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Great Plains QIN Webinar: Connecting the Dots | March 15, 2022
What do antibiotics, immunizations and sepsis have in common and why is it important to “Connect the Dots”? March 15, 2022 | 3:00 p.m. CT ...
Resiliency: Challenge to Take ACTION
Over the past couple of months, our team has provided education and resources for building relationships and resilience within healthcare organizations. We have gotten positive feedback and will continue to share topics and resources we believe are of value. We...
2022 Recommended Immunization Schedules Now Online
The 2022 ACIP Recommended Immunization Schedules were released this week. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated versions of the recommended U.S. immunization schedules for children, teens and adults. Several additional formats of the...
Palliative Care: An Extra Layer of Support
Individuals and family members faced with a serious health prognosis quickly find themselves in a complex world of appointments, medications, specialty care referrals and courses of treatment; often feeling overwhelmed, anxious and inept. This was the scenario for...
Building Resilience Across the Dakotas
Those who provide care to others seldom take the time to care for themselves. It is no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has created prolonged stressful working conditions for healthcare systems. All staff involved in frontline patient care (doctors, nurses, CNAs, and...
COVID-19: Updated Resources and Guidance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides daily updates and guidance related to COVID-19 and vaccinations. We are highlighting a few below: COVID-19 Vaccination Trainings for new and experienced providers The training modules include how to prepare...
Identifying Higher-Volume Antibiotic Outpatient Prescribers Using Publicly Available Data
Peer comparison audit and feedback could result in greater antibiotic prescribing improvements Antibiotic prescribing can result in side effects and contribute to antibiotic resistance, an urgent public health threat. In a recently released MMWR article, Identifying...
Self-Measured Blood Pressure Program Expands at Faulkton Area Medical Center
Blood pressure levels can change from one moment to the next, depending on both physical activity and emotional state. Monitoring blood pressure consistently and accurately is a challenge and a key element to diagnose and treat hypertension. Proper treatment of high...
Nearly 18.2 Million Adults (Over the Age of 20) Have Heart Disease
According to Heart Disease Facts from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, about 18.2 million adults, over the age of 20, have heart disease, which is also the leading cause of death for all Americans, accounting for about 659,000 deaths every year.¹ In...
Great Plains QIN Webinar: Putting Infection Prevention into Everyday Practice | February 22, 2022
February 22, 2022 | 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. CT To stop the spread of infections, everyone working in a healthcare facility needs to have a foundational knowledge of infection prevention and must be ready to implement basic measures throughout their workday and at home. In...