by Keri McDermott | Sep 18, 2018 | Cardiac Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Public Observances |
The World Heart Federation (WHF) recognizes World Heart Day on September 29 to increase awareness about heart disease and stroke, the world’s leading causes of death, which claims 17.3 million lives each year. The observance promotes preventive measures that reduce...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 11, 2018 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Public Observances, Sepsis |
World Sepsis Day is an initiative by the Global Sepsis Alliance, a non-profit charity organization with the mission to provide global leadership to reduce the worldwide burden of sepsis. World Sepsis Day is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 28, 2018 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Public Observances, Sepsis |
September is Sepsis Awareness Month. Because approximately 87 percent of sepsis cases begin in the community, All people – mothers, kids, grandparents, healthcare professionals in every area of medicine and organizations big and small are tapped to help us save lives...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 28, 2018 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Public Observances |
As National Immunization Awareness Month comes to a close, we want to extend our appreciation for your efforts to draw attention to the need for vaccination for all persons. The final week of August emphasizes that ‘vaccines are needed for adults, too’....
by Keri McDermott | Jul 26, 2018 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Public Observances |
August is National Immunization Awareness Month August is right around the corner. To help identify resources and to assist with messaging, be sure to access the 2018 National Immunization Awareness Toolkit. The toolkit will help you devise a plan to promote the...
by selsen | Jun 15, 2018 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Public Observances, QIO News |
June 14 – 21, 2018 is National Nursing Assistant’s Week Nursing assistants are key players in the lives of the people in their care and each nursing assistant is called to create an environment of caring for the elder and the worker as well. This week...
by Geneal Roth | May 15, 2018 | Cardiac Care, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Public Observances |
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...
by Keri McDermott | May 10, 2018 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare Acquired Conditions in Nursing Homes, Medication Safety, Public Observances, QIO News |
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...
by Keri McDermott | May 7, 2018 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Public Observances, 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...
by Keri McDermott | May 7, 2018 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Public Observances |
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,...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 30, 2018 | Cardiac Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Public Observances |
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...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 23, 2018 | Cardiac Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Public Observances |
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...
