by Kelsey Olson | Aug 18, 2023 | Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Patient Safety, Public Observances
Flashlights is an anti-racism project. It is intentionally designed for people who identify as white to practice engaging in a dialogue about racism. Flashlights holds up a mirror to show the culture that white people inhabit and what could be if we showed up as...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 15, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Patient Safety
Is your organization meeting the National CLAS Standard 11? Standard 11 | Collect and maintain accurate and reliable demographic data to monitor and evaluate the impact of CLAS on health equity and outcomes and to inform service delivery. Purpose | Standard 11 helps...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 12, 2023 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach for pain management. However, effective pain management is essential in improving patients’ quality of life and promoting better health outcomes. Untreated or poorly managed pain can lead to chronic pain,...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 12, 2023 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
We recently concluded our July Friday Focus 4 Health Series: Multi-Visit Patient (MVPs) – Reducing Preventable ED Visits. Our July Friday Focus 4 Health Series provided an in-depth look at this topic and strategies for improvement. Week One: Multi-Visit Patient...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 12, 2023 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
There is much we do not understand about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of persons living with dementia and brain changes. However, we do know that a caregiver’s understanding of dementia while using a person-centered care approach for the person with...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 8, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Is your organization meeting the National CLAS Standard 10? Standard 10 | Conduct ongoing assessments of the organization’s CLAS-related activities and integrate CLAS-related measures into measurement and continuous quality improvement activities. Purpose | To...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 7, 2023 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Home Health, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
C. diff is a spore-forming, Gram-positive anaerobic bacillus that is a common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Diseases that can result from C. diff infection (CDI) are pseudomembranous colitis, toxic megacolon, perforations of the colon, sepsis and death....
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 7, 2023 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
This series was intended to continue the conversation; creating a space to dive into some of the interdependent components that impact the ability to achieve health equity. Leaders and subject matter experts across the Dakotas came together to share their expertise,...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 7, 2023 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to learn more about the recently launched Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model. Thursday, August 10, 2023 | 1:00 – 2:00 pm (CT) Register Today This new voluntary model aims to improve...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 7, 2023 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The PneumoRecs VaxAdvisor mobile app, recently developed by the The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), helps providers quickly and easily determine which pneumococcal vaccines an individual needs and when. Use the app to eliminate the challenge of...