by Kelsey Olson | May 16, 2022 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Covid-19, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
According to the World Health Organization, burnout is a syndrome resulting from workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It’s characterized by three dimensions: feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion, increased mental distance from one’s job or...
by Keri McDermott | May 9, 2022 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Rural adults are more likely than urban counterparts to have a larger range of chronic conditions³ and extensive disparities in health, such as greater rates of death, pain and suffering and reduced life expectancy². The increasing need for palliative care services...
by Kelsey Olson | Apr 25, 2022 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Featured, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality
In South Dakota alone, 18,000 older adults, age 65 and older, are living with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. In North Dakota, 15,000 persons, aged 65 and older, are living with Alzheimer’s. Estimated projections show an increase of 6 to 11 percent by 2025. For more...
by Kelsey Olson | Apr 11, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) is a system that uses one or more devices to transmit patient-generated health data to healthcare professionals for review. The Dakotas have a high percentage of rural citizens, which requires creativity to deliver services. Remote...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 5, 2022 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Quality Care Coalition
Suicide. We’ve got to talk about it even though people would rather not. North Dakota Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is hosting Soul Shop–Equipping Faith Communities to Minister to Suicidal Desperation. This one-day training is Tuesday, May...
by Keri McDermott | Mar 28, 2022 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation (Q&I) Calculator is an online, mobile-friendly tool to help people follow quarantine and isolation guidance and get customized information for their unique...
by Keri McDermott | Mar 28, 2022 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
April 26, 2022 | 3:00 p.m. CT “Health equity means increasing opportunities for everyone to live the healthiest life possible, no matter who we are, where we live or how much money we make.” – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Life is complicated and every person...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 28, 2022 | Events, Featured, Home Health, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
To celebrate healthcare workers and to present Project Firstline’s new infection control educational materials, CDC is hosting a special launch event for the healthcare workforce. March 16, 2022 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. CT Register here. Attendees will hear directly...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 4, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Home Health, Quality Care Coalition
Superior Health Quality Alliance developed a toolkit to assist home health care organizations to implement critical infection prevention and control measures to improve patient sepsis outcomes. The toolkit includes a training program outline that organizations can...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 14, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
One of the greatest threats to the health of medical professionals, their patients and the public at large is the failure to properly control the spread of infection in clinical settings. Infection control is a top priority for healthcare professionals and...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 8, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Friday, November 12, 2021 | 12:00 pm CST Brought to you by the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) Join presenters as they discuss important topics surrounding the upcoming 2021 influenza season. Topics to include discussion on...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 12, 2021 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
October 19, 2021 | 3:00 p.m. CT Individuals experiencing acute or chronic health conditions may engage with and receive prescriptions from multiple healthcare professionals. Tracking all medication, including over-the-counter options, is essential for...
