Opioid Utilization in Hospice and Palliative Care: Compassionate Pain Care Has to be Individualized

Opioid Utilization in Hospice and Palliative Care: Compassionate Pain Care Has to be Individualized

Addressing the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of dying patients includes management of their pain. But how have increasing concerns and policies that target opioid misuse impacted their pain management options? The American Medical Association...
Oral Health To Prevent Pneumonia in Healthcare Settings

Oral Health To Prevent Pneumonia in Healthcare Settings

Pneumonia is the one of the most common healthcare-associated infection in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), non-ventilator healthcare associated pneumonia (NV-HAP) is estimated to make up 65% of all...
Navigating Medication Errors: Ensuring the Safety and Well-Being of Patients 

Navigating Medication Errors: Ensuring the Safety and Well-Being of Patients 

Medication error procedures in healthcare facilities are critical for ensuring patient safety. According to the National Library of Medicine, 7,000 to 9,000 people die due to a medication error. Therefore, it is crucial to follow and adhere to medication prescribing...
Managing and Improving Care for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients

Managing and Improving Care for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) remains a largely under-recognized and growing public health issue. Nearly 90% of the estimated 37 million U.S. adults with CKD remain unaware of their condition. Kidney health inequity continues to manifest itself as a disproportionate...
Upcoming Webinars: Preventing Common Vaccine Administration Errors and Payment Challenges

Upcoming Webinars: Preventing Common Vaccine Administration Errors and Payment Challenges

Immunize South Dakota and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are each hosting a Webinar in May to address vaccine administration errors and payment challenges. Details below. Immunize South Dakota: Preventing Common Vaccine Administration Errors...
In Case You Missed It | Decoding Dialysis: Improving Care Across the Continuum for Patients with Kidney Disease

Great Plains QIN LAN Event | Decoding Dialysis: Improving Care Across the Continuum for Patients with Kidney Disease – May 21, 2024

Care of the patient living with end stage renal disease can be intimidating due to the complex interplay of dietary and fluid restrictions, medications, vascular access care, and dialysis treatments, often in the setting of other comorbid medical conditions. It is...
More Evidence on the Need for Antibiotic Stewardship

More Evidence on the Need for Antibiotic Stewardship

An analysis of outpatient antibiotic prescribing in the United States from 2017 through 2021 was recently published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. The study shows that rates of inappropriate prescribing returned to baseline levels following a brief drop at the...
High Blood Pressure Education Month: Improving Heart Health Everywhere

High Blood Pressure Education Month: Improving Heart Health Everywhere

Since May is High Blood Pressure Education Month, what better way to teach your patients about their blood pressure than to implement self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) monitoring in your practice? The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) for...