by selsen | May 21, 2019 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Success Story
The 11th annual Summit on Quality was held on May 10, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency in Wichita, Kansas. The Summit is a quality improvement educational event drawing healthcare leaders from across Kansas; this years’ Summit boasted a record number of...
by sfredenburg | May 16, 2019 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare Acquired Conditions in Nursing Homes, Success Story
Avera Eureka Health Care Center (Avera Eureka) has achieved the monthly National Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative (NHQCC) Quality Measure Composite Score goal of 6.0 or less for the past 30 months. Achieving this monthly score is significant as only 10% of the...
by sfredenburg | May 15, 2019 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Public Observances, Sepsis, Success Story
Residents of rural and frontier areas rely on local Emergency Medical Services (EMS) professionals and volunteers to provide life-saving care when time is of the essence. These first responders become the faces and voices for those in healthcare crisis. In addition...
by sfredenburg | Apr 23, 2019 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare Acquired Conditions in Nursing Homes, Home Health, Success Story
Several residents at Platte Health Care Avera are enjoying the benefits of individualized music playlists thanks to the Music & Memory ® South Dakota program. The program can assist in many areas including decreased use of anti-psychotic medications and depression...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 16, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Sepsis, Success Story
How are immunizations, antibiotics and sepsis related and how might this impact you? Dr. Steven Q. Simpson, Dr. Trevor Van Schooneveld and Dr. Archana Chatterjee discussed the connection of these topics and identified the provider community’s role in...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 2, 2019 | Cardiac Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Success Story
We had the privilege of having a conversation with Dr. Susan Newman, a Lead Physician with the Grand Island Clinic, earlier this week on her efforts to improve hypertension rates among her patients. Over a one year time span, Dr. Newman has had an increase of 6...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 2, 2019 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Success Story
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network – Nebraska hosted an action-oriented/peer-led conference on how pre-visit planning, chronic care management and care coordination can strengthen partnerships between providers and patients. The events were held in North Platte...
by selsen | Mar 25, 2019 | Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Success Story
In the Fall of 2017, Coffeyville Regional Medical Center’s (CRMC) Primary Care Medical Group partnered with Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (GPQIN) to offer self-management education workshops in their community. These free evidence-based workshops are offered...
by sfredenburg | Mar 25, 2019 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare Acquired Conditions in Nursing Homes, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Success Story
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (QIN) has recognized 17 South Dakota nursing homes as Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) Trailblazers as a result of their successful participation in the Nursing Home C. difficile Reporting and Reduction...
by sfredenburg | Mar 18, 2019 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare Acquired Conditions in Nursing Homes, Success Story
From the ABCS for heart health to challenges of managing a ZBB (Zero Based Budget), acronyms are a staple in the healthcare industry. While many are commonly recognized, a SNFist is fairly new to the list and proving to be a valuable addition. Healthcare professionals...
by sfredenburg | Mar 18, 2019 | Diabetes Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Success Story
Managing diabetes to prevent complications and improve quality of life is a daily reality for 30.3 million Americans. Millions more are unaware they are living with diabetes (7.2 million) or prediabetes (75.6 million). The American Diabetes Association Diabetes Alert...
by sfredenburg | Mar 12, 2019 | Antibiotic Stewardship, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Success Story
With each winter storm the desire for sunshine grows, but too much sun can become an equally difficult problem. There’s a fine line between just enough and too much of even the best things. Healthcare professionals in Faulkton are working to close this gap of...
