by Kelsey Olson | Aug 18, 2022 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Quality Care Coalition
The COVID-19 Community Level tool from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data. Levels can be low, medium or high and are determined by looking at hospital beds being used,...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 18, 2022 | Covid-19, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Immunizations, Quality Care Coalition
Attend the upcoming Current Issues in Vaccines webinar to learn how to interpret and employ new or updated vaccine information and how to discuss vaccine-related information with patients and family members and explain considerations related to the COVID-19 booster...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 16, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN
We are excited to introduce our newest Great Plains QIN team members; Carrie Sorenson, PharmD, Carolyne Tufte, LPN, Susan Wilcox, RN and Stephanie Hanson, RN, BSN. These four individuals will serve as Quality Improvement Advisors and will support healthcare partners...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 16, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Public Observances
The Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas (CHAD) and health centers in North Dakota and South Dakota rolled out the red carpet last week to thank staff, patients and the communities they serve during National Health Center Week (NHCW). This is an annual...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 12, 2022 | Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology NC is pleased to announce an educational offering titled “A Paradigm Shift for Reducing HAIs and Readmissions.” This lecture will describe the role nasal carriage plays in HAI risks from Staph...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 11, 2022 | Covid-19, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Immunizations, Patient Safety
CDC is offering a series of weekly one-hour web-on-demand videos that will provide an overview of vaccination principles, general best practices, immunization strategies, and specific information about vaccine-preventable diseases and the vaccines that prevent them....
by Keri McDermott | Aug 9, 2022 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Patient Safety Network, shares a web case study to emphasize that the period following discharge from the hospital is an especially vulnerable time for patients. Hospitalizations have become progressively shorter despite...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 9, 2022 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
Although significant vaccine-related advancements have been made in the United States, adult vaccination rates still remain low overall, especially among racial and ethnic minority populations, who have been shown to be less likely to be vaccinated against certain...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 8, 2022 | Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Attend this Immunizations Roundtable to learn about immunization efforts and activity in the Dakotas. Our panel of experts will discuss vaccination rates, vaccine hesitancy, misinformation, social media and how to have constructive conversations. The panel will also...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 2, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
We are proud of our work, thankful for our partnerships and will continue to strive to make healthcare in our region the best in the nation. At Great Plains QIN, we are fortunate to have a solid team of qualified and committed individuals. We work to improve health...
