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GPQIN Medication Safety Learning and Action Series: Join Us

GPQIN Medication Safety Learning and Action Series: Join Us

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...
AHRQ Chartbook on Patient Safety: A Summary of Trends

AHRQ Chartbook on Patient Safety: A Summary of Trends

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...
Social Determinants of Health: Healthy People 2030 Report | Tools and Resources

Social Determinants of Health: Healthy People 2030 Report | Tools and Resources

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...
Register for the 2021 Virtual CMS Quality Conference: March 2 – 3, 2021

Register for the 2021 Virtual CMS Quality Conference: March 2 – 3, 2021

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,...
CMS COVID-19 Office Hours Calls [February – April 2021]

CMS COVID-19 Office Hours Calls [February – April 2021]

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...
UND Geriatric and Age-Friendly ECHO: Advance Care Planning [March 9, 2021]

UND Geriatric and Age-Friendly ECHO: Advance Care Planning [March 9, 2021]

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...
Great Plains QIN Enlisted to Offer Additional Vaccine Support

Great Plains QIN Enlisted to Offer Additional Vaccine Support

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...
Resources on Reducing Risk of Cognitive Decline 

Resources on Reducing Risk of Cognitive Decline 

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...
Medication Adjustments Prevent Harm in Aging Patients

Medication Adjustments Prevent Harm in Aging Patients

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...
Building Vaccine Confidence & CDC National Forum

Building Vaccine Confidence & CDC National Forum

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...
Patient Safety Awareness Week – March 14 – 20, 2021: Toolkit Now Available

Patient Safety Awareness Week – March 14 – 20, 2021: Toolkit Now Available

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...
Building Vaccine Confidence: Resources, Facts and Tools You Can Use

Building Vaccine Confidence: Resources, Facts and Tools You Can Use

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...
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