What’s on the GPQIN Calendar?
The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network offers several educational opportunities for healthcare partners. The topics are diverse; there is something for everyone! We hope you are able to join us. Check out the Great Plains QIN calendar for upcoming webinar’s and...
Move Your Way Toolkit Updated
The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion has some additions to their Move Your Way Toolkit based on the new Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. We all know regular exercise is good for you and it can help you lose weight. Many Americans do not get...
Prescribe with Confidence: Implementing the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) aims to save lives and prevent prescription opioid misuse, Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and overdose by equipping providers with the knowledge, tools and guidance they need. The CDC’s Guidelines for Prescribing...
The Flu Does Not Discriminate
An estimated 80,000 Americans died of the flu or flu-related complications last winter, according to estimates from the CDC. The flu does not discriminate, it can be dangerous for anyone. Charlie Hinderliter wasn’t opposed to the flu shot. He didn’t have...
New 2019 Quality Payment Program Resources Available
To help you prepare for the 2019 performance year of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), CMS has posted the following new resources to the Quality Payment Program Resource Library. In the past these resources have been provided intermittently, but for...
The MIPS 2018 Data Submission Period is Now Open
MIPS Eligible Clinicians Can Start Submitting Data for 2018 through April 2 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has officially opened the data submission period for Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians who participated in...
Impacting Patient Experience: Positive Impressions for Positive Outcomes
Healthcare is personal. Any individual in need of healthcare services becomes vulnerable. The level of comfort and confidence relayed by healthcare professionals at every stage of care can impact positive health outcomes. Long waits, big words and confusing bills may...
What’s on the GPQIN Calendar?
The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network offers several educational opportunities for healthcare partners. The topics are diverse; there is something for everyone! We hope you are able to join us. Check out the Great Plains QIN calendar for upcoming webinar’s and...
PneumoRecs VaxAdvisor Mobile App for Vaccine Providers
The PneumoRecs VaxAdvisor mobile app helps vaccination providers quickly and easily determine which pneumococcal vaccines a patient needs and when. The app incorporates recommendations for all ages so physicians, family physicians, pediatricians and pharmacists alike...
Rethinking End-Of-Life Conversations
Nancy Schoenborn, MD, of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, and colleagues asked more than 1000 older adults with chronic illnesses when and how they wanted to talk to physicians about life expectancy. Dr. Schoenborn’s findings...