by Kelsey Olson | Mar 25, 2024 | 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, Success Story
Dementia isn’t a disease. It is a symptom of progressive brain disorders that affect cognitive function. There are 6.5 million Americans (65 and over) living with the most common form of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease. Every 65 seconds, one person in the United States...
by Kelsey Olson | Mar 25, 2024 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
Effective communication and collaboration stand as the linchpins in the effort to diminish rehospitalization. Research indicates that a united front involving healthcare professionals, such as physicians, hospital leadership, and administrators in assisted living or...
by Kelsey Olson | Mar 25, 2024 | CMS News, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The CMS Health Equity Conference will take place on May 29 – 30, 2024. This free, hybrid conference will be held in person at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland and is available online for virtual participation. The 2024 CMS Health Equity Conference...
by Kelsey Olson | Mar 20, 2024 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Quality Care Coalition
The Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Challenge is now open!! The Challenge identifies and highlights clinicians, medical practices and health systems in the United States that have demonstrated exceptional hypertension control rates. The Campaign is still seeking...
by Kelsey Olson | Mar 18, 2024 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety
Sepsis remains the #1 diagnosis for admissions and readmissions and is the #1 facility-acquired infection related to hospitalization in North Dakota and South Dakota. Understanding the early signs or the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is vital for all...
by Kelsey Olson | Mar 18, 2024 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The Influenza Vaccination Quality Measure is calculated only once per year for the October 1 to March 31 influenza season. Your nursing home will want to be sure that every resident meets one of the three requirements to be “assessed and appropriately given” the...
by Kelsey Olson | Mar 18, 2024 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
Truth Initiative’s news article The Difference Between Commercial Tobacco and Sacred Tobacco out lines how sacred tobacco is used by American Indians and Alaska Natives for centuries. This tobacco is used in many different natural products that differ in regions and...
by Kelsey Olson | Mar 18, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Opioids, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
Communities That Care (CTC) is a community-based prevention system proven to reduce youth health and behavior problems community-wide. Most people want to help the young people in their community, but most do not know how. The CTC Framework focuses on utilizing...
by Kelsey Olson | Mar 17, 2024 | Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
This is a friendly reminder that the North Dakota Health Equity Training Initiative is still available for FREE. There are nine modules on health equity-related subject matter. Each training is available for continuing education contact hours (CEU) approved by the...
by Kelsey Olson | Mar 17, 2024 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The Great Plains QIN Playbook for providing Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) is intended for organizations who are just getting started and those who are well on their way. Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) are services...