by Keri McDermott | Sep 22, 2022 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Home Health, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) are a large public health problem and a patient safety priority. An ADE is defined as “an injury resulting from the use of a drug. Under this definition, the term ADE includes harm caused by the drug (adverse drug reactions and overdoses)...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 20, 2022 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
New research reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC®) 2022 covered the breadth of Alzheimer’s and dementia research, including the basic biology of aging and the brain, risk factors and prevention strategies, and caregiving and living...
by Kelsey Olson | Sep 12, 2022 | Cardiac Care, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Patient Safety
The Million Hearts® Learning Lab is hosting a bi-monthly learning series focused on cardiovascular disease prevention and management. The series is open to clinicians, quality improvement and other interested staff across the country, but with a focus on community...
by Kelsey Olson | Sep 7, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
Fit & Strong! is an evidence-based physical activity/behavior change intervention that has been successfully implemented in multiple community-based settings. Fit & Strong! blends a multiple component exercise program with group problem solving/education using...
by Kelsey Olson | Sep 6, 2022 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Immunizations, Medication Safety, Patient Safety, Success Story
Meet Darleen Gangl; she and her husband, Brad, live in Bottineau, North Dakota. She is an avid vintage Barbie collector and enjoys researching her family tree. Darleen is also a two-time sepsis survivor. Thirteen years ago, Darleen was diagnosed with necrotizing...
by Kelsey Olson | Sep 5, 2022 | Covid-19, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Bacteria hitchhike and latch on to surfaces and hands, so reducing this risk, must be part of an organization’s Infection Prevention Control program. Infections in our older adult population have high mortality rates and contaminated environmental surfaces is...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 31, 2022 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
One of the most important actions we can do in honor of Sepsis Awareness Month is to educate yourself and others about the different sepsis symptoms so that you know what to look out for. You could potentially save a life! Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming and toxic...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 31, 2022 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
Falls continue to be a national public health concern. Join the week of September 18-24 in a nationwide effort to raise awareness that falls are preventable. This is a perfect opportunity for healthcare workers and caregivers in North and South Dakota to learn how to...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 30, 2022 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
Did you know that overdose deaths outnumber traffic fatalities in the US? Someone dies every 14 minutes from a drug overdose in this country.¹ The terrifying reality is that addiction can touch anyone, anywhere. During Overdose Awareness Week, we remember the lives...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 26, 2022 | Covid-19, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The North Dakota State University Center for Immunization Research and Education is excited to welcome Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, as its third guest presenter in Bringing the Experts to You: A Webinar Series on Vaccines. In this webinar, Dr. Hotez will discuss COVID-19...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 24, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The University of Kansas School of Nursing is seeking nursing homes nationwide to participate in a nursing home-funded research study testing a new online version of the evidence-based Changing Talk (CHAT) communication training program. CHAT educates staff about...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 23, 2022 | Cardiac Care, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The American Heart Association’s mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer healthier lives. For millions of Americans, hypertension is a significant barrier in achieving that reality for themselves and the burden of high blood pressure is not carried...
