by Keri McDermott | Mar 21, 2022 | Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
From a tattoo gone wrong to refusing grandma’s watecha, the South Dakota Department of Health’s Undo the Risk video collection uses diverse and humorous scenarios to relay the message that diabetes can be prevented. Awkward “undoable” situations portrayed...
by Keri McDermott | Mar 15, 2022 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Quality Care Coalition
Submitted by: Laura Anderson, Assistant Director of the Behavioral Health Division, ND Department of Human Services We have all heard about the opioid crisis and the impact it is having on our family, friends, businesses and communities. Every aspect of the opioid...
by Keri McDermott | Mar 15, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Jennifer Everson, RN, BSN, MHA, CPHQ Quality Improvement Advisor | Great Plains Quality Innovation Network Jennifer Everson is the newest member of the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network team; she will be supporting nursing homes and communities as a Quality...
by Keri McDermott | Mar 14, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The American College of Health Care Administration (ACHCA) this week is celebrating National Long-Term Care Administrator’s Week; a great time to express how appreciative you are of the services, sacrifices and efforts of your Long-Term Care Administrator. For nearly...
by Keri McDermott | Mar 14, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
This week, March 13 – 19, we celebrate Patient Safety Awareness Week, an annual recognition event intended to encourage everyone to learn more about health care safety. During this week, important discussions locally and globally are happening to inspire action to...
by Keri McDermott | Mar 8, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
Together we are better, stronger, safer. Patient Safety Awareness Week is an annual recognition event to grow awareness about patient safety and to recognize the work being done to reduce harm. Properly engaging patients, caregivers, and providers; integrating quality...
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 | Mar 7, 2022 | Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Your help is needed! Honoring Choices® North Dakota (HCND) is still in need of educating and implementing additional Advance Care Planning (ACP) facilitators throughout North Dakota. Under a grant from the ND Cancer Coalition, this ACP training is designed to help...
by Keri McDermott | Mar 4, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Cheri Fast, RN, BSN, CIC | South Dakota Project FirstLine Infection prevention and control is fundamental to safer care, improved health outcomes and a reduction in costs. Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (Great Plains QIN) and Project Firstline Leads in South...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 28, 2022 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Diabetes Alert Day is recognized every fourth Tuesday of March. In the United States, approximately 96 million adults have prediabetes, yet most people are unaware they have it. The good news is prediabetes is reversible! Without making healthy changes, a person with...
