by Keri McDermott | Feb 13, 2023 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Antibiotic Stewardship: The right antibiotic. The right dose. The right duration. The right time. Antibiotic stewardship refers to a set of commitments and actions designed to optimize the treatment of bacterial infections while reducing the adverse events associated...
by Kelsey Olson | Feb 13, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The Ready.Set.Go! toolkit is available to help address and connect the critical processes that take place between admission planning, bedside rounding and discharge planning. This toolkit can help reduce hospital readmissions and improve patient outcomes. Hospital...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 12, 2023 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
February is American Heart Month, a time to pay special attention to understanding, preventing and treating heart disease—the leading cause of death in the United States. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), heart disease risk factors...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 11, 2023 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Join an informative roundtable discussion focused on improving COVID-19 booster rates and use of therapeutics by residents and staff in post-acute and long-term care settings. Special Roundtable: Improve COVID-19 Booster Rates and Use of Therapeutics by Residents and...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 6, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Opioids, Quality Care Coalition
The opioid crisis is a public health emergency that affects people of all races, ages and socioeconomic backgrounds. It is characterized by the overuse and misuse of opioid drugs, including prescription painkillers and illegal drugs, like heroin and fentanyl. The...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 6, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
SMART goals are a popular tool used to set specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound goals. Using SMART goals helps ensure that your goals are clear, actionable, and attainable, leading to higher success rates in achieving them. The acronym SMART...
by Kelsey Olson | Feb 5, 2023 | Care Coordination, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced a new initiative aimed at increasing access to COVID-19 testing in communities across the United States. The Increasing Community Access to Testing Program will work to expand testing options in areas...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 5, 2023 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The Biden-Harris Administration recently announced its intent to end the national emergency and public health emergency (PHE) declarations related to the COVID-19 pandemic on May 11, 2023. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has resources available to...
by Kelsey Olson | Feb 5, 2023 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Below is a compilation of Great Plains Quality Innovation Network’s education offerings for February 2023. With a focus on improving patient outcomes and advancing the field of healthcare, we have quite a few exciting opportunities for healthcare professionals...
by Kelsey Olson | Jan 30, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Q Tip Podcast
Antibiotic stewardship is the effort to measure and improve how antibiotics are prescribed by clinicians and used by patients. Emily Perry is an antibiotic stewardship pharmacist within the Center for Collaboration and Advancement in Pharmacy (CAP). Perry is less than...
