by | Jun 22, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network launched a COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Ambassador Program to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts and recognize community-based organizations, healthcare providers and nursing homes with high staff vaccination rates throughout...
by | Jun 22, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Are you struggling to have productive conversations with family members, loved ones and employees on the benefit of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine? Have you relayed data and facts, used pressure tactics and mandates and still hitting road blocks? If so, have you...
by | Jun 22, 2021 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Thursday, June 24, 2021 | 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. CT As we continue to support President Biden’s goal for 70 percent of the U.S. adult population to have at least one vaccine shot and 160 million U.S. adults to be fully vaccinated by July 4th, the Chief Health Equity...
by | Jun 17, 2021 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Public Observances, Uncategorized
Ongoing agricultural and pandemic stressors have increased the need for mental health services across the Dakotas. During Men’s Health Month in June, the Office of Minority Health’s “6 Plays for Men’s Health” campaign promotes a healthy lifestyle consisting of support...
by | Jun 16, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Uncategorized
Hand washing and mask wearing are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to infection prevention practices. While COVID-19 expanded awareness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Project Firstline (PFL) is working to ensure every health care...
by | Jun 11, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) developed National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care (National CLAS Standards) to provide meaningful and practical guidance on delivering culturally and linguistically...
by | Jun 8, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the launch of a first-of-its-kind national hotline to connect people with disabilities to information and services to improve access to COVID-19 vaccines. The Disability Information and Access Line (DIAL) is now...
by | Jun 7, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
As COVID-19 vaccines continue rolling out across the country, CMS is taking action to protect the health and safety of our nation’s patients and providers and keeping you updated on the latest COVID-19 resources from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),...
by | Jun 7, 2021 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Thursday, June 10, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. MT / 2:00 p.m. CT The National DPP is a program working to make it easier for people with prediabetes to participate in affordable, high-quality lifestyle change programs to reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes and improve their...
by | Jun 7, 2021 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN
Did you know that type 1 diabetes is increasing in our nation’s young people, especially among Hispanic youth? CDC’s new type 1 diabetes section is now available in Spanish to reach more people in our communities who can benefit from this important information. In...
