by Keri McDermott | Oct 28, 2016 | Archived
Improving Adult Immunization Rates – Dr. Stephan Schroeder, Great Plains Quality Innovation Network Despite immunization effectiveness in preventing morbidity and mortality due to infection, there remains a significant percentage of our population that has not...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 26, 2016 | Archived
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network was recently awarded special funding to work with home health agencies in our region to develop and test educational interventions to prevent and manage common infections observed in home health; such as respiratory, urinary...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 25, 2016 | Archived
AHRQ Teach-Back Strategies Help Primary Care Providers Engage Patients and Families To learn more about how clinicians use “teach-back” to improve communication with patients, access the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ’s) Guide to Improving...
by | Oct 21, 2016 | Archived
The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network team is invested in helping you remain up-to-date on all changes to provider payment systems. Below is the latest CMS news updates on the Quality Payment Program (QPP) as well as educational opportunities to learn more. CMS...
by | Oct 21, 2016 | Archived
Printable PDF: Stroke-Wont-Wait Join the Great Plains QIN Efforts The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network has also joined the fight to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes, by 2017, through the national Million Hearts® initiative. Sign up TODAY to be One in...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 14, 2016 | Archived
Healthcare Quality Week 2016 Taking place October 16-22, Healthcare Quality Week is the time we dedicate to celebrating the contributions professionals have made in the field and their impact on healthcare! Throughout the week, let’s bring greater...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 14, 2016 | Archived
Enhance Your Website with the Most Up-To-Date Seasonal Flu Content The CDC recently released a Seasonal Flu Microsite, which hosts a dynamic collection of resources that can be added onto your website to provide readers information on flu basics, prevention,...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 14, 2016 | Archived
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. It’s a great time to clean out your...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 7, 2016 | Archived
The Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) of the American Hospital Association (AHA) has been selected as one of 16 national, regional, or state hospital associations, Quality Improvement Organizations and health system organizations to continue efforts in...
by | Oct 7, 2016 | Archived
Health Literacy Month is recognized annually in October. This awareness campaign is led by the Institute for Healthcare Advancement (IHA) and inspires healthcare organizations to promote the importance of understandable health information. Organizations take...
