by | Sep 12, 2024 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Quality Care Coalition
Opioid overdoses are on the rise among older adults, with a 300% increase in opioid overdose deaths among adults 65 years of age and older since the year 2000. Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, is a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses...
by | Sep 11, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
North Dakota State University (NDSU) and the Alzheimer’s Association invite you to a free lunch and learn series on Alzheimer’s and other dementias throughout October and November. See the schedule of sessions and times below: Session 1: Understanding...
by | Sep 10, 2024 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
An Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) is a preventive visit designed to help patients update their medical providers about their current health status. During an AWV, a patient answers questions in a health risk assessment (HRA) to update their personalized prevention plan....
by | Sep 6, 2024 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
As part of the Center for Immunization Research and Education’s new monthly webinar series, Boost Your Knowledge: Empowering Providers to Make Confident Vaccine Recommendations, Dr. Paul Carson will provide an overview of their vaccine safety surveillance...
by | Sep 5, 2024 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death. The skin is the body’s largest organ and protects the body from germs and houses nerves to help detect sensations. Diabetes can affect...
by | Sep 4, 2024 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
Every second of every day, an older adult (age 65+) falls in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Falls are not a normal part of aging, and yet, falls remain the leading cause of serious injuries and death for older adults....
by | Aug 29, 2024 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 35 million adults—1 in 7—in the United States have chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, 9 in 10 adults that suffer with CKD do not know they have it. In the National Health and Nutrition...
by | Aug 28, 2024 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
It is September and that means we all come together – healthcare providers, communities, family members, organizations (big and small) to raise sepsis awareness to help save lives for Sepsis Awareness Month. Sepsis is a serious condition and a leading cause of...
by | Aug 28, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The North Dakota Dementia Care Services Program is offering a series of educational trainings to help individuals better understand how to implement person-centered care in all aspects of dementia care as well as learn appropriate dementia care techniques in line with...
by | Aug 28, 2024 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
Falls threaten the safety and independence for older Americans and can create a heavy economic and personal burden. National Falls Prevention Awareness Week will be observed September 23 – 27, 2024. Throughout September we will work to bring attention to the issue of...
