by | Apr 16, 2024 | Care Coordination, CMS News, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN
Several Great Plains QIN team members were able to attend and were invited to share at the National CMS Quality Conference this past week in Baltimore, MD. This year’s conference theme was “Resilient and Ready Together: Creating an Optimal Environment for...
by | Apr 16, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Cardiac Care, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
The Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities (COE-NF) is excited to announce their 2024 series of the Behavioral Health Action Network. This series of six-monthly virtual one-hour sessions will kick off in May 2024. COE-NF is inviting...
by | Apr 16, 2024 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality of Care Transitions
Grief is the process of reacting to loss (thoughts, behaviors, emotions and physiological changes). People who are close to a person living with dementia often times experience grief and loss on the journey. This is because dementia is progressive (which means it will...
by | Apr 15, 2024 | Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Over the past five decades, healthcare providers and healthcare systems have been tasked with providing increasingly complex medical care in a more equitable, cost-efficient, time-efficient – not to mention regulation-compliant – manner. During this Webinar, Dr. Kay...
by | Apr 2, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
Join Dakota Geriatrics and the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences for a free learning opportunity for applying Age-Friendly healthcare in American Indian populations. All are welcome to join, including healthcare providers, healthcare...
by | Mar 21, 2024 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
Nearly 37% of adults worldwide have vitamin D levels below the recommended amounts, according to research published in the journal Metabolites. In the U.S., studies have found that 14% to 18% of adults have low levels of vitamin D. Without enough vitamin D, bones may...
by | Mar 17, 2024 | Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
This is a friendly reminder that the North Dakota Health Equity Training Initiative is still available for FREE. There are nine modules on health equity-related subject matter. Each training is available for continuing education contact hours (CEU) approved by the...
by | Mar 11, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Since its inception, the Alzheimer’s Association has been a leader in outlining principles and practices of quality care for individuals living with dementia. Early on, the Guidelines for Dignity described goals for quality care, followed by Key Elements of Dementia...
by | Mar 6, 2024 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Quality of Care Transitions, Uncategorized
Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance is an evidence-based balance training program designed to help adults improve their balance and reduce the risk of falling. Classes meet twice a week for an hour for 12 weeks. Participants are typically older adults living in the...
by | Mar 6, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality of Care Transitions
Nearly 37% of adults worldwide have vitamin D levels below the recommended amounts, according to research published in the journal Metabolites. In the U.S., studies have found that 14% to 18% of adults have low levels of vitamin D. Without enough vitamin D, bones may...
