by Keri McDermott | Feb 17, 2017 | Archived
Research shows that when patients are engaged in their healthcare, it can lead to measurable improvements in safety and quality. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) recently released its Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by...
by | Feb 16, 2017 | Archived
In honor of National Wear Red Day and Heart Health Awareness Month, Great Plains Quality Innovation Network team members showed their support and ‘rocked’ red on February 3. This is a good reminder for each of us (and those we love) to Know Your...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 15, 2017 | Archived
The United States National Health Interview Survey and the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey show Americans with diabetes have a 90 percent higher death rate than those without diabetes. “Another way of saying that is, if diabetes...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 9, 2017 | Archived
The Campaign for Meds Management has developed two resources for community providers, facilities, clinics, patients, families and caregivers. The patient version of the Adverse Drug Event (ADE) causality flowchart may be used directly by a patient to help them...
by | Feb 9, 2017 | Archived
There’s an ongoing public health problem: People once careful about vaccinating their children aren’t nearly as careful about protecting themselves as they age. Diseases such as influenza, pneumonia and shingles are particularly dangerous for older adults. Most...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 9, 2017 | Archived
US News & World Report recently named the Dash Diet as the #1 diet. Originally designed to lower blood pressure, the DASH diet is also very effective for weight loss, lowering cholesterol and managing or preventing diabetes. To be classified as...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 3, 2017 | Archived
An estimated 40,000 to 50,000 adults die annually from vaccine-preventable disease in the United States.¹ Adult vaccination rates for routine recommended vaccines in the United States are low, and well below projected Healthy People 2020 targets.² Pharmacists are...
by | Feb 2, 2017 | Archived
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), overdoses from prescription opioids are a driving factor in the 15-year increase in opioid overdose deaths. Since 1999, the amount of prescription opioids sold in the U.S. nearly quadrupled, yet there...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 2, 2017 | Archived
The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT), an organization co-founded by the American Cancer Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has recognized a combined total of six honorees as 2017 80% by 2018 National Achievement Award winners, a...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 1, 2017 | Archived
February is American Heart Month…a great time to remind ourselves of the small, but important actions we can take to prevent heart attacks and strokes. How can we, as healthcare providers and partners, reduce the risk for the patients we care for? One way is to...
