by Keri McDermott | Feb 22, 2022 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
What do antibiotics, immunizations and sepsis have in common and why is it important to “Connect the Dots”? March 15, 2022 | 3:00 p.m. CT Register Now. We can PROTECT one’s health, PRESERVE antibiotic effectiveness and PREVENT infections leading to sepsis through...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 8, 2022 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
According to Heart Disease Facts from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, about 18.2 million adults, over the age of 20, have heart disease, which is also the leading cause of death for all Americans, accounting for about 659,000 deaths every year.¹ In...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 19, 2022 | Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Wednesday, January 26, 2022, 1:00 pm CT Register Today Healthcare providers and stakeholders are invited to join Kepro for a Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization (BFCC-QIO) Program webinar. Kepro is the BFCC-QIO for 29 states. Kepro...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 17, 2022 | Covid-19, Events, Featured, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
January 25, 2022 | 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. CT Burnout is rarely an individual issue alone. This presentation will discuss risks related to caretaker/provider health during times of crises as well as models for both individual and organizational wellness. Register...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 17, 2022 | Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality
A Weekly Education and Sharing Session for North Dakota and South Dakota Nursing Homes Thursdays @ 4:00 CT/3:00 MT | Beginning January 20, 2022 Join Us. We will help your home access and understand new COVID-19 recommendation and guidance. An office hours format will...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 28, 2021 | Covid-19, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Friday, January 21 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. CT Access the Webinar Recording Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to: 1) Discuss the clinical features of long-haul COVID 2) Describe the prevalence of long-haul COVID 3) Understand how...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 7, 2021 | Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Frailty and Sarcopenia December 14th, 2021 | 12:00 p.m. CT Project ECHO: Continuing education credit for providers, nursing and social workers (1 contact hour) Register Today. Presenter: Lindsey Dahl, MD; Sanford Health Upon completion of this program, the learner...
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 8, 2021 | Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Early in 2020 the North Dakota Healthcare Partners Events Calendar (NDHPEC)—a collaborative effort between Quality Health Associates of North Dakota (QHA) and the Center for Rural Health (CRH)—was launched. The calendar provides a repository in a simple, streamlined...
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...
