by Keri McDermott | Feb 22, 2022 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
What do antibiotics, immunizations and sepsis have in common and why is it important to “Connect the Dots”? March 15, 2022 | 3:00 p.m. CT Register Now. We can PROTECT one’s health, PRESERVE antibiotic effectiveness and PREVENT infections leading to sepsis through...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 18, 2022 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Over the past couple of months, our team has provided education and resources for building relationships and resilience within healthcare organizations. We have gotten positive feedback and will continue to share topics and resources we believe are of value. We...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 18, 2022 | Covid-19, Featured, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition, Uncategorized
The 2022 ACIP Recommended Immunization Schedules were released this week. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated versions of the recommended U.S. immunization schedules for children, teens and adults. Several additional formats of the...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 18, 2022 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Individuals and family members faced with a serious health prognosis quickly find themselves in a complex world of appointments, medications, specialty care referrals and courses of treatment; often feeling overwhelmed, anxious and inept. This was the scenario for...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 16, 2022 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Those who provide care to others seldom take the time to care for themselves. It is no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has created prolonged stressful working conditions for healthcare systems. All staff involved in frontline patient care (doctors, nurses, CNAs, and...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 15, 2022 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides daily updates and guidance related to COVID-19 and vaccinations. We are highlighting a few below: COVID-19 Vaccination Trainings for new and experienced providers The training modules include how to prepare...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 15, 2022 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Peer comparison audit and feedback could result in greater antibiotic prescribing improvements Antibiotic prescribing can result in side effects and contribute to antibiotic resistance, an urgent public health threat. In a recently released MMWR article, Identifying...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 15, 2022 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Blood pressure levels can change from one moment to the next, depending on both physical activity and emotional state. Monitoring blood pressure consistently and accurately is a challenge and a key element to diagnose and treat hypertension. Proper treatment of high...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 8, 2022 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
According to Heart Disease Facts from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, about 18.2 million adults, over the age of 20, have heart disease, which is also the leading cause of death for all Americans, accounting for about 659,000 deaths every year.¹ In...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 8, 2022 | Care Coordination, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
February 22, 2022 | 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. CT To stop the spread of infections, everyone working in a healthcare facility needs to have a foundational knowledge of infection prevention and must be ready to implement basic measures throughout their workday and at home. In...