by Keri McDermott | Feb 23, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition, Uncategorized
Medications can be lifesaving treatments that change the world. Unfortunately, if not used properly, medications can also lead to adverse events. In fact, Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) account for over 1 million emergency department visits a year and about 350,000...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 23, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
This Patient Safety Chartbook is part of a family of documents and tools that support the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR). This report, prepared by AHRQ, presents trends for measures related to access to care, affordable care, care...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 23, 2021 | Featured, Quality Care Coalition
Social determinants of health (SDOH) are conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play that affect a wide range of health risks and outcomes. Healthy People 2030 uses a place-based framework that outlines five key areas of SDOH: Healthcare access...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 22, 2021 | CMS News, Featured
Healthcare Innovation During a Time of Disruption | March 2 – 3, 2021 [Virtual CMS National Quality Conference] The 2021 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Conference will take place virtually March 2-3, 2021. Registration is now open,...
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by Keri McDermott | Feb 22, 2021 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured
CMS hosts varied recurring stakeholder engagement sessions to share information related to the agency’s response to COVID-19. These sessions are open to members of the healthcare community and are intended to provide updates, share best practices among peers, and...
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by Keri McDermott | Feb 22, 2021 | Featured, Quality Care Coalition
March 9, 2021 at 12 p.m. CT Get Registered Presented by: Lindsey Dahl, MD Geriatric Medicine- Internal Medicine, Sanford Health, Fargo, ND Why attend? Because you will… • Learn about the key components of the 4Ms Framework • Improve geriatric care for older adults at...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 16, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured
The CDC’s data tracker compiles data from healthcare facilities and public health authorities. It updates daily to report the total number of COVID-19 vaccines that have been distributed to each state and the total number each state has administered. North Dakota and...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 16, 2021 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is highlighting a number of resources created from partnerships with national organizations on reducing the risk of cognitive decline. They focus on impact or chronic diseases including hypertension and diabetes on...
by sfredenburg | Feb 16, 2021 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety
“With age comes wisdom” is a familiar adage. Healthcare professionals recognize age also brings increased risk for adverse drug events and health complications. Medication is a common treatment option, but changes in an aging body can lead to unintended harm from...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 12, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN
The impact of COVID-19 on our lives, our activities and our freedom has affected us all. The responsibility is ours, as a community of healthcare providers, to help stop this virus. Building defenses against COVID-19 in your facility and in your community is a team...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 12, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Patient Safety
Patient Safety Awareness Week | March 14 – 20, 2021 In recognition of Patient Safety Awareness Week, we are encouraging the acknowledgement and celebration of efforts to improve safe care throughout healthcare. We invite you to celebrate and bring your care team...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 5, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured
It’s hard to imagine a time when we didn’t know COVID-19 existed. The impact of COVID-19 on our lives, our activities and our freedom has affected us all. The responsibility is ours, as a community, to help stop this virus. We now have a new, safe, and effective tool...
