by | Sep 20, 2021 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
October 19, 2021 | 3:00 p.m. CT Individuals experiencing acute or chronic health conditions may engage with and receive prescriptions from multiple healthcare professionals. Tracking all medication, including over-the-counter options, is essential for preventing...
by | Sep 14, 2021 | CMS News, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Quality measures are powerful tools for advancing quality in the healthcare system. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) programs, including the Quality Innovation Network – Quality Improvement Organization program, implement a wide range of...
by | Sep 14, 2021 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The unique community-based and integrated care model at Spectra Health in Grand Forks, ND, allows the care team to address behavioral, oral, and medical health as well as assistance with transportation and housing needs. The Protocol for Responding to and Assessing...
by | Sep 14, 2021 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
A health system and nursing home in Beulah, ND, use the TytoCare™ Medical Exam Kit to reduce exposure to COVID-19 while maintaining access to care. Concerned about the significant decline in routine and preventive care, Coal Country Community Health Center and Knife...
by | Sep 7, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
September 21, 2021 | 3:00 p.m. CT Many individuals are turning to negative coping methods in an effort to manage mental health issues triggered or aggravated by the ongoing pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic. Collaboration among health care and community partners is...
by | Sep 7, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
September 22, 2021 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CT The South Dakota Fall Prevention Coalition’s mission is to cultivate collaboration to reduce falls by increasing knowledge and implementing evidence-based fall prevention solutions for older adults. Fall Prevention Awareness...
by | Sep 1, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
September is Sepsis Awareness Month In a typical year, at least 1.7 million adults in America develop sepsis, nearly 270,000 Americans die as a result of sepsis, and 1 in 3 patients who dies in a hospital has sepsis. Sepsis, or the infection causing sepsis, starts...
by | Aug 31, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
CDC Marks International Overdose Awareness Day with New Research on Benzodiazepine Overdose August 31, 2021, marks International Overdose Awareness Day. It’s a day to remember and grieve those we’ve lost and to strengthen resolve to end overdose injuries and deaths....
by | Aug 19, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Patient Safety, Public Observances
Infection is a common health concern with the potential to transform from a minor inconvenience to a life-threatening health crisis called sepsis. Built to fight infection, the body’s overwhelming response may cause sepsis and lead to tissue damage, organ failure,...
by | Aug 19, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Patient Safety, Public Observances
Falls are the leading cause of injury death in older Americans and, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the death rate continues to rise. Fall Prevention Awareness Week (FPAW), September 20-24, 2021, is an opportunity for...
