by Keri McDermott | Mar 8, 2022 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
What do antibiotics, immunizations and sepsis have in common and why is it important to “Connect the Dots”? Antibiotics – According to the World Health Organization, antimicrobial resistance is one of the top 10 global public health threats¹ facing humanity....
by Keri McDermott | Feb 28, 2022 | Events, Featured, Home Health, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
To celebrate healthcare workers and to present Project Firstline’s new infection control educational materials, CDC is hosting a special launch event for the healthcare workforce. March 16, 2022 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. CT Register here. Attendees will hear directly...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 18, 2022 | Covid-19, Featured, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition, Uncategorized
The 2022 ACIP Recommended Immunization Schedules were released this week. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated versions of the recommended U.S. immunization schedules for children, teens and adults. Several additional formats of the...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 28, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published new pneumococcal vaccine recommendations for adults 19 years or older who have not previously received a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine or whose previous vaccination history is unknown. CDC now...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 6, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
There is still time to protect against flu. It’s 2021 National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW)! Did you know that flu season can begin as early as October, it usually peaks between December and February, and it can last as late as May? As long as flu viruses are...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 29, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Monday, December 6, 2021 | 1:00 pm CT Register Today. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance for all individuals to be up-to-date on their routine vaccinations, as well as their annual influenza vaccine. Many children fell behind on routine vaccines...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 10, 2021 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Immunizations, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Hats, mittens, cough drops and Kleenex become common shopping list items as the winter season approaches. Protection against the cold and supplies to fight a cold seem to be connected. Infections are a growing health concern and the Great Plains Quality Innovation...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 8, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Friday, November 12, 2021 | 12:00 pm CST Brought to you by the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) Join presenters as they discuss important topics surrounding the upcoming 2021 influenza season. Topics to include discussion on...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 2, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The CDC invites you to encourage everyone six months and older to get a flu vaccine this year with their new ‘I Get It’ campaign. There are many reasons to get a flu vaccine—whether it is to keep yourself healthy, prevent the worsening of an underlying chronic health...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 25, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations
The vaccines work. The COVID-19 vaccines continue to be remarkably effective in reducing risk of severe disease, hospitalization and death, including against the delta variant. CDC data show that in August 2021, the risk of dying from COVID-19 in the United States was...
