by sfredenburg | May 15, 2019 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Public Observances, Sepsis, Success Story
Residents of rural and frontier areas rely on local Emergency Medical Services (EMS) professionals and volunteers to provide life-saving care when time is of the essence. These first responders become the faces and voices for those in healthcare crisis. In addition...
by Keri McDermott | May 7, 2019 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Public Observances
Protect yourself and your patients from potentially deadly germs by cleaning your hands. Be sure you clean your hands the right way at the right times. Simple hand hygiene is a practical and evidence-based approach with demonstrated impact on quality of care and...
by sfredenburg | Mar 25, 2019 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare Acquired Conditions in Nursing Homes, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Hospitals
Claims data, billing codes and quality improvement plans are among the common tools used by Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (QIN) staff as they seek new and innovative ways to achieve better healthcare, improved health, safer care and lower healthcare costs....
by sfredenburg | Mar 25, 2019 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare Acquired Conditions in Nursing Homes, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Success Story
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (QIN) has recognized 17 South Dakota nursing homes as Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) Trailblazers as a result of their successful participation in the Nursing Home C. difficile Reporting and Reduction...
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by Keri McDermott | Feb 12, 2019 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections
Acute respiratory infections, including sinusitis, acute viral respiratory infections and bronchitis are among the most common diagnoses associated with antibiotic prescribing in outpatient settings. According to a 2016 study, only 50 percent of the antibiotic use for...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 5, 2019 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections
A no-cost course Injection Safety Course (with continuing education credits available) can be found on the new, updated Nebraska One and Only Campaign web page. You and your staff can use this course to become a Safe Injection Champion and make your workplace safer...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 4, 2018 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Hospitals
Clostridium difficile (klos-TRID-e-um dif-uh-SEEL), often called C. difficile or C. diff, is a bacterium that can cause symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation of the colon. On November 25, NPR reported that C. diff, first seen as a problem...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 9, 2018 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections
The One & Only Campaign is a public health campaign, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Safe Injection Practices Coalition (SIPC), to raise awareness among patients and healthcare providers about safe injection practices. The...
by Geneal Roth | Oct 26, 2018 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections
The 2018 Legendary Nurse Awards banquet was held on October 25 in Bismarck, ND, honoring nurses from across the state of North Dakota in several categories. Of the 50 nominations submitted, Great Plains QIN Quality Improvement Specialist, Jean Roland, RN, BSN,...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 25, 2018 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare Acquired Conditions in Nursing Homes, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Sepsis, Success Story
Nearly 125 nursing home employees took the opportunity to learn more about sepsis, Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) and Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) during a series of learning sessions offered in August and September. The Wizard of Oz production was the...
by sfredenburg | Aug 22, 2018 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare Acquired Conditions in Nursing Homes, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Home Health, Sepsis, Success Story
Can’t find your car keys? Forgot why you walked into a room? Realized too late you were supposed to meet a friend or colleague? Most everyone has experienced these moments of memory lapse, especially during the back-to-school season when routines are altered and...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 3, 2018 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections
Want to learn more about infection prevention and control; with an emphasis on C.difficile, norovirus and MRSA? Dr. Muhammad S. Ashraf, MBBS, the Medical Director at the Nebraska Infection Control Assessment and Promotion Program (ICAP) recently presented on this...
