by Keri McDermott | Sep 5, 2019 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Public Observances, Sepsis, Success Story
September is Sepsis Awareness Month. Nikki Medalen, MS, BSN, APHN-BC; Quality Improvement Specialist in North Dakota, has been instrumental in increasing awareness of sepsis and the symptoms for early recognition. As an EMT who volunteers in her own rural community,...
by Keri McDermott | Aug 12, 2019 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Success Story
As you may know, the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network is part of the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) program, funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). At this time, CMS is working to identify priority areas for the QIO program...
by Keri McDermott | Jul 31, 2019 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Success Story
As you may have heard, the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network is part of the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) program, funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). At this time, CMS is working to identify priority areas for the QIO...
by Keri McDermott | Jul 26, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety, Success Story
Data-Driven Opioid Guardianship: A Health Care System’s Blueprint for Change Drug overdose is the leading cause of death in the United States and opioid addiction is driving this epidemic. In 2016, over 214 million prescriptions were written for opioids. On...
by Keri McDermott | Jul 26, 2019 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Success Story
As you may have heard, the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network is part of the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) program, funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). At this time, CMS is working to identify priority areas for the QIO...
by Keri McDermott | Jul 23, 2019 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Success Story
As you may know, the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network is part of the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) program, funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). At this time, CMS is working to identify priority areas for the QIO program...
by Keri McDermott | Jul 3, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Success Story
Karsen Duncan, PharmD, is a clinical pharmacist with Bryan Health. Duncan recently shared her perspective on the benefits of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). Dr. Duncan indicated she has personally seen an impact in patient outcomes as well as a...
by sfredenburg | Jun 18, 2019 | Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Success Story
Forgetting to take out the trash and dealing with the odor for an extra week, especially during the hot summer months, is never pleasant. Still, it is temporary, and the minor oversight increases our appreciation for waste management. In the body, the waste...
by Keri McDermott | Jun 11, 2019 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Success Story
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network – Nebraska hosted the 16th Annual Nebraska Healthcare Quality Forum on June 6, 2019 in La Vista. While the majority of the attendees were from Nebraska, healthcare professionals from neighboring states, including Iowa, Kansas,...
by sfredenburg | Jun 11, 2019 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Success Story
The passion of one person can truly have an impact. A director of nursing in a small town in South Dakota saw a need to improve dementia care and her efforts led to a statewide training spanning three communities and reaching almost 300 healthcare professionals....
by Keri McDermott | May 28, 2019 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Sepsis, Success Story
In August 2018, members of the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (GPQIN) Nebraska team began meeting monthly with healthcare representatives from the Norfolk community to bring forward each organization’s efforts related to sepsis. Self-named the Norfolk...
by Geneal Roth | May 28, 2019 | Care Coordination, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Diabetes Care, Featured, Healthcare Acquired Conditions in Nursing Homes, Immunizations, Medication Safety, Success Story
Over 200 healthcare professionals and community service providers from across North Dakota met virtually for Quality Health Associates of North Dakota’s Annual Quality Forum on Thursday, May 23, 2019. It’s the first time a virtual format was used for the Forum with...
