by | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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...
by | Aug 17, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
September 21, 2021 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon MT Healthcare providers and professionals are invited to attend a joint effort of South Dakota State University Extension and VA Black Hills Health Care System Caregiver Summit to learn about Inclusive Care on September 21...
by | Aug 17, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Quality Care Coalition
Suicide claims more lives than traffic accidents and exceeds the number of homicides more than twice. As the number of deaths by suicide continues to increase, it has become a necessary public health issue to be addressed within health care. Although most individuals...
by | Aug 17, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Quality Care Coalition
The CDC has released new data on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant people and is recommending all people 12 years of age and older, including pregnant people, get vaccinated against COVID-19. Access the August 11 media release Let all people who are...
by | Aug 16, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
As efforts continue to increase staff vaccination rates in long term care, the American Health Care Association (AHCA)/National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) has created new materials to help support long-term care providers. Three new handouts...