by | May 7, 2019 | Archived
Many individuals and families in the United States are adversely affected by the opioid crisis, often from misuse of prescription opioids. While the epidemic of opioid misuse, overdose, and death is a multifaceted crisis, changing the management of pain towards...
by Keri McDermott | May 7, 2019 | Archived
Five days after Jan celebrated her 65th birthday, her life was changed forever. She had just gotten home from having dinner with friends. While she was changing clothes she suddenly fell. Thankfully, she landed on her bed avoiding any major injury. She felt like...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 30, 2019 | Archived
Hypertension or High Blood Pressure increases your risk of dangerous health conditions, like heart attack, stroke and heart failure. Lifestyle changes, such as increasing physical activity might lower your risk for developing hypertension. During National High Blood...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 30, 2019 | Archived
Health Leaders recently reported that a new discharge checklist to improve discharge summaries and medication reconciliation implemented at the Cleveland Clinic increased the main campus’ completion rate for medication reconciliation from 88% to 98.7% and increased...
by | Apr 29, 2019 | Archived
Four hospitals in the Great Plains QIN region appeared on Becker’s Healthcare list of “100 great hospitals in America.” The hospitals included on this list have been recognized nationally for excellence in clinical care, patient outcomes, and staff...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 29, 2019 | Archived
Strokes are happening at younger ages and statistics show increasing rates for the 45-64 age group. High blood pressure is one of the risk factors for stroke, along with high cholesterol, obesity and diabetes. Given the connection, National Stroke Awareness and...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 23, 2019 | Archived
Several residents at Platte Health Care Avera are enjoying the benefits of individualized music playlists thanks to the Music & Memory ® South Dakota program. The program can assist in many areas including decreased use of anti-psychotic medications and depression...
by | Apr 23, 2019 | Archived
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is Saturday, April 27, 2019. The goal of this event is to provide consumers a safe, convenient and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs. The last Take-Back Day brought in more than 900,000 pounds...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 22, 2019 | Archived
Fewer Errors Seen in Computerized Prescribing System That Selects Medications Based on Indications A Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) system that incorporated drug indications into prescription ordering workflows improved clinicians’ efficiency and...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 22, 2019 | Archived
New App Eases Patient-Doctor Communication During Office Visits A new free mobile app from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) aims to help patients prepare questions for their next physician appointment. The app, QuestionBuilder, then helps the...
