by Kelsey Olson | May 7, 2024 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
In 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its life safety and emergency preparedness regulations related to health care facilities to improve protections for all individuals enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid, including those residing in...
by Kelsey Olson | May 7, 2024 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
Poverty in North Dakota and South Dakota, like in many states across the United States, can vary based on several factors such as location, demographics, and economic conditions. Both states have unique challenges and characteristics contributing to their poverty...
by Kelsey Olson | May 7, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
National Fentanyl Awareness Day is a day of action where hundreds of businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government offices work together to ensure Americans understand the risks of fentanyl, educate their families and friends, and learn how they can take steps...
by Kelsey Olson | May 6, 2024 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
The Great Plains QIN team strives to improve healthcare quality and patient outcomes. We work with partners and community coalitions to identify areas for improvement, which include reducing avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions, and high utilizers of the...
by Keri McDermott | May 1, 2024 | Cardiac Care, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
Most adult smokers – nearly 70% – say they want to quit, and many make quit attempts each year. In 2020, slightly more than half of current adult smokers (56%) made a quit attempt, and in 2021 one-third of current e-cigarette users reported an attempt to quit vaping....
by Kelsey Olson | Apr 30, 2024 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
Nurses are indispensable members of the healthcare team, providing holistic care, advocacy, and support to patients across the lifespan. Their dedication and expertise contribute significantly to the well-being of individuals and communities worldwide. On behalf of...
by Kelsey Olson | Apr 30, 2024 | Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
What is ‘plain language’? A clear and straightforward explanation of a concept or term that avoids using technical jargon or complex language. It’s designed to be easily understood by a wide audience, including those who may not have expertise in the subject...
by Kelsey Olson | Apr 24, 2024 | Care Coordination, CMS News, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
Quality in Motion: Acting on the CMS National Quality Strategy is CMS’s latest update to the 2022 National Quality Strategy, which was launched to improve the quality and safety of health care for everyone, focusing on those from underserved and under-resourced...
by Kelsey Olson | Apr 23, 2024 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Immunizations, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Congratulations to two South Dakota immunizations champions for earning National Immunization Recognition Awards. Andrea Polkinghorn and Allie Alvine received awards during the National Conference for Immunization Coalitions and Partners (NCICP) Award Ceremony...
by Kelsey Olson | Apr 22, 2024 | Care Coordination, CMS News, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Please join the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, and her leadership team, who will provide an update on CMS’ recent accomplishments and how cross-cutting initiatives are advancing the CMS Strategic Plan....
