by | Jul 31, 2024 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) in 2012. Since then, unplanned 30-day readmissions for targeted conditions among Medicare enrollees have notably decreased. Research indicates that...
by | Jul 31, 2024 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
Pneumonia is a leading cause of illness for the elderly population which includes residents that live within the long-term care setting. Nursing Home Acquired Pneumonia (NHAP) is spread through contact with bacteria, viruses and fungi. These germs are present in...
by | Jul 31, 2024 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Article submitted by: Alyssa Hodges, MPH, TTS PharmD Candidate 2026 In recent years, the opioid crisis has proven to be an increasing challenge across the United States as we combat the misuse of both prescription and illegal opioids. This has negatively impacted...
by | Jul 29, 2024 | Featured, Great Plains QIN
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (GPQIN) is excited to announce we have recently agreed to a new, integrated partnership plan with Comagine Health, a national nonprofit health care consulting firm. Comagine Health is preparing to bid as a prime contractor for...
by | Jul 28, 2024 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Quality Care Coalition
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network is supporting the Community Healthcare Association of the Dakotas (CHAD) as they gear up for National Health Center Week (NHCW) on August 4 – 10. We invite you to join us in celebrating the amazing work of health centers...
by | Jul 24, 2024 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
Attend this Webinar series to learn how to identify culture results as colonization or a true infection. The presenter, Taylor Wojcik, PharmD, BCIDP, is an Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist for CommonSpirit Health. Wojcik oversees stewardship activities for...
by | Jul 24, 2024 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality of Care Transitions
Powerful Tools for Caregivers (PTC) Class Leader Training is an evidence-based, self-care education program for those who want to co-lead the dynamic workshop for family caregivers. The integrated training will equip class leaders to co-lead programs for two target...
by | Jul 24, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Medication Safety, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
SAMHSA’s Providers Clinical Support System – Medications for Opioid Use Disorders (PCSS-MOUD) is hosting a new and exciting 8-part podcast series that delves into the critical importance of harm reduction. This series consists of 30-minute episodes hosted by...
by | Jul 24, 2024 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
Are you and your facility ready for an emergency? Disasters can strike anytime and it is up to you to know how to deal with them. Many disasters happen with little to no warning. Emergency preparedness is knowing what to do if there is a disaster or emergency in your...
by | Jul 24, 2024 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
The Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Scholarship program is now accepting applications for the 2025-26 award cycle. The program is a joint effort among APIC, APIC Consulting Services, and the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC) to build IPC...
