by | Mar 24, 2023 | Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Public Observances
The 2023 Resilience ECHO will provide strategies to support the resilience of LTC teams, community, and care providers. The series begins on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Several HRSA funded Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Programs (GWEPs) collaborated to develop and...
by | Mar 21, 2023 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
Diabetes Alert Day® is today – March 28. Observed annually on the fourth Tuesday in March by the American Diabetes Association, Diabetes Alert Day is a one-day “wake-up call” that focuses on the seriousness of diabetes and the importance of...
by | Mar 20, 2023 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
After an Alzheimer’s and dementia diagnosis, adapting seemingly insignificant daily activities can have a substantial impact on those living with the disease. Local experts are working together to provide insight to caregivers on how they can provide purpose, meaning...
by | Mar 20, 2023 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
While most individuals work to avoid the emergency department others consider it a source of primary health care. When emergency services are overused, the cost of health care increases across the board. This series will explore strategies for encouraging proper use...
by | Mar 18, 2023 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The Friday Focus 4 Health March Series begins on March 10, 2023 Strategies for Opioid Misuse | 12:00 – 12:30 pm CT Clostridium Difficile Infections (CDI) | 12:30 – 1:00 pm CT Register Today Our Friday Focus 4 Health Series is intended to jump start or...
by | Mar 14, 2023 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Today, the opioid epidemic continues to ravage communities, with tens of thousands of people dying each year from overdoses. This is a public health crisis across the country, including the Dakotas. There are countless people that are suffering from opioid misuse. We...
by | Mar 14, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances
Every April, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) observes National Minority Health Month to highlight the importance of improving the health of racial and ethnic minority and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN)...
by | Mar 8, 2023 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach for pain management. However, effective pain management is essential in improving patients’ quality of life and promoting better health outcomes. Untreated or poorly managed pain can lead to chronic pain,...
by | Mar 7, 2023 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Join American Heart Association® volunteer experts from across the country as they review pain management for older adults in the hospital setting, the role of pharmacists in inpatient pain management and health equity. Pain Management Summit March 16, 2023 • 12:00 –...
by | Mar 7, 2023 | Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Join the American Heart Association® in an engaging rapid-fire webinar on The Influence of Social Determinants of Health on Heart Failure. Speakers will share their innovative research (Circulation: Heart Failure) that provided scientific insight into the relationship...
