by | Apr 17, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
April 22 is Drug Take Back Day; a safe, convenient, and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs at locations in communities throughout the country. On Drug Take Back Day, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) encourages the...
by | Apr 11, 2023 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
We recently concluded our Friday Focus 4 Health Series on the topics of Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions and Blood Pressure Control. If you missed it and want to access the recordings and trainings, visit the Friday Focus 4 Health page. Details below. Reducing...
by | Apr 11, 2023 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Each year, the Alzheimer’s Association releases the Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report. This year’s report, released March 15th, underscores the urgent need for care, support and research for the 6.7 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s....
by | Apr 7, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Immunizations, Medication Safety, Opioids, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast
Looking for health care information and quality resources? We added a few more episodes to our new podcast series: Q-Tips For Your Ears. This podcast is designed for everyone – healthcare professionals, patients and family members; sharing basic healthcare information...
by | Apr 7, 2023 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Diabetes Care, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Below is a compilation of Great Plains Quality Innovation Network’s education offerings for April 2023. With a focus on improving patient outcomes and advancing the field of healthcare, we have quite a few exciting opportunities for healthcare professionals and...
by | Apr 7, 2023 | Covid-19, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
During the next Online & In-The-Know, Immunize South Dakota president, Andrea Polkinghorn, will share a little bit of everything you need to know about immunizations. Polkinghorn will cover topics such as the history of vaccines, vaccine development, common...
by | Apr 4, 2023 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Attention nursing home partners: A resident’s care plan must reflect the individual resident’s needs and preferences and align with the resident’s cultural identity and interventions for trauma survivors. This requirement is better explained below and we are here to...
by | Apr 4, 2023 | Cardiac Care, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to forget the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. However, the American Heart Association has developed a tool called My Life Check, which can help people assess their overall health and take steps to...
by | Apr 4, 2023 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) is an initiative to encourage people to talk and express their wishes regarding healthcare and for providers and facilities to respect those wishes, whatever they may be. This year we recognize NHDD on April 16. It’s important...
by | Apr 4, 2023 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Every year millions of patients are readmitted to hospitals, and many of those stays could have been prevented. The Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, can help hospitals reduce readmission rates by...
