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AHRQ Patient Safety Culture Nursing Home Surveys
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sponsored the development of the Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture; designed specifically for nursing home providers seeking opinions about the culture of patient safety and healthcare quality in their...
Great Plains QIN Webinar: Behavioral Health in the Dakotas – Panel Discussion I July 25, 2022
July 25, 2022 | 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. CT The United States is...
What is 988?
A new national suicide prevention hotline, 988, will go live all over the country, including North and South Dakota. There will a Webinar that you can join to gain more information about this new lifeline for people suffering from a mental health crisis. This event...
NEW Project Firstline Resources: Where Germs Live
Project Firstline offers trainings on infectious disease prevention and is designed to give frontline healthcare workers the knowledge to perform daily duties with confidence. The goal is to make sure as many healthcare workers as possible have access and complete...
Kepro Informational Webinar & Healthy Aging Matters Podcast I July 27th
Kepro offers information and assistance to providers, Medicare beneficiaries and families regarding Medicare quality of care complaints, hospital discharge and skilled service termination appeals and Immediate Advocacy services. This webinar will provide a basic...
In Case You Missed It: Infection Control in Respiratory Therapy Practices
Jessica Danko shared her knowledge and expertise on the topic of infection control in respiratory therapy practices on June 21, via a Webinar hosted by Great Plains QIN. Danko has a wealth of knowledge in respiratory care and healthcare management. Her systemic...
Long-Term COVID Symptoms and What We Need to Know
Some patients who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, have new, recurring, or ongoing symptoms and clinical findings four or more weeks after infection, sometimes after initial symptom recovery. Post-COVID conditions can occur in...
The Fight to #StopSuicide
Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States, with 45,979 deaths in 2020. This is about one death every 11 minutes. The number of people who think about or attempt suicide is even higher. In 2020, an estimated 12.2 million American adults seriously thought...
Become A COVID-19 Vaccination Booster Champion
We are looking to celebrate and recognize organizations with high staff COVID-19 booster vaccination rates throughout North Dakota and South Dakota. Organizations that meet this milestone will be provided a Staff COVID-19 Vaccination Booster Champion Certificate as...
CDC Guidance: To Mask or Not To Mask?
We are hoping to clarify the masking requirements for healthcare providers in various healthcare settings. According to CDC Guidance (February 2, 2022) the following applies. Health Care Providers (HCPs) who are up to date with all recommended COVID-19 vaccine and...