by | Oct 27, 2024 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) pose a significant threat to patient safety. To mitigate this risk, both North and South Dakota offer a range of resources to support infection prevention and control efforts. By utilizing these resources, healthcare facilities...
by | Oct 25, 2024 | Cardiac Care, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the risk of having a first stroke is twice as high for non-Hispanic Black adults than for White adults. October 29 is World Stroke Day which provides an annual focal point for stroke awareness...
by | Oct 16, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Health literacy, the ability to understand and use health information, is a critical factor in the overall health and well-being of individuals. This is particularly true for those living in rural areas, where access to healthcare resources can be limited. In North...
by | Oct 16, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Quality Care Coalition
The term “dementia-related behaviors” is used to describe a large group of symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s and other dementia. As the dementia progresses, many people experience these symptoms in addition to memory loss and other cognitive changes....
by | Oct 10, 2024 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Join the DAETC, North Dakota Health & Human Services Sexually Transmitted Bloodborne Diseases Unit, and Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas (CHAD) for an engaging virtual seminar on “Integrating HIV Testing, Management, and Prevention in Primary...
by | Oct 6, 2024 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit promotes using health literacy universal precautions—the structuring of health information and services in ways that everyone can understand and use. Health literacy universal precautions should be used by all...
by | Oct 4, 2024 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
Hispanic American Heritage Month (September 15th – October 15th) is a time to honor the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans and address the disproportionate impact of tobacco on their communities. Tobacco companies have targeted this demographic,...
by | Oct 1, 2024 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
This recorded webinar series and podcasts is a collaboration of all of the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organizations and provides strategies, interventions, and targeted solutions to ensure access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD)...
by | Sep 23, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Quality Care Coalition
Social determinants of health (SDOH), also referred to as social drivers of health, are the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age. These conditions affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality of...
by | Sep 20, 2024 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
National Falls Prevention Week is here; September 23 – 27, 2024. a great opportunity to offer some falls-related tips for your patients and loved ones. Falls Prevention Awareness Week reaches millions of older adults across the country with a simple message: You...
