by selsen | Sep 11, 2018 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals |
The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act, a 1996 law known as HIPAA, protects a patient’s right to see and get a copy of personal health records, but for some patients and doctors, it has caused concern. Many patients are using electronic...
by selsen | Aug 3, 2018 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare Acquired Conditions in Nursing Homes, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Hospitals, Immunizations |
Immunizations not only help your body fight off disease, they help prevent you from spreading them. Though many people associate immunizations with children, as you age many vaccinations wear off and you may need new or booster shots. Based on your age, health...
by Keri McDermott | Jun 22, 2018 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals |
On June 13, News Medical reported that Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASPs) are more effective when nurses are educated about antimicrobial stewardship and buy in to the cause, according to a recent study conducted at Jefferson Health in New Jersey. “Our findings...
by selsen | Jun 15, 2018 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Public Observances, QIO News |
June 14 – 21, 2018 is National Nursing Assistant’s Week Nursing assistants are key players in the lives of the people in their care and each nursing assistant is called to create an environment of caring for the elder and the worker as well. This week...
by selsen | May 31, 2018 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals |
This week [June 3 – 9, 2018], we celebrate National Community Health Week. Community health is a multi-sector approach to provide access to preventive health services for all, deliver health education and connects people to resources, and help to ensure the...
by selsen | May 11, 2018 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare Acquired Conditions in Nursing Homes, Home Health, Hospitals |
In skilled nursing care centers across the country, each person has a unique story to tell. That’s why Great Plains QIN is excited that the theme of this year’s National Skilled Nursing Care Week (NSNCW), formerly known as National Nursing Home Week, is “Celebrating...
by Keri McDermott | May 7, 2018 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Public Observances |
May 6 – 12: National Nurses Week & National Hospital Week A time to celebrate and express our appreciation and admiration for all the nurses in our region as well as all members of our hospital teams National Nurses Week falls on the same days each year,...
by sfredenburg | Apr 9, 2018 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Medication Safety |
Originally published in the South Dakota Medicine Journal, April 2018 By: Stephan Schroeder, MD, CMD, CMQ Medical Director, South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care The potential for harm in medical care has been known since Hippocrates. The principle of patient...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 3, 2018 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Cardiac Care, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare Acquired Conditions in Nursing Homes, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Home Health, Hospitals, Immunizations, Meaningful Use, Medication Safety, Quality Payment Program, Sepsis |
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network – Nebraska invites you to attend the 15th annual Nebraska Healthcare Quality Forum. Register Now Thursday, June 7, 2018 Embassy Suites Hotel and Convention Center – LaVista, Nebraska Access the Registration Brochure...
by Keri McDermott | Mar 30, 2018 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare Acquired Conditions in Nursing Homes, Home Health, Hospitals, Quality Payment Program |
A new study in The Journal of the American Medical Association: Internal Medicine shows almost 70 percent of antibiotic prescriptions for sinus infections are for 10 days, which is longer than the clinical practice guidelines recommend. In addition, more than 20...
by Geneal Roth | Feb 2, 2018 | Care Coordination, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals |
Recent literature suggests that discharging patients who have follow-up appointments already scheduled reduces readmissions. However, successfully scheduling those appointments and effectively preparing patients for them can be problematic. AHRQ’s Safe Transitions...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 26, 2018 | Care Coordination, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals |
Developed by the American Medical Association, Steps Forward™ is a free, online platform offering education, process improvement initiatives, metrics and tools with the goal of enhancing practice transformation. These modules include case studies and downloadable...
