by Keri McDermott | Nov 29, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Monday, December 6, 2021 | 1:00 pm CT Register Today. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance for all individuals to be up-to-date on their routine vaccinations, as well as their annual influenza vaccine. Many children fell behind on routine vaccines...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 29, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. CT Alzheimer’s Is NOT Normal Aging. It’s a disease of the brain that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Attend this free webinar to learn about: How individuals living with Alzheimer’s communicate Verbal...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 22, 2021 | Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
It is no secret there is a high prevalence of diabetes across the country. Recent estimates report 10.5 percent of the US population is diagnosed with diabetes. The prevalence of diabetes in North Dakota is similar, with a recent estimate showing 9.9 percent of...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 17, 2021 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging healthcare professionals to prescribe antibiotics only when necessary to help fight antibiotic resistance and the spread of superbugs and to protect their patients from antibiotic-related adverse drug...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 16, 2021 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Real People, Real Processes, Real Success A partnership of the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network and the South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care Creating connections among community resources and healthcare facilities provides a pathway for individuals to come...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 10, 2021 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
Submitted by: Nancy Joyner, MS, CNS-BC, APRN, ACHPN® November is Hospice and Palliative Care Month. This year’s theme is “Meeting You Where You Are.” Patients and healthcare professionals don’t understand the distinction between these two medical...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 10, 2021 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Immunizations, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Hats, mittens, cough drops and Kleenex become common shopping list items as the winter season approaches. Protection against the cold and supplies to fight a cold seem to be connected. Infections are a growing health concern and the Great Plains Quality Innovation...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 10, 2021 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Thursday, November 18, 2021 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published several studies characterizing antibiotic prescribing during the COVID-19 pandemic in outpatient, nursing home, and hospital settings. Findings from...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 9, 2021 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Attend this Webinar to explore cross-cutting strategies to improve infection prevention and control. The Great Plains QIN team will explain how to use the performance tracking tool in your auditing/surveillance program and how to improve and/or implement competency...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 8, 2021 | Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Early in 2020 the North Dakota Healthcare Partners Events Calendar (NDHPEC)—a collaborative effort between Quality Health Associates of North Dakota (QHA) and the Center for Rural Health (CRH)—was launched. The calendar provides a repository in a simple, streamlined...