by Keri McDermott | Feb 28, 2022 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated the list of certain underlying medical conditions that are associated with a higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes. Additional disabilities included within this list are primary immunodeficiency and...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 28, 2022 | Care Coordination, Covid-19, Events, Featured, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Passing along information on a wonderful learning opportunity hosted by the Great Plains – Mountain GWEP Consortium. This virtual ECHO Series, Building Resilience: Maintaining Quality Care in Nursing Homes During COVID, will be held on Wednesdays from March 2 – May 18...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 18, 2022 | Covid-19, Featured, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition, Uncategorized
The 2022 ACIP Recommended Immunization Schedules were released this week. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated versions of the recommended U.S. immunization schedules for children, teens and adults. Several additional formats of the...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 15, 2022 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides daily updates and guidance related to COVID-19 and vaccinations. We are highlighting a few below: COVID-19 Vaccination Trainings for new and experienced providers The training modules include how to prepare...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 8, 2022 | Care Coordination, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
February 22, 2022 | 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. CT To stop the spread of infections, everyone working in a healthcare facility needs to have a foundational knowledge of infection prevention and must be ready to implement basic measures throughout their workday and at home. In...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 4, 2022 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The Coverage to Care (C2C) initiative has updated its COVID-19 resources to include information on vaccinations to encourage everyone to get the COVID-19 vaccine and booster. Both resources – Coronavirus and Your Health Coverage: Get the Basics and Stay Safe: Getting...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 3, 2022 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not authorized or approved using ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19 in humans and has cautioned about the potential risks of using ivermectin for COVID-19. This medication is FDA-approved to treat certain infections...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 31, 2022 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
An overwhelming 55 percent of front-line health care workers are reporting burnout¹. Burnout is rarely an individual issue alone. Dr. Andrew McLean, MD, MPH; Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences,...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 25, 2022 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Healthcare professionals are patients’ and parents’ most-trusted source of information on vaccines¹. Motivational interviewing allows us to serve as an objective partner when it comes to decision making. Why does it work for vaccine hesitancy? Those that are in the...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 18, 2022 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Quality Care Coalition
109 organizations have been recognized as a COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Ambassador. This is something to CELEBRATE. Great Plains Quality Innovation Network launched our COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Ambassador Program to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts and recognize...
