by | Mar 25, 2024 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Quality Care Coalition
An overdose can happen anywhere, to anyone. That’s why the Biden-Harris Administration has made historic investments and taken historic action to expand access to opioid overdose reversal medications. But we need stakeholders in every community across the country to...
by | Mar 18, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Opioids, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
Communities That Care (CTC) is a community-based prevention system proven to reduce youth health and behavior problems community-wide. Most people want to help the young people in their community, but most do not know how. The CTC Framework focuses on utilizing...
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by | Mar 6, 2024 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Covid-19, Diabetes Care, Featured, Health Equity, Hospitals, Immunizations, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
The Great Plains QIN team strives to improve healthcare quality and patient outcomes. We work with partners and community coalitions to identify areas for improvement, which include reducing avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions, including those caused by...
by | Mar 6, 2024 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Opioids, Patient Safety, Public Observances
Buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) and naloxone (Narcan) are effective harm-reduction medications used in the treatment of opioid-related conditions. Due to the rurality of North Dakota, ensuring access to treatment for opioid-related conditions is vital. Standing...
by | Feb 23, 2024 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Medication errors can have serious – and, even, deadly – impacts on nursing home residents. Nevertheless, they are a common problem in too many nursing homes. Too often, medication is given to residents in a manner that conflicts with manufacturer’s instructions or...
by | Feb 23, 2024 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality of Care Transitions
During this COCA Call, presenters will discuss the epidemiology of overdoses involving xylazine mixed with fentanyl, the current understanding of health risks related to these overdoses, and acute treatment strategies. The non-opioid drug xylazine has been found in...
by | Feb 20, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Opioids, Quality Care Coalition
Individuals experiencing homelessness often have complex social dynamics, including mental health or addiction care needs. Many individuals have significant trauma and require multidisciplinary care. This is why peer support and social work are vital. Midwest Street...
by | Jan 29, 2024 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Quality Care Coalition
As opioid overdose deaths in the United States continue to climb, we should all have the knowledge of and be prepared to administer naloxone in the event of an overdose. The risk of being unprepared can result in loss of life. The administration of naloxone is an...
by | Jan 26, 2024 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
Announced by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, clinicians no longer need a federal waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder. However, clinicians are still required to register with the federal Drug Enforcement...
by | Jan 22, 2024 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Behavioral Health Outcomes, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
As we continue to explore emergency department (ED) visits by individuals struggling with behavioral health concerns, we cannot miss the fact that many of these visits are related to opiate use. The research overwhelmingly supports the need to start medication...
