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...
by | Aug 28, 2024 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
Falls threaten the safety and independence for older Americans and can create a heavy economic and personal burden. National Falls Prevention Awareness Week will be observed September 23 – 27, 2024. Throughout September we will work to bring attention to the issue of...
by | Aug 26, 2024 | Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
In North Dakota and South Dakota, sepsis is the #1 admission and readmission diagnosis. With sepsis, time is of the essence. For every hour of delayed treatment, the risk of death increases by between 4 and 9 percent.¹ Experts say that 80 percent of sepsis deaths...
by | Aug 23, 2024 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety
Researchers from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom recently published results in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal from the Immune Defence trial. The study involved 13,799 adults at risk of adverse respiratory illness outcomes. Conducted at 332...
by | Aug 23, 2024 | Cardiac Care, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
Hypertension remains a leading, yet preventable, cause of global mortality, claiming over 10 million lives annually. Despite its significant impact, blood pressure control rates remain alarmingly low. While high-income countries achieve approximately 50% control, this...
by | Aug 20, 2024 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Patient Safety
North Dakota State University wants to hear from businesses and organizations who help older adults and people with disabilities stay in the home by renovating (or changing) the home or recommending assistive technology (i.e., home modification). Modifications can...
by | Aug 20, 2024 | Care Coordination, CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Learn about the importance of structured COVID-19 screening and surveillance for long-term care facilities and how immunization programs complement these activities through this no-cost, updated Quality, Safety & Education Portal (QSEP) online training developed...
by | Aug 16, 2024 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
Join Acentra Health for a Webinar. This webinar will be presented by Acentra Health’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jessica Whitley, and is specifically directed at the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) audience. Wednesday, August 28, 2024 | 1:00 – 2:00 pm (CT)...
by | Aug 16, 2024 | Cardiac Care, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Uncategorized
Twenty-five hospitals in North Dakota and South Dakota are among the more than 3,000 nationwide that participate in the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® and other programs to improve outcomes for Americans who experience heart disease or stroke....
by | Aug 9, 2024 | Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
Most people who survive sepsis make a full recovery, but it can take time and may involve long-term physical and emotional effects. These effects are sometimes called post-sepsis syndrome, a condition that affects up to 50% of sepsis survivors. It’s important to...
