Life’s Simple 7…Small Steps to Big Changes
Stroke can happen to anyone at any time. Stroke is not just an older person’s disease. Risk factors for stroke, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity and diabetes are happening at younger ages. Unfortunately, risk factors may not be recognized and...
Q&A: Improving Resident Health in Long-Term Care Facilities
Great Plains QIN and other Quality Innovation Network–Quality Improvement Organizations are working in partnership with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reduce the use of antipsychotics in long-term care facilities and improve health outcomes...
Get Back to Basics to Prevent Infections and Sepsis
Orlaith Staunton, co-founder of the Rory Staunton Foundation for Sepsis Prevention, and her daughter looked at each other in disbelief. They felt they were watching history repeat itself as a basketball coach bandaged a cut for one of his players, but without taking...
With Gratitude and Appreciation….We Celebrate You!
May 6 – 12: National Nurses Week & National Hospital Week A time to celebrate and express our appreciation and admiration for all the nurses in our region as well as all members of our hospital teams National Nurses Week falls on the same days each year,...
May is National Stroke Month; Let’s End Stroke Together!
UP TO 80 PERCENT OF STROKES MAY BE PREVENTABLE. #StrokeMonth Today marks the start of May. American Stroke Month, the annual campaign to increase stroke awareness and educate Americans, takes place throughout the month of May. The observance also encourages providers...
May is American Stroke Month & National High Blood Pressure Education Month
May is national High Blood Pressure Education Month and National Stroke Awareness Month; a time to facilitate activities to help raise awareness and offer education. According to the American Heart Association, high blood pressure is usually preventable with simple...
Healthcare Teams Celebrated During Patient Experience Week
Patient Experience Week, April 23-27, 2018, is an annual event to celebrate healthcare staff and their impact on patients every day. Individuals sitting in the waiting room of a healthcare facility are often experiencing varied levels of physical discomfort and...
Patient Safety Awareness Week: We Are ALL Patients
March 11 – 17, 2018 is National Patient Safety Awareness Week, a highlight of the United for Patient Safety Campaign, an initiative of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. The Campaign is asking both healthcare professionals and consumers to take a pledge...
Hypertension: The Challenges of Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Continue
Originally published in the South Dakota Medicine Journal, February 2018 Stephan Schroeder, MD, CMD, CMQ Medical Director, South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care February is American Heart Month and offers an opportunity to focus on a significant factor in cardiac...
Antibiotic Stewardship: Provider Highlight and Available Toolkit
In honor of U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week, November 13-19, Great Plains QIN would like to highlight Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, located in Chanute, Kansas. The team at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center joined the Great Plains QIN Antibiotic...