by Keri McDermott | Feb 27, 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 | Feb 26, 2018 | Archived
Healthcare professionals from long-term care facilities across South Dakota had the opportunity to participate in an Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC) Certificate Series hosted by the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH), Healthcare...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 22, 2018 | Archived
CDC Updates its Shingles Disease and Vaccine Webpages to Reflect the New ACIP Vaccination Recommendations A new shingles vaccine, Shingrix, was licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2017. The CDC recommends that healthy adults 50 years and older...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 20, 2018 | Archived
Healthcare Professionals: Optimize Antibiotic Prescribing and Use Earlier today, the CDC’s Office of Antibiotic Stewardship launched the first section of a four-part web-based training course on Antibiotic Stewardship. While this particular course is primarily for...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 16, 2018 | Archived
Putting patients first is a top national priority…. In October, CMS Administrator Seema Verma announced the “Patients over Paperwork” initiative, which is in accord with President Trump’s Executive Order that directs federal agencies to “cut the red tape” to...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 16, 2018 | Archived
While cardiovascular disease–related deaths have fallen since the 1950s, decades of rising rates of obesity, physical inactivity and diabetes have contributed to slowing progress. A closer look at this data shows an increase in deaths for individuals 35 to 64 years of...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 16, 2018 | Archived
Health care is expensive and individuals diagnosed with diabetes spend twice as much on their care. Many factors including age, physical activity and family history put individuals at risk for developing pre-diabetes or diabetes. While lifestyle and behavior can...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 12, 2018 | Archived
Originally published in the South Dakota Medicine Journal, February 2018 Stephan Schroeder, MD, CMD, CMQ Medical Director, South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care February is American Heart Month and offers an opportunity to focus on a significant factor in cardiac...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 9, 2018 | Archived
MIPS Reporting Deadlines Fast Approaching Deadlines are fast approaching if you plan to submit data for the 2017 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance period. Don’t wait until the last minute to submit your data. Submit early and often. The two key...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 6, 2018 | Archived
FierceHealthcare recently reported on three key strategies to overcome challenges that hospitals face when implementing Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASPs), according to a new study published in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. “As...
