by Keri McDermott | Jan 18, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. CT Register Today Medications can be lifesaving treatments that change the world. Unfortunately, if not used properly medications can also lead to adverse events. In fact adverse drug events (ADEs) account for over 1 million...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 18, 2021 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN
Shannon Bacon Named Health Equity Manager When every individual has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible, health equity has been achieved. This concept serves as the foundation of the community health center program, whose members in North and...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 18, 2021 | Featured, Medication Safety, Opioids
An official Health Advisory from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was recently released regarding an increase in fatal drug overdoses driven by synthetic opioids. A record increase in overdose deaths of 18.2 percent was reported from June 2019 to...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 12, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured
The CDC’s data tracker compiles data from healthcare facilities and public health authorities. It updates daily to report the total number of COVID-19 vaccines that have been distributed to each state and the total number each state has administered. As of...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 11, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured
The Household Pulse Survey, run by the Census Bureau to measure how Americans are living during the pandemic, is tracking an uptick in mental health disorders: In October, 37% of Americans reported feeling hopeless more than half of the time. In 2019, that figure was...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 11, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured
Access the latest CDC data to help increase patient safety and reduce the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 among racial and ethnic minority groups in their communities. Some racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Conditions...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 8, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured
CMS hosts varied recurring stakeholder engagement sessions to share information related to the agency’s response to COVID-19. These sessions are open to members of the healthcare community and are intended to provide updates, share best practices among peers, and...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 5, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
The CDC just released weekly COVID-19 vaccination data reporting modules: Surveillance for Weekly HCP & Resident Vaccination. These modules allow reporting of COVID-19 vaccination coverage among: Healthcare personnel working in Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCFs)...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 4, 2021 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured
Jointly published by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) every five years, the guidelines provide science-based recommendations designed to foster healthy dietary patterns for Americans of all ages. Importantly, this edition...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 28, 2020 | Covid-19, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
We are pleased to let you know that the Vaccination Toolkit for Long-term Care Facilities is now available on CDC’s website. For the Long-Term Care (LTC) Vaccination Toolkit and all COVID-19 vaccination toolkits visit: COVID-19 Vaccination Toolkits | CDC You play a...