by Keri McDermott | Sep 16, 2015 | Archived
The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network would like to draw attention to a recent Health Advisory issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Advisory addresses the public health need for...
by | Sep 11, 2015 | Archived
ActionToQuit is a tobacco control policy program dedicated to reducing tobacco-related death, disease and cost through communication, education and advocacy. The current tobacco control landscape is very different from years past and will likely continue to change...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 9, 2015 | Archived
CDC’s Safe Healthcare Blog: A Healthcare Risk Manager Shares Her Advice after Personally Surviving Sepsis On CDC’s Safe Healthcare Blog, Pamela L. Popp, sepsis survivor and healthcare risk manager, shares her advice on how to implement a sepsis initiative. While...
by | Sep 4, 2015 | Archived
The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network would like to invite you to a one hour program on Thursday, September 10 titled: Severe Sepsis Across the Continuum of Care. The presenter is Dr. Steven Simpson, a Professor of Medicine and Acting Director of the Division of...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 3, 2015 | Archived
National Cholesterol Education Month raises awareness about high blood cholesterol, a serious condition that affects over 71 million Americans and increases the risk of developing heart disease. The Cholesterol Education Month observance is a chance to encourage...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 2, 2015 | Archived
The 2015 Healthy Aging Summit took place on July 27-28, 2015 in Washington, D.C. The Summit explored the many ways researchers, providers and stakeholder organizations are encouraging healthy lifestyles and improving the delivery of preventive services to help older...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 1, 2015 | Archived
September is Healthy Aging Month; an opportunity to focus attention on the positive aspects of growing older. The observance encourages local level events that provide inspiration and practical ideas for adults over the age of 50 to improve their physical, social,...
by | Aug 26, 2015 | Archived
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention has designated August as National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). It is the perfect time to reach out to healthcare providers and patients to make sure they are immunized with all of their recommended...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 7, 2015 | Archived
Researchers are documenting substantial reductions in Medicare hospitalizations, mortality and costs over a fifteen year period, based on a review of 68 million admissions of fee-for-service Medicare patients across the United States. For 2013 compared to 1999,...
by | Aug 6, 2015 | Archived
The Washington Post published an article on July 13, 2015, reporting from 2011 to 2014, “at least 165 nursing home residents were hospitalized or died after errors involving Coumadin (warfarin).” ProPublica retrieved this information from government inspection...
