by | Jul 27, 2021 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Pathways to Safer Opioid Use is an interactive training that promotes the appropriate, safe and effective use of opioids to manage chronic pain. It’s based on the opioid-related recommendations in the National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention (ADE Action...
by | Jul 27, 2021 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Patient Safety
Evidence-based decision making to inform disease prevention and control The global impact of COVID-19, increasing health disparities, and the growth of science-based interventions demand the use of proven strategies to provide the opportunity for the health of every...
by | Jul 20, 2021 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Patient Safety
After a major health crisis or injury, many individuals struggle with daily life activities because their home lacks the proper safety and access features. The recently-formed Home Modification and Aging in Place (HMAIP) Awareness Project, a collaboration of the...
by | Jun 11, 2021 | Care Coordination, Covid-19, Featured, Hospitals, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently shared with immunization program mangers across the country the document “Increasing Access to Vaccination Opportunities: COVID-19 Vaccination upon Discharge from Hospitals, Emergency Departments and Urgent...
by | Jun 7, 2021 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Thursday, June 10, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. MT / 2:00 p.m. CT The National DPP is a program working to make it easier for people with prediabetes to participate in affordable, high-quality lifestyle change programs to reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes and improve their...
by | Jun 7, 2021 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN
Did you know that type 1 diabetes is increasing in our nation’s young people, especially among Hispanic youth? CDC’s new type 1 diabetes section is now available in Spanish to reach more people in our communities who can benefit from this important information. In...
by | Jun 1, 2021 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is recruiting hospitals, ambulatory clinics and post-acute settings to join their next Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community, convening this September 2021. Join on Thursday, June 10, at 11 am CT to learn about the...
by | Jun 1, 2021 | Care Coordination, Covid-19, Featured, Quality Care Coalition
The U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) has developed a new COVID-19 resource that provides information to help address concerns people might have about the COVID-19 vaccines, such as safety, cost and side effects. This...
by | May 27, 2021 | Care Coordination, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Thursday, June 10, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. MT / 2:00 p.m. CT The National DPP is a program working to make it easier for people with prediabetes to participate in affordable, high-quality lifestyle change programs to reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes and improve their...
by | May 26, 2021 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Despite progress, drug overdose remains a leading cause of injury-related death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), overdoses involving prescription and illicit opioids take the lives of 136 people every day. The...
