by Kelsey Olson | May 16, 2022 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Relentlessly Pursuing a Diverse and Inclusive Organization Trust is the foundation for every strong personal and professional relationship. Earning trust begins by seeking to understand. Monument Health offers cultural awareness education programs to provide...
by Keri McDermott | May 9, 2022 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Rural adults are more likely than urban counterparts to have a larger range of chronic conditions³ and extensive disparities in health, such as greater rates of death, pain and suffering and reduced life expectancy². The increasing need for palliative care services...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 19, 2022 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Quality Care Coalition
Great Plains QIN and the South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care are co-sponsoring a series of health equity and health disparity learning events. Imagine bare cupboards, an empty gas tank, and a pile of past due bills. Pile on a chronic physical or mental health...
by Kelsey Olson | Apr 19, 2022 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Uncategorized
Health disparities are important to recognize because they provide a metric to measure progress toward advancing health equity. Individuals living in rural areas have limited access to a variety of services, including health care, which creates an increased level of...
by Keri McDermott | Mar 29, 2022 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Vaccinations are a key component of keeping residents, patients, staff and our communities safe. Studies show health care providers are the most trusted source of vaccine information. Research also shows when a strong recommendation is given by a health care provider,...
by Keri McDermott | Mar 28, 2022 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
April 26, 2022 | 3:00 p.m. CT “Health equity means increasing opportunities for everyone to live the healthiest life possible, no matter who we are, where we live or how much money we make.” – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Life is complicated and every person...
by Keri McDermott | Mar 22, 2022 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Creating Cultures of Resiliency for Behavioral Health Professionals through Project ECHO® This ECHO program is open to all trainees, professionals, and supervisors engaged in the provision of mental and/or behavioral health services. This program will train and...
by Keri McDermott | Mar 22, 2022 | Care Coordination, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The Great Plains QIN team hosted a Webinar, Connecting the Dots, on March 15, 2022 to present the connection between sepsis, immunizations and antibiotic stewardship. Presenters offered an overview of the Connecting the Dots campaign and available tools and resources...
by Keri McDermott | Mar 15, 2022 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Quality Care Coalition
Submitted by: Laura Anderson, Assistant Director of the Behavioral Health Division, ND Department of Human Services We have all heard about the opioid crisis and the impact it is having on our family, friends, businesses and communities. Every aspect of the opioid...
by Keri McDermott | Mar 8, 2022 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
What do antibiotics, immunizations and sepsis have in common and why is it important to “Connect the Dots”? Antibiotics – According to the World Health Organization, antimicrobial resistance is one of the top 10 global public health threats¹ facing humanity....
