by sfredenburg | Mar 21, 2019 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Quality Payment Program
The slide from prescription to addiction can be a fast ride and result in unintended and devastating consequences for families and communities. The impact of opioid overdose and abuse spread so broadly and so quickly that the United States Department of Health and...
by sfredenburg | Mar 12, 2019 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals
Providing clear vision is both a healthcare service and the intentional focus for leadership at Vance Thompson Vision. With five locations across the Midwest, the practice is designed to maximize the patient experience based on the concept that seeing your best means...
by sfredenburg | Feb 22, 2019 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals
Websites and shopping apps including Amazon, Ebates and ShopSavvy take full advantage of every consumer’s desire to find a good deal. Price comparisons, coupons and reviews provide a sense of confidence for making the best purchase. Similarly, healthcare...
by sfredenburg | Jan 31, 2019 | Cardiac Care, Care Coordination, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Quality Payment Program
Change is a process. Those who manage change that leads to quality improvement have mastered the steps and embraced the tools to identify and address obstacles and challenges effectively. Healthcare is one of many industries requiring continual quality improvement...
by sfredenburg | Jan 28, 2019 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Quality Payment Program, Success Story
Amber Oines, RN, BSN, the quality nurse specialist for Madison Regional Health System in Madison, SD, engaged Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (QIN) to support their healthcare quality team through the transition to the Quality Payment Program (QPP)....
by Keri McDermott | Jan 25, 2019 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals
Approximately 80 percent of serious medical errors involve miscommunication during the transfer of care from one healthcare provider to another, according to the Joint Commission.[1] A recent article in Medscape articulates how hospitalist physicians can improve...
by sfredenburg | Jan 4, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Cardiac Care, Care Coordination, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Meaningful Use, Medication Safety, Quality Payment Program
Healthcare is personal. Any individual in need of healthcare services becomes vulnerable. The level of comfort and confidence relayed by healthcare professionals at every stage of care can impact positive health outcomes. Long waits, big words and confusing bills may...
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 | Dec 3, 2018 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Success Story
Great Plains QIN facilitated a WebEx on Teach-Back in late October to demonstrate the use of teach-back to support patients and families throughout the healthcare journey. The teach-back method, also called the “show-me” method, is a communication...
by selsen | Oct 23, 2018 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Medication Safety
The pharmaceutical industry is changing. Changes such as value-based reimbursement, physician shortage, demand for better patient outcomes, rising cost of prescription drugs and the increase in diagnosis of chronic diseases is forcing these changes to occur. It is...
by sfredenburg | Oct 23, 2018 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Cardiac Care, Care Coordination, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Quality Payment Program
Each fall, healthcare professionals in South Dakota trade a day or two of patient rounds and healthcare services for conference sessions and networking. From mid-September well into October, content experts share their insights on a broad range of topics from...
by sfredenburg | Oct 21, 2018 | Cardiac Care, Care Coordination, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals
As year-end approaches, employers and every individual approaching retirement age is carefully considering the impact of rising healthcare costs and insurance premiums. Decisions related to lifestyle, employment and even medication or recommended health treatment are...
