by sfredenburg | May 30, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Home Health
Relating to different points of view is a valuable personal and professional skill, especially in the healthcare industry. In her 30 years of nursing, Cheri Fast, RN, BSN, WOCN, has certainly developed a strong understanding of the challenges and rewards of positive...
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by Keri McDermott | May 14, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN
2019 Nebraska Antimicrobial Stewardship Summit Friday, May 31 • Beardmore Event Center of Bellevue Infections of the urinary tract, respiratory tract and skin and soft-tissues are the most common infectious conditions affecting patients across diverse healthcare...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 22, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN
Fewer Errors Seen in Computerized Prescribing System That Selects Medications Based on Indications A Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) system that incorporated drug indications into prescription ordering workflows improved clinicians’ efficiency and...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 16, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Sepsis, Success Story
How are immunizations, antibiotics and sepsis related and how might this impact you? Dr. Steven Q. Simpson, Dr. Trevor Van Schooneveld and Dr. Archana Chatterjee discussed the connection of these topics and identified the provider community’s role in...
by Keri McDermott | Mar 25, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN
Attend the upcoming National Learning & Action Network (LAN) Event focusing on Antibiotic Stewardship. LAN Event: Antibiotic Stewardship Wednesday, May 8, 2019 2:00 – 3:30 PM CT Registration Required! Register here. Antibiotic Stewardship (AS) is a set of...
by sfredenburg | Mar 12, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Success Story
With each winter storm the desire for sunshine grows, but too much sun can become an equally difficult problem. There’s a fine line between just enough and too much of even the best things. Healthcare professionals in Faulkton are working to close this gap of...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 26, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Sepsis
The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network – Nebraska is hosting a series of events on April 8 and 9, 2019 in Norfolk, Nebraska. Experts and champions of healthcare will discuss…. How are immunizations, antibiotic use and sepsis related? How can an increased...
by selsen | Feb 19, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety
Each year in the United States, there are an estimated 141.4 million visits to the Emergency Department (ED), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.¹ Pain is the top reason for these encounters, with one study showing pain as a chief complaint in...
by Geneal Roth | Feb 15, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety
Learn what’s working in the United States. Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids.¹ The misuse of and addiction to opioids—including prescription pain relievers, heroin and synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl—is a serious...
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by Keri McDermott | Feb 5, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety
Older and middle-aged adults in the United States account for about 80 percent of those who experience chronic pain.1 Since the most common treatment for chronic pain is analgesics or pain relievers, older adults have been increasingly prescribed medications,...
by selsen | Jan 25, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN
Kansas Foundation for Medical Care (KFMC), part of Great Plains Quality Innovation Network, is bringing awareness to the importance of proper antibiotic usage with their #OneHealthKS campaign. The One Health concept builds bridges between physicians, veterinarians,...
by Nikki Divis | Jan 22, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Cardiac Care, Care Coordination, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Medication Safety
Great Plains QIN is partnering with communities throughout the region to unite stakeholders, consumers and healthcare providers to improve communication and care coordination – resulting in reduced hospital admissions, readmissions and medication harm. A team at Great...
