by | Oct 25, 2024 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
The Greater New York Health Care Facilities Association (GNYHCFA) and the IPRO Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) are offering a series of webinars from October 2024 to January 2025 to educate, support, and encourage nursing homes...
by | Oct 16, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Health literacy, the ability to understand and use health information, is a critical factor in the overall health and well-being of individuals. This is particularly true for those living in rural areas, where access to healthcare resources can be limited. In North...
by | Oct 16, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Quality Care Coalition
The term “dementia-related behaviors” is used to describe a large group of symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s and other dementia. As the dementia progresses, many people experience these symptoms in addition to memory loss and other cognitive changes....
by | Oct 4, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health In Nursing Facilities has a few new trainings offering ACCME and/or NAB Credit available throughout October. All of the trainings are free to attend. Unlock vital mental health skills and join the October training events...
by | Sep 23, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Quality Care Coalition
Social determinants of health (SDOH), also referred to as social drivers of health, are the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age. These conditions affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality of...
by | Sep 18, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Dementia is a condition in which a person has significant difficulty with daily functioning because of problems with thinking and memory. Dementia is not a single disease; it’s an overall term — like heart disease — that covers a wide range of specific medical...
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by | Sep 12, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Cardiac Care, Care Coordination, Covid-19, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Immunizations, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
The Great Plains QIN team strives to improve healthcare quality and patient outcomes. We work with partners and community coalitions to identify areas for improvement, which include reducing avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions, including those caused by...
by | Sep 11, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
North Dakota State University (NDSU) and the Alzheimer’s Association invite you to a free lunch and learn series on Alzheimer’s and other dementias throughout October and November. See the schedule of sessions and times below: Session 1: Understanding...
by | Sep 11, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Opioids, Quality Care Coalition
Join the Education Development Center and the North Dakota Behavioral Health & Human Services Center for a webinar, Addressing Substance Misuse Through the Lens of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): Strategies for All Communities. Tuesday, September 24, 2024 |...
by | Aug 28, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The North Dakota Dementia Care Services Program is offering a series of educational trainings to help individuals better understand how to implement person-centered care in all aspects of dementia care as well as learn appropriate dementia care techniques in line with...
