by | Jan 29, 2024 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses can guide clinical management, including appropriate antiviral treatment, particularly in persons at higher risk for progression to severe disease from COVID-19 and influenza, regardless of vaccination status....
by | Jan 29, 2024 | Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
If you are interested in better understanding the unique aspects of healthcare delivery for patients receiving care through Indian Health Service and Tribal Healthcare organizations, please take the time to listen to this Webinar recording. During this session, Tasha...
by | Jan 26, 2024 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
Announced by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, clinicians no longer need a federal waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder. However, clinicians are still required to register with the federal Drug Enforcement...
by | Jan 23, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Immunizations, Medication Safety, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
The Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center (RM-PHTC), which is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is offering a total of $60,000 in funding to up to 12 organizations to offer leadership learning opportunities to professionals...
by | Jan 22, 2024 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Behavioral Health Outcomes, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
As we continue to explore emergency department (ED) visits by individuals struggling with behavioral health concerns, we cannot miss the fact that many of these visits are related to opiate use. The research overwhelmingly supports the need to start medication...
by | Jan 18, 2024 | CMS News, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Join this Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) webinar to hear directly from nursing home teams that have developed successful strategies to overcome COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and fatigue,...
by | Jan 17, 2024 | CMS News, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Mark your Calendars: CMS Physicians, Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Office Open Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, January 24, 2024. The Rural Health Open Door Forum has been rescheduled; will now be held on Thursday, February 29, 2024. Mark your calendars.....
by | Jan 15, 2024 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
This presentation will explore the unique aspects of healthcare delivery for patients receiving care through Indian Health Service and Tribal Healthcare organizations, including federal policy, referral mechanisms and reimbursement structures as well as legal and...
by | Jan 12, 2024 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
In the United States, 16.3 million people signed up for coverage in the 2023 Open Enrollment, allowing them to gain or renew access to the health coverage they need¹. Enrolling in a health plan, however, is only the initial step. To help you go from coverage to care,...
by | Jan 11, 2024 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Hospitals, long-term care facilities and various other healthcare settings across the nation use the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) for submitting various data related to infection surveillance and control. Some of the data reported and submitted are...
