Podcast Series: Buprenorphine Initiation in the Emergency Department – Why, When, and How?

Podcast Series: Buprenorphine Initiation in the Emergency Department – Why, When, and How?

by | Oct 23, 2023 | CMS News, Featured, Medication Safety, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions

No community is untouched by the opioid crisis. Listen and learn from nationally recognized experts in four 15-minute podcasts about the importance and effectiveness of starting buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) in emergency departments. Hospital...
National Stakeholder Call with the CMS Administrator I April 25, 2023

National Stakeholder Call with the CMS Administrator I April 25, 2023

by | Apr 17, 2023 | CMS News, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition

CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and her leadership team are set to provide an update on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ recent accomplishments and cross-cutting initiatives in a National Stakeholder Call. April 25, 2023, from 12:00 PM...
Webinar: How CMS and Its Stakeholders are Addressing Inequities in Healthcare I February 28, 2023

Webinar: How CMS and Its Stakeholders are Addressing Inequities in Healthcare I February 28, 2023

by | Jan 20, 2023 | CMS News, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to invite the public to attend the upcoming webinar “From Data to Action: How CMS and its Stakeholders are Addressing Inequities in Healthcare.” Join the discussion of the CMS Health Equity Framework...
Biden Administration Announces Six-Week COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

Biden Administration Announces Six-Week COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

by | Dec 2, 2022 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition

The Biden Administration has announced a six-week campaign through the end of the year urging Americans to get their updated COVID-19 vaccine. This campaign will focus on reaching seniors and the communities that were hardest hit by COVID-19 by making it even more...
Advancing Rural Health Equity

Advancing Rural Health Equity

by | Nov 21, 2022 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Home Health, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition

According to the CDC, more than 61 million Americans live in rural areas. Rural residents tend to be older and in poorer health than their urban counterparts and rural communities often face challenges with access to care, financial viability and the important link...