by Keri McDermott | Feb 21, 2023 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
For a rural community or county already struggling to attract new – or maintain existing – businesses, the impact of substance use disorder on the quality of life and economic prosperity can be enormous. The Rural Community Toolbox is available to help you begin...
by Kelsey Olson | Feb 16, 2023 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
February is Black History Month. The need for strong voices and advocacy on behalf of Black communities in the fight against Alzheimer’s has never been greater. Black Americans are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease as older white Americans. Black...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 6, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
SMART goals are a popular tool used to set specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound goals. Using SMART goals helps ensure that your goals are clear, actionable, and attainable, leading to higher success rates in achieving them. The acronym SMART...
by Kelsey Olson | Feb 5, 2023 | Care Coordination, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced a new initiative aimed at increasing access to COVID-19 testing in communities across the United States. The Increasing Community Access to Testing Program will work to expand testing options in areas...
by Kelsey Olson | Feb 5, 2023 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Below is a compilation of Great Plains Quality Innovation Network’s education offerings for February 2023. With a focus on improving patient outcomes and advancing the field of healthcare, we have quite a few exciting opportunities for healthcare professionals...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 29, 2023 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Dually eligible individuals covered under Medicare and Medicaid who live in rural areas struggle to access the services, care coordination, and integrated care programs they need. Health Management Associates (HMA) conducted multi-state roundtable discussions with...
by Kelsey Olson | Jan 20, 2023 | CMS News, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to invite the public to attend the upcoming webinar “From Data to Action: How CMS and its Stakeholders are Addressing Inequities in Healthcare.” Join the discussion of the CMS Health Equity Framework...
by Kelsey Olson | Jan 16, 2023 | CMS News, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The first 2023 National Stakeholder Call with the CMS Administrator will provide an opportunity to learn more about how you can partner with CMS to help implement its Strategic Plan and key initiatives. January 24, 2023 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT Click Here to...
by Kelsey Olson | Jan 10, 2023 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
2022 was a productive and promising year for Alzheimer’s research, including discoveries related to the causes, risk factors and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Below are five important things we learned about Alzheimer’s in 2022: Alzheimer’s...
by Kelsey Olson | Jan 5, 2023 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The Transformational Project and Sanford Health are presenting the Midwest Gender Identity Summit. Educating, Empowering & Supporting the transgender community through the lens of healthcare. This one day event will highlight the needs of transgender patients in...
