by Kelsey Olson | Dec 8, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
Research shows that many hospital readmissions are avoidable. Yet, in 2022, about 75% of hospitals still incurred readmission penalties. In 2021, only 1 in 5 Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) were awarded payments from the SNF VBP (Value-Based Purchasing) Program...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 6, 2023 | CMS News, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced its second annual CMS Health Equity Conference on May 29-30, 2024. The free, hybrid conference will be held in person at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Bethesda, Maryland, and available online for...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 26, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Advance care planning (ACP) is a process that involves making decisions about your future health care. It typically involves discussions between individuals, their families and their healthcare providers to understand and document a person’s values, preferences...
by Kelsey Olson | Nov 14, 2023 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW) provides the opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of appropriate antibiotic and antifungal use and the threat of antimicrobial resistance across the One Health spectrum. One Health is an approach that recognizes that...
by Kelsey Olson | Nov 13, 2023 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances
During Native American Heritage Month, we’re celebrating American Indian and Alaska Natives and their important work to raise Alzheimer’s awareness & better health within their communities, moving us closer to a world without Alzheimer’s and all other...
by Kelsey Olson | Nov 7, 2023 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Home Health, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
C. diff is a spore-forming, gram-positive anaerobic bacillus that is a common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. According to the CDC, C. diff infection is estimated to cause almost half a million infections in the United States each year. Most cases of C....
by Kelsey Olson | Nov 6, 2023 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
In honor of the Great American Smokeout®, Great Plains QIN wants to highlight both North Dakota and South Dakota Quitlines, Healtcare providers can make referrals or patients and family members can access these tobacco treatment services. In North Dakota...
by Kelsey Olson | Nov 2, 2023 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality of Care Transitions
The need for solutions to social isolation and loneliness has never been greater. Solutions consist of developing communities and teams that are cognizant of such solutions nurture a social construct of personal empowerment. An organization that values social...
by Kelsey Olson | Oct 27, 2023 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) have emerged as a significant healthcare concern, causing discomfort, disrupting daily life, and posing potential complications, necessitating a deeper understanding of why they have become a pressing problem. Normally, we are quick to...
by Kelsey Olson | Oct 25, 2023 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
™™ Join our November Focus 4 Health Series: TeamSTEPPS®. During this Series, we will discuss TeamSTEPPS, an evidenced-based set of teamwork tools that are aimed at optimizing patient outcomes by improving communication and teamwork skills among healthcare teams,...
