by Keri McDermott | Sep 20, 2021 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, 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 Keri McDermott | 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 Keri McDermott | Sep 14, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
A CDC training webinar series has been scheduled in anticipation of recommendations for additional vaccine series, new data reporting categories and the monthly reporting plan. A review of how to complete questions #4 and #5 on reporting additional or booster doses of...
by Keri McDermott | 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 Keri McDermott | Sep 7, 2021 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) supports improvements in care delivery through the development and dissemination of evidence-based tools and resources designed specifically to address challenges and opportunities in primary care settings. This online...
by Keri McDermott | 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 Keri McDermott | 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 Keri McDermott | 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 Keri McDermott | Aug 30, 2021 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Dakota Geriatrics, in partnership with the North Dakota Long Term Care Academy (ND Pharmacists Assn) and the John Hopkins University GWEP will be offering a webinar, Interprofessional Collaborative Efforts to Deprescribe Medications In Long-Term Care. Monday,...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 30, 2021 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Quality Care Coalition
September 2, 2021 | 12:00 PM CT Spectra Health has fully embraced its integrated model by including social services within the health care team and expectation of care within the clinic. By offering social services support to all community members, Spectra Health was...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 24, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Considering Tribal Culture within the Care Plan August 26, 2021 | 12:00 PM CT Register Today. Families and communities commonly recognize major events or transitions based on their cultural background. These pivotal traditions and ceremonies are part of the cultural...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 19, 2021 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Developed by CMS, the Connected Care Toolkit equips health care providers with resources to raise awareness about the importance of chronic care management (CCM) services for Medicare and dual-eligible patients managing multiple chronic conditions. Connected Care...
