by Keri McDermott | Aug 11, 2020 | Cardiac Care, Featured
August 11, 2020 – University of North Dakota ECHO Session: Prescription for Physical Activity [12:00 p.m. CT] August 18, 2020 – Great Plains QIN Huddle: Prescription for Physical Activity [12:00 p.m. CT] The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network team will host a...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 11, 2020 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
Thursday, August 13, 2020 3:00 – 4:00 PM CT Get Registered. Advance Registration Required Note: Once you register, you will receive an email with your individual link to join the webinar. The link you receive will only work for one user. Please forward this email to...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 11, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured
North Dakota has been selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as one of four states to be part of a pilot project to plan for a COVID-19 vaccination program. “North Dakota was selected because of the strength of our immunization...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 11, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything” – Plato Troyd Geist is a folklorist with the North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA). Geist started and developed the Art for Life Program. The...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 10, 2020 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
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 | Aug 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Falls Prevention Awareness Week is September 21-25, 2020. The South Dakota Falls Prevention Coalition has developed a Falls Prevention Toolkit to increase awareness of the risks of falls and promote practical steps to reduce those risks. The National Council of Aging...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Falls Prevention Awareness Week is September 21-25, 2020. The South Dakota Falls Prevention Coalition has developed a Falls Prevention Toolkit to increase awareness of the risks of falls and promote practical steps to reduce those risks. The National Council of Aging...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Falls Prevention Awareness Week is September 21-25, 2020. The South Dakota Falls Prevention Coalition has developed a Falls Prevention Toolkit to increase awareness of the risks of falls and promote practical steps to reduce those risks. The National Council of Aging...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 4, 2020 | Featured, Medication Safety
The American Medical Association released its annual Opioid Task Force 2020 Drug Overdose Report. This report shared that progress continues to be made to limit unsafe opioid usage, provide patients necessary treatments and lower the risk of fatal overdose deaths. ...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 4, 2020 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured
COVID-19 Surveillance to Enable Early Detection and Response to Outbreaks National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Mandatory Data Collection Thursday, August 6, 2020 3:00 – 4:00 PM CT Following today’s call, participants will possess the knowledge and...