by Kelsey Olson | Sep 26, 2022 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is getting ready for flu season by launching their annual campaign, United Against the Flu, to help hospitals and health systems encourage their communities to stay healthy and protect themselves against the flu and COVID-19...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 26, 2022 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on our lives. For some, it is delayed medical care, isolation from friends and family, increased demands at work and home and so much more. We know we need to take care of ourselves to feel and be our best so that we can be the...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 22, 2022 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
This high prevalence of mental health and substance use disorders in the United States is a growing concern and has been amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, the past-year prevalence of any mental illness among adults in the United States was 21%, meaning that...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 22, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Buprenorphine is a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) as a medication-assisted treatment (MAT). As with all medications used in MAT, buprenorphine should be prescribed as part of a comprehensive treatment...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 21, 2022 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) National Standards guide health care providers in tailoring their services so they are responsive to the health beliefs, practices and needs of diverse individuals and communities. Using the CLAS framework can...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 20, 2022 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
New research reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC®) 2022 covered the breadth of Alzheimer’s and dementia research, including the basic biology of aging and the brain, risk factors and prevention strategies, and caregiving and living...
by Kelsey Olson | Sep 20, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
It is Falls Prevention Awareness Week. Join us and local and state partners and coalitions to raise awareness of falls prevention to reduce the risk of falls and help older adults live without the fear of falling. Access The NCOA Toolkit Access the National Council on...
by Kelsey Olson | Sep 19, 2022 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Communication is more than just talking and listening – it’s also about sending and receiving messages through attitude, tone of voice, facial expressions and body language. As people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias progress in their journey and the...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 19, 2022 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Medicine Wheel Village, located on the Cheyenne River reservation, in Eagle Butte, SD, has achieved impressive success in ensuring staff and residents are up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters; currently at 100 percent. Medicine Wheel Village...
by Kelsey Olson | Sep 12, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The consequences of falls are substantial, including serious injury, loss of independent living and limits on physical activity. In 2019, falls were the second leading cause of injury-related deaths in North Dakota and the leading cause of injury-related deaths in...
