by Keri McDermott | Aug 19, 2019 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Public Observances
All healthcare professionals are invited to join…. Wednesday, August 28, 2019 12:00 – 1:00 pm CT Hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) With the recent outbreaks of measles across the United States, ensuring individuals have access...
by selsen | Aug 12, 2019 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Public Observances
Did you know there are two pneumonia vaccines? Pneumococcal vaccines help prevent infections caused by Streptococcus pneumonia bacteria. In older adults, this disease can cause serious illness or even death. Each year in the United States, pneumococcal disease kills...
by selsen | Aug 6, 2019 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Public Observances
August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). This annual observance highlights the efforts of healthcare providers to protect patients of all ages against vaccine-preventable diseases through on-time vaccination. During NIAM, Great Plains Quality Innovation...
by sfredenburg | Aug 6, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Cardiac Care, Care Coordination, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Public Observances
Originally published in the South Dakota Medicine Journal August 2019 issue. Stephan Schroeder, MD, CMD, CMQ Medical Director, South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care Health care is a complex, adaptive system where people, processes and technology intersect in a work...
by Keri McDermott | Jul 24, 2019 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations
Healthcare professionals play a key role in educating parents and patients about the importance of vaccination. August is right around the corner. This August, National Immunization Awareness Month raises awareness and encourages everyone to make sure they are current...
by Keri McDermott | Jul 16, 2019 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published “Administration of Expired Injectable Influenza Vaccines Reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System” ¹. Every year, injectable inactivated influenza vaccine has a standard...
by Keri McDermott | Jul 11, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Cardiac Care, Care Coordination, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Home Health, Hospitals, Immunizations, Meaningful Use, Medication Safety, Quality Payment Program, Sepsis
The message below was sent to all Great Plains Quality Innovation Network LAN Partners on Monday, July 5. Passing along again in case you missed it. The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (QIN) is entering a transition phase as the Centers for Medicare &...
by Geneal Roth | May 28, 2019 | Care Coordination, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Diabetes Care, Featured, Healthcare Acquired Conditions in Nursing Homes, Immunizations, Medication Safety, Success Story
Over 200 healthcare professionals and community service providers from across North Dakota met virtually for Quality Health Associates of North Dakota’s Annual Quality Forum on Thursday, May 23, 2019. It’s the first time a virtual format was used for the Forum with...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 16, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Sepsis, Success Story
How are immunizations, antibiotics and sepsis related and how might this impact you? Dr. Steven Q. Simpson, Dr. Trevor Van Schooneveld and Dr. Archana Chatterjee discussed the connection of these topics and identified the provider community’s role in...
by Geneal Roth | Apr 16, 2019 | Care Coordination, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Diabetes Care, Featured, Healthcare Acquired Conditions in Nursing Homes, Hospitals, Immunizations, Medication Safety
Healthcare and community service professionals from across North Dakota will gather on May 23, 2019, for Quality Health Associates of North Dakota’s annual Quality Forum. The Forum will be held in four locations—Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks and Minot— to accommodate...
by sfredenburg | Apr 9, 2019 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations
Each year approximately 42,000 adults die from vaccine preventable diseases. Ongoing surges of negative social media messages increase fear of negative health outcomes causing parents/patients to question the need for vaccines. This uncertainty has been identified as...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 26, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Sepsis
The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network – Nebraska is hosting a series of events on April 8 and 9, 2019 in Norfolk, Nebraska. Experts and champions of healthcare will discuss…. How are immunizations, antibiotic use and sepsis related? How can an increased...
