by Keri McDermott | Sep 11, 2020 | Featured, Patient Safety
September 23, 2020 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm CST Falls among older adults are the leading cause of preventable injury. Strategies are known to reduce the prevalence of falls among older adults. These strategies include referral pathways and evidence-based tools (programs and...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 11, 2020 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Featured, Medication Safety
The healthcare community has an opportunity to take better care of our patients who struggle with an opioid use disorder. We can tailor the words we use, the treatments offered and work to establish trust. The Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 10, 2020 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Featured
The Behavioral Health Bridge, a Sanford/University of North Dakota collaboration, is a series of online modules aimed at helping individuals experiencing common behavioral health conditions related to COVID-19 and promoting behavioral health treatment to address the...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 8, 2020 | Featured, Medication Safety
A pharmacist-managed telemedicine intervention for people with uncontrolled hypertension was associated with favorable health and economic outcomes, according to 5-year results of the 450-patient Hyperlink trial. Home-based telemonitoring is where a blood pressure...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 8, 2020 | Featured
HHS has released the Rural Action Plan, the first HHS-wide assessment of rural healthcare efforts in more than 18 years. The action plan provides a blueprint for the agency to strengthen departmental coordination to better serve the millions of Americans living...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 7, 2020 | Featured
World Sepsis Day is an initiative by the Global Sepsis Alliance, a non-profit charity organization with the mission to provide global leadership to reduce the worldwide burden of sepsis. World Sepsis Day is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 7, 2020 | Events, Featured, Medication Safety
Access to geriatric care improves the quality of life for patients and residents in our communities. Great Plains Quality Innovation Network is partnering with the University of North Dakota to improve access to care for patients with complex conditions in rural and...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 4, 2020 | CMS News, 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 | Sep 3, 2020 | Covid-19, Events, Featured, Nursing Home Quality
National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Tuesday, September 22, 2020 12:30 – 2:00 PM CT Register Today During this call, learn about the unique challenges facing nursing home residents living with dementia...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 1, 2020 | Featured
In 2011, Sepsis Alliance designated September as Sepsis Awareness Month. Every September since, individuals and healthcare professionals, in every area of medicine and organizations big and small, are encouraged to help save lives by raising awareness of the leading...