by Kelsey Olson | Jun 30, 2023 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The Friday Focus 4 Health July Series begins on July 7, 2023 Multi-Visit Patients (MVPs) – Reducing Preventable ED Visits | 12:15 – 12:45 pm CT Our Friday Focus 4 Health Series is intended to jump start or augment your current quality improvement efforts. Participants...
by Kelsey Olson | Jun 29, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
According to CDC, influenza and pneumonia are the 13th leading cause of death in the United States, claiming 41,917 lives. However, this can be prevented with the use of vaccinations. In an effort to educate and empower consumers, Great Plains QIN released...
by Kelsey Olson | Jun 28, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals
It is crucial for nurse leaders to prioritize the development and implementation of a successful Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) program in their institution. This endeavor offers numerous benefits, such as increased employee satisfaction, reduced turnover...
by Kelsey Olson | Jun 27, 2023 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Quality Care Coalition
The Great Plains QIN team strives to improve healthcare quality and patient outcomes. We work with partners and community coalitions to identify areas for improvement, which include reducing avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions, including those caused by...
by Kelsey Olson | Jun 23, 2023 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
We recently concluded our June Friday Focus 4 Health Series: Chronic Kidney Disease…Prevent, Manage and Protect Kidney Health. Our June Friday Focus 4 Health Series provided an in-depth look at this topic and strategies for improvement. Week One: Chronic Kidney...
by Kelsey Olson | Jun 23, 2023 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Patient Safety
Is your organization meeting the National CLAS Standard 4? Standard 4 | Educate and train governance, leadership and workforce in culturally and linguistically appropriate policies and practices on an ongoing basis. Purpose | Standard 4 helps to prepare and support a...
by Keri McDermott | Jun 23, 2023 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Hypoglycemia, can be a side effect of treatment with blood sugar lowering medications such as sulfonylureas, like Glipizide and insulin. These hypoglycemic events are considered adverse drug events. Each year, 35 percent of LTC residents with type 2 diabetes...
by Kelsey Olson | Jun 19, 2023 | Covid-19, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Home Health, Hospitals, Immunizations, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
Looking for health care information and quality resources? We added a few more episodes to our podcast series: Q-Tips For Your Ears. This podcast is designed for everyone – healthcare professionals, patients and family members; sharing basic healthcare information on...
by Kelsey Olson | Jun 15, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Is your organization meeting the National CLAS Standard 3? Standard 3 | Recruit, promote, and support a culturally and linguistically diverse governance, leadership, and workforce that are responsive to the population in the service area. Purpose | Standard 3 helps...
by Keri McDermott | Jun 14, 2023 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
A Center of Excellence is a team of skilled knowledge workers whose mission is to provide organizations with best practices around a particular area of interest. The Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities (COE-NF) provides free training,...
