![Connecting the Dots: Immunizations, Antibiotic Use and Sepsis [Resources You Can Use]](https://greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Chalkboard-teamwork-gears1280x300-1080x300.jpg)
by Keri McDermott | Nov 13, 2018 | Archived
Sepsis is the number one cause for hospital admissions and readmissions in the Great Plains QIN region. However, a knowledge gap exists in understanding how immunizations and proper antibiotic use can impact sepsis. To help bridge that gap, Great Plains QIN created...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 13, 2018 | Archived
Epidemic is typically used to describe the widespread impact of an infectious disease instead of a medication treatment option. While pharmaceutical companies reassured providers, the growing number of opioid prescriptions was quietly converting patients into addicts....
![CMS Quality Payment Program Updates [Looking Back and Ahead]](https://greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/QPP-image-1280x300-2-1080x300.jpg)
by Keri McDermott | Nov 13, 2018 | Archived
CMS Released the Year 1 (2017) Quality Payment Program Performance Data infographic which gives breakdowns on who participated, payment adjustments, as well as mean/median scores. The 2017 performance year for the Quality Payment Program was: The first year of the...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 12, 2018 | Archived
Last week the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association launched the Know Diabetes by Heart™ initiative. The goal is to raise awareness about the increased risk for cardiovascular disease for patients with type 2 diabetes. The initiative will...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 9, 2018 | Archived
The One & Only Campaign is a public health campaign, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Safe Injection Practices Coalition (SIPC), to raise awareness among patients and healthcare providers about safe injection practices. The...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 6, 2018 | Archived
Monday, November 12 kicks-off U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW) As you prepare for the week, we encourage you to check out CDC’s Be Antibiotics Aware partner toolkit, which contains key messages, social media content, graphics and more. Below are some...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 5, 2018 | Archived
Hospice is not a place, but is high-quality care that enables patients and families to focus on living as fully as possible despite a life-limiting illness. Palliative care brings this holistic model of care to people earlier in the course of a serious illness....
by Keri McDermott | Nov 5, 2018 | Archived
The New England Journal of Medicine recently published the results of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Healthcare-Associated Infections Prevalence Survey 2015 (2015 HAI Prevalence Survey). The multi-state point prevalence survey set to determine...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 30, 2018 | Archived
The passion of the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (QIN) diabetes care team for teaching proven diabetes self-management education was recognized at the Office for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion meeting on October 17, 2018, with the...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 29, 2018 | Archived
Diabetes impacts nearly every decision made by individuals diagnosed with the disease including what to eat, wear and do. This November is American Diabetes Awareness Month and the theme is “Everyday Reality.” According to the American Diabetes Association,...
