by Kelsey Olson | Sep 12, 2023 | Covid-19, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Immunizations, Public Observances, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
With fall and winter approaching, viruses are going to be at their all time high of the year. Therefore, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shared its yearly flu shot recommendations, urging older adults to get the vaccine. The Advisory Committee on...
by Kelsey Olson | Sep 11, 2023 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
The tobacco industry has a long history of targeting specific groups and an excellent track record when it comes to luring them to try their deadly products. Once hooked, nicotine addiction and ongoing marketing efforts can create customers for life. To help combat...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 29, 2023 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Q Tip Podcast
Sepsis is the #1 admission and readmission diagnosis for North Dakota and South Dakota. It is important to understand how to identify and treat sepsis early. With sepsis, the chemicals from your body’s own defenses trigger inflammatory responses, which can...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 29, 2023 | Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Opioids, Patient Safety, Public Observances
August 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD), the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose. It’s a day to remember loved ones who have died from drug overdose and acknowledge the grief of family and friends left behind. International...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 22, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Opioids, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
Join Great Plains Quality Innovation Network and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) as we recognize National Recovery Month! In September, we aim to increase awareness of recovery and to celebrate the millions of people who identify...
by Kelsey Olson | Aug 18, 2023 | Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Patient Safety, Public Observances
Flashlights is an anti-racism project. It is intentionally designed for people who identify as white to practice engaging in a dialogue about racism. Flashlights holds up a mirror to show the culture that white people inhabit and what could be if we showed up as...
by Kelsey Olson | Jul 31, 2023 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Immunizations, Patient Safety, Public Observances
August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). This annual observance highlights the efforts to protect people of all ages against vaccine-preventable diseases through on-time vaccination. This year, NIAM serves as a focal point to get back on track with...
by Kelsey Olson | Jul 31, 2023 | Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Public Observances
The National Health Equity Grand Rounds is a live virtual event series that highlights the root causes of present-day health inequities by tracing the historical and contemporary social, economic, political, geographic, and environmental forces that shape...
by Kelsey Olson | Jun 8, 2023 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
Quit Week is making a return in North Dakota for its fourth consecutive year, urging individuals who use commercial tobacco and alternative nicotine products to designate June 11-17 as their period to embrace a Tobacco-Free lifestyle in 2023. Studies show that...
by Kelsey Olson | Jun 5, 2023 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Covid-19, Diabetes Care, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Immunizations, Medication Safety, Opioids, Patient Safety, Public Observances
We recently concluded our May Friday Focus 4 Health Series: Up Your Protection From Infections. In case you were unable to attend and would like to access the recordings and training sessions, please visit the Friday Focus 4 Health Web page. According to the Centers...
