by Keri McDermott | Nov 9, 2021 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Attend this Webinar to explore cross-cutting strategies to improve infection prevention and control. The Great Plains QIN team will explain how to use the performance tracking tool in your auditing/surveillance program and how to improve and/or implement competency...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 2, 2021 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Diabetes Care, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
In the last 20 years, the number of adults diagnosed with diabetes has more than doubled as the American population has aged and become more overweight or obese.¹ According to the North Dakota Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, over 50,000 North Dakotans have...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 28, 2021 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
⇒ Geriatric and Age-Friendly Webinar Series | What Matters: IP Collaboration to Enhance Wellness through Functional Activities November 9, 2021 | 12:00 PM CT Presenter: Sclinda Janssen, PhD, OTR/L, CLA, Occupational Therapy, University of North Dakota; Grand Forks...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 25, 2021 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
This four-part webinar series will enhance cultural awareness and understanding of the Great Plains Tribes. Participants will be introduced to cultural customs, norms, protocols, and healing practices to help health care teams improve their delivery of care when...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 13, 2021 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a Spanish-language update to QuestionBuilder, an app intended to help patients prepare for their in-person or telehealth appointments. QuestionBuilder en español, released in conjunction with Hispanic...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 12, 2021 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Limited Healthcare Access Strains Diabetes Management Individuals served by federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) across the country routinely experience the strain of limited healthcare access due to geographic, financial, or cultural barriers. The added...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 12, 2021 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
Personal health literacy is when individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services for health-related decisions for themselves and others. Complicated and unfamiliar words leave nearly nine out of ten American adults struggling to...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 12, 2021 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Individuals with prediabetes can take action to improve their health and prevent diabetes. Unfortunately, almost 75% of people with prediabetes are unaware of their risk. The American Diabetes Association works to ring the alarm on the diabetes epidemic by promoting...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 21, 2021 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
Diabetes Self Management Education and Support (DSMES) has been shown to improve health outcomes. However, despite considerable evidence that DSMES services are cost-effective and have a positive impact on diabetes-related outcomes, utilization of DSMES services is...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 20, 2021 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
October 19, 2021 | 3:00 p.m. CT Individuals experiencing acute or chronic health conditions may engage with and receive prescriptions from multiple healthcare professionals. Tracking all medication, including over-the-counter options, is essential for preventing...
