by Keri McDermott | Nov 15, 2018 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Quality Payment Program, Success Story |
The Quality Payment Program (QPP) began in January 2017 under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. The QPP aims to improve health outcomes, promote smarter spending, minimize burden of participation and provide fairness and transparency in...
by sfredenburg | Oct 30, 2018 | Care Coordination, Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Success Story |
The passion of the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (QIN) diabetes care team for teaching proven diabetes self-management education was recognized at the Office for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion meeting on October 17, 2018, with the...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 29, 2018 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Sepsis, Success Story |
Members of the Norfolk Fire Division recently met with the Quality Innovation Network-National Coordinating Center (QIN-NCC). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has designated the QIN NCC to provide analytic and technical assistance to the 14...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 23, 2018 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare Acquired Conditions in Nursing Homes, Success Story |
Gardenside Long-Term Care [Fairbury, NE] Identified as a ‘High Performer’ by the Quality Innovation Network National Coordinating Center (QIN-NCC) Gardenside Long-Term Care (LTC) in Fairbury hosted the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network and team members of the...
by Keri McDermott | Oct 1, 2018 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Sepsis, Success Story |
The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network – Nebraska team attended the PATCH (Planned Approach to Community Health) Health Fair in Norfolk, Nebraska in mid-September. “Our goal was to connect with and engage fair attendees to educate and improve their...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 25, 2018 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare Acquired Conditions in Nursing Homes, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Sepsis, Success Story |
Nearly 125 nursing home employees took the opportunity to learn more about sepsis, Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) and Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) during a series of learning sessions offered in August and September. The Wizard of Oz production was the...
by Geneal Roth | Sep 11, 2018 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Success Story |
Over 150 healthcare professionals, stakeholders and community service providers attended the 2018 Quality Forum hosted by Quality Health Associates of North Dakota (QHA) in late August in Bismarck, ND, under the theme “Healthy People, Healthy Communities.” Presenters...
by Keri McDermott | Sep 10, 2018 | Cardiac Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Success Story |
As a valued partner in our quality improvement activities, we are pleased to share with you the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2017 Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program Progress Report, which highlights how Quality Innovation...
by sfredenburg | Aug 22, 2018 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare Acquired Conditions in Nursing Homes, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Home Health, Sepsis, Success Story |
Can’t find your car keys? Forgot why you walked into a room? Realized too late you were supposed to meet a friend or colleague? Most everyone has experienced these moments of memory lapse, especially during the back-to-school season when routines are altered and...
by Geneal Roth | Jul 31, 2018 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Success Story |
Effective communication is essential for the delivery of quality healthcare. Poor communication during hospitalization, and at the time of discharge, negatively impacts patient outcomes and patient satisfaction. Studies have shown the impact of teach-back in reducing...
by gpqinadmin | Jul 20, 2018 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Sepsis, Success Story |
Rooks County Health Center (RCH) in Plainville, Kansas will be accepting a 2018 Sepsis Hero award given out by the Sepsis Alliance, September 13, 2018, in New York City. Rooks County Health Center was nominated for the facility’s great work in improving sepsis...
by Geneal Roth | Jul 17, 2018 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Success Story |
There are many factors that affect retention of health information with a wide range of results, but overall studies indicate that only about 50% of information provided by healthcare providers is retained. Depending on conditions, 40 – 80% can be forgotten...
