21, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity
The need for solutions to social isolation and loneliness has never been greater. An organization that values social connectedness, inclusion and a growth mindset will allow their community and staff to thrive in skills of emotional intelligence, empathy,...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 20, 2023 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The social and economic conditions of the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship and age affect a wide range of health, functioning and quality-of-life outcomes. White House and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 20, 2023 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
What does Culture Change look like for you? For your organization? “I have spent a great deal of my work time the last two months researching and reading articles and studies related to behavioral health in the emergency department. Truth be told, I struggled to...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 14, 2023 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
Medication errors can be avoided. The 5 R’s of medication administration were put in place to protect both those administering medicine and the person taking medicine/s, alongside reducing the harm that can be caused by medication errors. Following the 5 rights is the...
