by Keri McDermott | May 7, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Improve Your Vaccination Quality Measures – Grab the Low Hanging Fruit May 25, 2021 | 2:00 p.m. CT Attend this Webinar, led by Great Plains Quality Innovation Network, to better understand how to improve your facility’s vaccination quality measures by...
by Keri McDermott | May 3, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Quality Care Coalition
Join the National Academy of Medicine, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, and Shatterproof on June 10 am at 12 pm (ET) for the Stigma of Addiction Summit, a free, virtual, half-day symposium that will focus entirely on understanding, addressing...
by Keri McDermott | May 3, 2021 | Featured, Medication Safety, Opioids, Quality Care Coalition
CDC released new resources to support healthcare executives in their ongoing efforts to improve safety related to opioid prescribing. The Creating a Culture of Safety for Opioid Prescribing: A Handbook for Healthcare Executives contains insights and advice from...
by Keri McDermott | May 3, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Opioids
Webinar: Medication Safety: What Matters Most May 18, 2021 | 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. CT Register today. 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...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 30, 2021 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) will host a Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence webinar on Thursday, May 13 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (CT) Dr. LaShawn McIver, Director of CMS OMH, will share information...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 27, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Vaccination is the key to ending this pandemic. A vaccine protects the individual vaccinated, but also protects those we provide care for; particularly individuals at increased risk for severe illness. Great Plains QIN wants to celebrate and recognize organizations...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 27, 2021 | Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Quality Care Coalition
Did You Know? Less than 7 percent of people with diabetes receive Diabetes Self-Management Education & Support Services (DSMES) the first year they’re diagnosed. There is strong evidence that participating in DSMES can improve health outcomes. Lower A1C levels,...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 27, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Ideas. Connections. Solutions. Hosted by the Morehouse School of Medicine/National COVID-19 Resiliency Network You are invited to lend your voice to share your ideas and local leadership as we work together toward community recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic. You may...
by sfredenburg | Apr 20, 2021 | Cardiac Care, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Public Observances
Routine check-ups and monitoring of blood pressure can prevent cardiovascular health concerns that may result in a life-threatening stroke or cardiac event. While blood pressure can go up and down throughout the day, individuals who consistently have a blood pressure...
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by Keri McDermott | Apr 20, 2021 | CMS News, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
During National Minority Health Month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) will host The Road to Equity: Examining Structural Racism in Health Care – a two-day virtual forum to explore the advancement of health equity...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 19, 2021 | CMS News, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network was asked to share this letter with healthcare providers and community partners in the Dakotas on behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the egregious and...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 19, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition, Uncategorized
Webinar: Medication Safety: What Matters Most May 18, 2021 | 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. CT Register Today. Medications can be lifesaving treatments that change the world. Unfortunately, if not used properly, medications can also lead to adverse events. In fact, adverse...
