In Case You Missed It: Vaccinations in Older Adults Webinar

In Case You Missed It: Vaccinations in Older Adults Webinar

by | Aug 25, 2023 | Covid-19, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Immunizations, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition

As a healthcare provider, you play a crucial role in promoting and administering immunizations for older adults. Immunizations are essential in protecting older adults from preventable diseases and improving their overall health and quality of life. Catch up on the...
Pain Management Suite of Tools | Developed by Great Plains QIN

Pain Management Suite of Tools | Developed by Great Plains QIN

by | Aug 12, 2023 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition

There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach for pain management. However, effective pain management is essential in improving patients’ quality of life and promoting better health outcomes. Untreated or poorly managed pain can lead to chronic pain,...
Great Plains QIN Webinar Recap – Care Approaches for the Person with Dementia

Great Plains QIN Webinar Recap – Care Approaches for the Person with Dementia

by | Aug 12, 2023 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition

There is much we do not understand about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of persons living with dementia and brain changes. However, we do know that a caregiver’s understanding of dementia while using a person-centered care approach for the person with...
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS): CLAS Standard 12

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS): CLAS Standard 10

by | Aug 8, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition

Is your organization meeting the National CLAS Standard 10? Standard 10 | Conduct ongoing assessments of the organization’s CLAS-related activities and integrate CLAS-related measures into measurement and continuous quality improvement activities.  Purpose | To...
C. Diff Reduction I What We Can Do

C. Diff Reduction I What We Can Do

by | Aug 7, 2023 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Home Health, Hospitals, Immunizations, 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.  Diseases that can result from C. diff infection (CDI) are pseudomembranous colitis, toxic megacolon, perforations of the colon, sepsis and death....
Continuing the Conversation: Health Equity Series Wrap-Up

Continuing the Conversation: Health Equity Series Wrap-Up

by | Aug 7, 2023 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition

This series was intended to continue the conversation; creating a space to dive into some of the interdependent components that impact the ability to achieve health equity. Leaders and subject matter experts across the Dakotas came together to share their expertise,...