by Kelsey Olson | Jul 2, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to highlight the unique strengths and challenges faced by Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) in relation to mental health. Named in honor of Bebe Moore Campbell, a journalist, teacher, author...
by Kelsey Olson | Jun 28, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Medication Safety, Opioids, Patient Safety
The South Dakota Area Health Education Center is excited to again host the fifth annual Mission: Possible | Advancing Action Against Substance Use Together conference. This year’s conference will shine a spotlight on substance use, fostering critical...
by Keri McDermott | Jun 25, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Covid-19, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Learn about the impact of dementia in caring for nursing home residents with COVID-19 and how to protect the emotional health of nursing home staff through this no-cost, updated Quality, Safety & Education Portal (QSEP) online training developed by the Centers for...
by Keri McDermott | Jun 21, 2024 | Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Quality Care Coalition
The The Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center (RM-PHTC) is hosting several workshops this week; cultural humility, power sharing and systems thinking are the workshop themes. Registration is limited to participants from Colorado, Utah, North Dakota, South...
by Kelsey Olson | Jun 19, 2024 | Care Coordination, CMS News, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) and Division of Tribal Affairs (DTA) recently shared the newly updated Coverage to Care (C2C) Roadmap to Better Care: Tribal Version, to better address the specific health needs of...
by Keri McDermott | Jun 18, 2024 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
There has been a shift toward focusing on more preventive measures in health care. This can be seen with Medicare Annual Wellness Visits, which have emerged as an element in promoting overall health and well-being among Medicare patients. Is your organization...
by Kelsey Olson | Jun 17, 2024 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity
June is Men’s Health Month! This annual observance encourages men and boys to be proactive in their health by implementing healthy living decisions. This year, the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority (OMH) is focusing on improving...
by Kelsey Olson | Jun 12, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
The National Health Equity: Grand Rounds hosted an event, Advancing Health Equity Through Resistance. The series was a platform for critical national conversations about complex topics in healthcare, designed to eliminate the root causes of present-day health...
by Keri McDermott | Jun 10, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
This June during Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, the Alzheimer’s Association Minnesota – North Dakota Chapter is encouraging everyone to take charge of their brain health. Today, there are nearly 7 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s, including...
by Kelsey Olson | Jun 10, 2024 | Cardiac Care, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
As healthcare providers, when counseling patients about smoking or vaping cessation, we need to emphasize the immediate health benefits an individual can experience with quitting. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), after more than 20...
