by Keri McDermott | Jan 11, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured
Access the latest CDC data to help increase patient safety and reduce the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 among racial and ethnic minority groups in their communities. Some racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Conditions...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 8, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured
CMS hosts varied recurring stakeholder engagement sessions to share information related to the agency’s response to COVID-19. These sessions are open to members of the healthcare community and are intended to provide updates, share best practices among peers, and...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 5, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
The CDC just released weekly COVID-19 vaccination data reporting modules: Surveillance for Weekly HCP & Resident Vaccination. These modules allow reporting of COVID-19 vaccination coverage among: Healthcare personnel working in Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCFs)...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 4, 2021 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured
Jointly published by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) every five years, the guidelines provide science-based recommendations designed to foster healthy dietary patterns for Americans of all ages. Importantly, this edition...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 28, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
We are pleased to let you know that the Vaccination Toolkit for Long-term Care Facilities is now available on CDC’s website. For the Long-Term Care (LTC) Vaccination Toolkit and all COVID-19 vaccination toolkits visit: COVID-19 Vaccination Toolkits | CDC You play a...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 28, 2020 | Featured, Opioids
CDC released a new suite of training tools and resources to help clinicians and healthcare executives apply CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain in clinical settings Addressing the Opioid Overdose Epidemic in the Emergency Department: This new...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 28, 2020 | Featured, Nursing Home Quality
Golden ticket: an extremely valuable opportunity or means of access to something desired [Dictionary, Merriam-Webster] The Rolling Hills Healthcare team in Belle Fourche, SD implemented a ‘Golden Ticket’ program as an ‘extremely valuable...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
CDC released a new suite of training tools and resources to help clinicians and healthcare executives apply CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain in clinical settings Addressing the Opioid Overdose Epidemic in the Emergency Department: This new...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 14, 2020 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Opioids, Patient Safety
Emergency departments are among the frontline providers for assessment and treatment of substance use, opioid use and non-fatal drug overdose. According to the Avoid Opioid web site, opioid deaths in South Dakota have steadily increased since 2012 and unintended...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 14, 2020 | Cardiac Care, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN
Chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes, require ongoing management in order for individuals with these conditions to stay at their healthiest. That doesn’t stop because of a pandemic, family emergency, or otherwise. For some, the added stress of the...