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CDC Releases UPDATED Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain
Pain affects the lives of millions of Americans every day and improving pain care and the lives of patients with pain is a public health imperative. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released updated and expanded recommendations for clinicians...
Great Plains QIN Webinar – Antibiotic Stewardship: Updates and Opportunities to Reduce HAIs | November 15, 2022
In this session, Josh Ohrtman, PharmD, will discuss antibiotic stewardship and the CDC's core elements and explain why appropriate use of antibiotics is important. Ohrtman will also outline barriers to antibiotic stewardship and provide resources and opportunities for...
November is C.diff Awareness Month: Prevention is Key
November is C.diff, Awareness Month and for a good reason. 29,300 people with C. diff infection die in the United States each year. One in 11 people over age 65 diagnosed with a healthcare-associated C. diff infection die within one month. What is C. diff? | CDC C....
Next Legends: E-Cigarette Prevention Campaign for American Indian and Alaska Native Youth
Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched “Next Legends ” – a youth e-cigarette prevention campaign that aims to educate American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth, ages 12-17, about the harms of vaping. Native youth are more...
Best Practice Brief: Vape Video Challenge Promotes Peer Messaging I November 8, 2022
Everyone knows bad habits are hard to break. Addiction is even more difficult. New vaping products have caused a major setback in the fight against tobacco and nicotine, especially among South Dakota’s youth. This Best Practice Brief series will provide information on...
Customizable Teach-Back Training Toolkit Available
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) states that 40 - 80% of the medical information patients and residents are told during office visits is forgotten immediately and nearly half of the information retained is incorrect. The teach-back method is a way...
COVID-19 Therapies: Paxlovid
While COVID-19 vaccination continues to provide the best protection, COVID-19 therapies are widely available to help treat eligible people who do get sick and are at risk of developing severe disease. Antiviral treatments for individuals at risk for COVID-19 reduces...
HHS Announces Listening Session on Protecting the Safety of Patients and Healthcare Workers | November 14, 2022
Join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including leaders from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the Food and Drug Administration,...
Reducing Avoidable Hospitalizations Through Improved Respiratory Assessments
Great Plains QIN had the opportunity to work with Custer Health on a quality improvement project centered around respiratory assessments. The goal was to prevent patients from returning to the emergency department post discharge and to prevent a hospital readmission....
#VaxUpAmerica Family Vaccine Tour I October 26, 2022
Please join this special virtual event as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) kicks off the #VaxUpAmerica Family Vaccine Tour. This is part of the Vaccination Weeks of Action to encourage Americans to get vaccinated as we head into the season of...