by Keri McDermott | Oct 27, 2022 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including leaders from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the Food and Drug Administration,...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 26, 2022 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Quality Care Coalition
Great Plains QIN had the opportunity to work with Custer Health on a quality improvement project centered around respiratory assessments. The goal was to prevent patients from returning to the emergency department post discharge and to prevent a hospital readmission....
by Kelsey Olson | Oct 24, 2022 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Cardiac Care, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Patient Safety
Admitting the need for help is the first step toward recovery. Avera Addiction Care Center in Aberdeen focuses on treatment for the whole person to encourage and promote healing and recovery. Use of tobacco and vaping products often go hand-in-hand with alcohol,...
by Kelsey Olson | Oct 19, 2022 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Build a network of students and healthcare professionals in the field of palliative care. The South Dakota Palliative Care Conference will provide opportunities for students and healthcare professionals to learn about the clinical practice world and what is happening...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 19, 2022 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
When it comes to healthcare, Sanford Health goes beyond just caring for physical well-being. The COVID pandemic emphasized the need to assist individuals with food insecurities, transportation issues, access to medications and much more. Sanford Health recently...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 13, 2022 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
International Infection Prevention Week (Oct. 16-22) draws awareness worldwide of the importance of preventing the spread of illnesses and infectious agents. Organized by APIC, the theme for this year’s IIPW is “The Future is Infection Prevention: 50 Years of...
by Kelsey Olson | Oct 12, 2022 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. The Alzheimer’s Association is marking these events by recognizing and honoring more than 11 million Americans providing unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s or...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 12, 2022 | Cardiac Care, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Fit & Strong! is a national evidence-based physical activity program that targets older adults with osteoarthritis and has demonstrated significant functional and physical activity improvements in this population. A Fit & Strong Instructor Training is now...
by Kelsey Olson | Oct 10, 2022 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The purpose of this conference is to develop your mindset and skills to interact and live in a diverse world. This workshop will be a day of guided facilitation with practical application in your personal and professional life. This year attendees will dive deeper and...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 3, 2022 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
For most people, navigating the system to get help is often difficult, time consuming, and frustrating. Findhelp is a social care network that connects people and programs — making it easy to find local, county, state and national services and programs that are...