by Geneal Roth | Jul 9, 2019 | Care Coordination, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Featured, Great Plains QIN
The National Colorectal Cancer Round Table (NCCRT) and the Colorado School of Public Health have developed resources that provide practical advice on paying for and sustaining colorectal cancer screening patient navigation to help healthcare professionals at...
by Geneal Roth | May 28, 2019 | Care Coordination, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Diabetes Care, Featured, Healthcare Acquired Conditions in Nursing Homes, Immunizations, Medication Safety, Success Story
Over 200 healthcare professionals and community service providers from across North Dakota met virtually for Quality Health Associates of North Dakota’s Annual Quality Forum on Thursday, May 23, 2019. It’s the first time a virtual format was used for the Forum with...
by Geneal Roth | Apr 16, 2019 | Care Coordination, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Diabetes Care, Featured, Healthcare Acquired Conditions in Nursing Homes, Hospitals, Immunizations, Medication Safety
Healthcare and community service professionals from across North Dakota will gather on May 23, 2019, for Quality Health Associates of North Dakota’s annual Quality Forum. The Forum will be held in four locations—Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks and Minot— to accommodate...
by Nikki Divis | Jan 22, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Cardiac Care, Care Coordination, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Medication Safety
Great Plains QIN is partnering with communities throughout the region to unite stakeholders, consumers and healthcare providers to improve communication and care coordination – resulting in reduced hospital admissions, readmissions and medication harm. A team at Great...
by Geneal Roth | Dec 10, 2018 | Colorectal Cancer Screening, Featured, Success Story
Pictured above: Shannon Bacon (American Cancer Society), Jesse Tran and Joyce Sayler (North Dakota Dept. of Health), Judy Beck (Great Plains QIN), and Amanda Houston (lND CRC survivor). Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer...
by Geneal Roth | Jul 3, 2018 | Colorectal Cancer Screening, Featured
State-by-state colorectal cancer screening rates for 2016 are now available from CDC. The percentage of adults aged 50 to 75 who reported being up to date with CRC screening in the United States increased from 65.5% in 2012 to 67.3% in 2016. The states having the...
by Geneal Roth | Jun 5, 2018 | Colorectal Cancer Screening, Featured, Great Plains QIN
The American Cancer Society (ACS) recently released a new colorectal cancer screening guideline, published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. The new guideline recommends that adults at average risk for colorectal cancer start regular...
by Keri McDermott | Mar 13, 2018 | Colorectal Cancer Screening, Featured, Great Plains QIN
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colon cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. It is also one of the most preventable. This March, we continue to encourage men and women 50 and older to make getting...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 28, 2018 | Colorectal Cancer Screening, Featured, Great Plains QIN
The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT), an organization co-founded by the American Cancer Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, honored Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln with a national achievement award recognizing community...
by Geneal Roth | Feb 20, 2018 | Care Coordination, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Success Story
The mission of Northland Health Centers (NCHC), an organization of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in North Dakota, is “to strengthen the health status in the communities we serve.” When NCHC was invited to participate in a region-wide project to improve...
by sfredenburg | Jan 30, 2018 | Colorectal Cancer Screening, Featured, Great Plains QIN
Colorectal cancer is preventable when individuals are screened. The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT) began a quality improvement movement to save lives by setting an ambitious goal for 80% of adults aged 50 and older to be regularly screened for...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 30, 2017 | Colorectal Cancer Screening, Featured, Great Plains QIN
Thanks to the care team at Bryan Health in Lincoln, Nebraska and efforts of the Lancaster County Crusade Against Cancer, Lon Sorenson is now cancer free. The Lancaster County Crusade Against Cancer is a partnership of community agencies, organizations and volunteers...
