by Keri McDermott | Jan 13, 2017 | Archived
Heart disease is the number one killer of women, surpassing every form of cancer according to 2010 data from the National Institutes of Health. The Heart Truth® education program was formed by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute with the goal to raise...
by | Jan 12, 2017 | Archived
If you’re like many Americans, getting healthy is at the top of your list of New Year resolutions. But also like many Americans, you may not know you’re at risk for—or already have—prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. A new broadcast mini-series, “Your Health with Joan...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 6, 2017 | Archived
The aim of Million Hearts® is to reduce heart attacks and strokes by one million in five years. From 2012-2016, based on preliminary calculations, over 500,000 heart events have been prevented. The metrics used were utilizing the ABCs (aspirin, blood pressure and...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 6, 2017 | Archived
Nursing homes across the four-state region are advancing quality improvement efforts and achieving quality composite score success! Great Plains QIN distributes a quarterly composite score report with easy-to-read graphs, trending and comparisons recognized nursing...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 6, 2017 | Archived
Weskota Manor Avera in Wessington Springs, SD, chose implementing consistent assignment between the CNA’s and residents for their 2015/2016 QAPI project. The purpose was to confront several issues such as decreasing falls and increasing activities of daily living for...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 28, 2016 | Archived
On December 9, Health System Management reported that last year, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) withheld $420 million in reimbursements from half of U.S. hospitals because of readmission penalties. Hospitals need to have a solid strategy to not...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 28, 2016 | Archived
Becker’s Hospital Review recently reported there are eight steps patients can take on their own that can lead to better care and outcomes. Becker’s culled the steps from Laura Landro’s “The Informed Patient” column for The Wall Street Journal. Steps include: 1. Do...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 28, 2016 | Archived
Recently, FierceHealthcare reported real-time data use by healthcare organizations can help take their antimicrobial stewardship programs to the next level. Inappropriate use of antibiotics cost as much as $34 billion each year in the U.S., according to the Centers...
by | Dec 22, 2016 | Archived
‘Tis the season for holiday celebrations, food comas, football and, most importantly, special time with family and friends. Due to these festivities, Great Plains QIN offices will be closed the following dates: Kansas: December 26, December 27 and January 2...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 22, 2016 | Archived
Several Great Plains QIN team members joined nearly 2000 members of the healthcare community at the National CMS Quality Conference in Baltimore last week. Our team was honored to receive an award, on behalf of the National Partnership for Patients Initiative, for...
