by | Oct 16, 2024 | Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
This week serves as a reminder of the incredible impact that healthcare professionals, like you, have on the lives of our patients. Your dedication, passion, and relentless pursuit of excellence have not only elevated our organization’s standards but, more...
by | Oct 16, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Quality Care Coalition
The term “dementia-related behaviors” is used to describe a large group of symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s and other dementia. As the dementia progresses, many people experience these symptoms in addition to memory loss and other cognitive changes....
by | Oct 15, 2024 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality of Care Transitions
International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW), October 13-19, is a global event that highlights the crucial role of infection prevention in safeguarding public health. Organized by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), this...
by | Oct 15, 2024 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition, Success Story
It’s important to remember sepsis can affect anyone, regardless of age, health status, or background. The Sepsis Alliance’s Faces of Sepsis™ stories allow those affected by sepsis to share their experiences of illness, treatment, recovery, and loss. The...
by | Oct 10, 2024 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Join the DAETC, North Dakota Health & Human Services Sexually Transmitted Bloodborne Diseases Unit, and Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas (CHAD) for an engaging virtual seminar on “Integrating HIV Testing, Management, and Prevention in Primary...
by | Oct 10, 2024 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality of Care Transitions
These free downloadable posters are provided by UCI Health through the Educational Materials to Bring Resilience Against Contagious Events (EMBRACE) project, an initiative funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention focused on increasing COVID-19 and...
by | Oct 9, 2024 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality of Care Transitions
Breast cancer is a significant health concern, affecting millions of people worldwide. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, approximately 1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime and in 2024, an...
by | Oct 8, 2024 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Quality of Care Transitions
FREE Dementia Dialogues® training is being offered to communities in South Dakota. The program is a 5-module, evidence-informed nationally registered training course designed to educate community members and caregivers for persons who exhibit signs and symptoms of...
by | Oct 8, 2024 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Patient Safety
The CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) Standards are important to health equity because they provide a framework for ensuring that healthcare services are respectful of and responsive to the cultural and linguistic needs of diverse patients....
by | Oct 7, 2024 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Quality Care Coalition
National Health Literacy Month is celebrated in October to recognize the importance of health literacy and how it can improve health. The month highlights the ability to find, understand, and use health information to make informed decisions. Health literacy is a...
