by Kelsey Olson | Nov 20, 2023 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast
Every 20 seconds, another person in the United States will be diagnosed with sepsis. Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection. It is life-threatening, and without timely treatment, sepsis can rapidly lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death. Sepsis...
by Kelsey Olson | Nov 14, 2023 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW) provides the opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of appropriate antibiotic and antifungal use and the threat of antimicrobial resistance across the One Health spectrum. One Health is an approach that recognizes that...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 14, 2023 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
Medication errors can be avoided. The 5 R’s of medication administration were put in place to protect both those administering medicine and the person taking medicine/s, alongside reducing the harm that can be caused by medication errors. Following the 5 rights is the...
by Kelsey Olson | Nov 7, 2023 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Home Health, Hospitals, Medication Safety, 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. According to the CDC, C. diff infection is estimated to cause almost half a million infections in the United States each year. Most cases of C....
by Kelsey Olson | Oct 27, 2023 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) have emerged as a significant healthcare concern, causing discomfort, disrupting daily life, and posing potential complications, necessitating a deeper understanding of why they have become a pressing problem. Normally, we are quick to...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 18, 2023 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. A variety of print and digital resource are...
by Kelsey Olson | Sep 28, 2023 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
Deprescribing medications is being studied to help nursing home residents. A new report has provided guidance for safety by “deprescribing” the amount of drugs being administered to nursing home residents, where it is estimated half or more are prescribed...
by Kelsey Olson | Sep 22, 2023 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
According to the US Census Bureau, the US population, aged 65+, is expected to double over the next 30 years. This can impact our health systems as they struggle to provide evidence-based care practices to every older adult at every care interaction. Age Friendly...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 21, 2023 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Medication Safety, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
A new award of $300,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration will result in a one-year program titled START-SD: Overdose Response (START-SD-OR), which will increase access to naloxone and fentanyl test strips, provide education and training on...
by Kelsey Olson | Sep 5, 2023 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are the most frequently diagnosed infection in long-term care residents. Approximately 10 million visits to healthcare providers are due to UTIs each year in the United States. UTIs account for over one-third of all nursing...
