by | Jun 11, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) developed National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care (National CLAS Standards) to provide meaningful and practical guidance on delivering culturally and linguistically...
by | Jun 8, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the launch of a first-of-its-kind national hotline to connect people with disabilities to information and services to improve access to COVID-19 vaccines. The Disability Information and Access Line (DIAL) is now...
by | Jun 7, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
As COVID-19 vaccines continue rolling out across the country, CMS is taking action to protect the health and safety of our nation’s patients and providers and keeping you updated on the latest COVID-19 resources from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),...
by | Jun 7, 2021 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Thursday, June 10, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. MT / 2:00 p.m. CT The National DPP is a program working to make it easier for people with prediabetes to participate in affordable, high-quality lifestyle change programs to reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes and improve their...
by | Jun 4, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The North Dakota State University Center for Immunization Research and Education (CIRE) is hosting a FREE two-day, virtual conference for healthcare providers and public health professionals to examine ways to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates. The conference will...
by | Jun 1, 2021 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is recruiting hospitals, ambulatory clinics and post-acute settings to join their next Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community, convening this September 2021. Join on Thursday, June 10, at 11 am CT to learn about the...
by | Jun 1, 2021 | Care Coordination, Covid-19, Featured, Quality Care Coalition
The U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) has developed a new COVID-19 resource that provides information to help address concerns people might have about the COVID-19 vaccines, such as safety, cost and side effects. This...
by | May 27, 2021 | Care Coordination, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Thursday, June 10, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. MT / 2:00 p.m. CT The National DPP is a program working to make it easier for people with prediabetes to participate in affordable, high-quality lifestyle change programs to reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes and improve their...
by | May 26, 2021 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Despite progress, drug overdose remains a leading cause of injury-related death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), overdoses involving prescription and illicit opioids take the lives of 136 people every day. The...
by | May 25, 2021 | Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network has launched a COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Ambassador Program to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts and recognize community-based organizations, healthcare providers and nursing homes with high staff vaccination rates...
