by Kelsey Olson | May 9, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
This week for National Nurses Month, the theme is Recognition. We are all indebted to nurses for their unwavering commitment to patients, their communities and our health care systems. Honor the work of nurses who lead, excel, and innovate, not only in our health care...
by Kelsey Olson | May 9, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Public Observances
Every May, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) leads the nation’s observance of Older Americans Month (OAM). The 2022 theme is Age My Way, an opportunity for all of us to explore the many ways older adults can remain in and be involved with their...
by Kelsey Olson | May 2, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
Being a nurse requires consistently caring for others and paying close attention to the physical and mental state of patients. Selflessly showing up for others is an incredible task, but often, those closest to the health care system are at the highest risk of...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 25, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
The Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 30, 2022. This event, which happens twice a year, is a safe, convenient, and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs at locations in communities...
by Kelsey Olson | Apr 19, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
The impact of nurses on health care is unparalleled; directly affecting the health and well-being of our society. In May we honor them. Nurses are everywhere we live, work, play, learn, and worship and in every health care setting providing care to millions of people....
by Keri McDermott | Mar 28, 2022 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
Every April, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) observes National Minority Health Month to highlight the importance of improving the health of racial and ethnic minorities and reducing health disparities. The theme for National Minority Health Month 2022 is Give...
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 | Feb 8, 2022 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
According to Heart Disease Facts from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, about 18.2 million adults, over the age of 20, have heart disease, which is also the leading cause of death for all Americans, accounting for about 659,000 deaths every year.¹ In...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 1, 2022 | Cardiac Care, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
February is American Heart Month. As a health care professional or clinician, you are very aware of the dangers of hypertension. It can increase an individual’s risk for heart disease and stroke and negatively affect other health outcomes. This toolkit,...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 11, 2022 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
There are 37.2 million Americans living in poverty, an increase of 3.3 million people since 2019. In 2020, racial and ethnic minorities continued to be disproportionately affected by poverty, with Black (19.5%) and Hispanic (17%) Americans shown to have poverty rates...
by Keri McDermott | Nov 17, 2021 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging healthcare professionals to prescribe antibiotics only when necessary to help fight antibiotic resistance and the spread of superbugs and to protect their patients from antibiotic-related adverse drug...
