Hospital News Posts
Immunizations are Not Just for Children
Immunizations not only help your body fight off disease, they help prevent you from spreading them. Though many people associate immunizations with children, as you age many vaccinations wear off and you may need new or booster shots. Based on your age, health...
Study Finds Nurses are the Missing Link in Strengthening Hospital-Wide Antimicrobial Stewardship
On June 13, News Medical reported that Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASPs) are more effective when nurses are educated about antimicrobial stewardship and buy in to the cause, according to a recent study conducted at Jefferson Health in New Jersey. “Our findings...
Celebrating the 41st Annual National Nursing Assistants’ Week
June 14 - 21, 2018 is National Nursing Assistant's Week Nursing assistants are key players in the lives of the people in their care and each nursing assistant is called to create an environment of caring for the elder and the worker as well. This week provides an...
Celebrate National Community Health Week
This week [June 3 - 9, 2018], we celebrate National Community Health Week. Community health is a multi-sector approach to provide access to preventive health services for all, deliver health education and connects people to resources, and help to ensure the health and...
Celebrating Life’s Stories This National Skilled Nursing Care Week
In skilled nursing care centers across the country, each person has a unique story to tell. That’s why Great Plains QIN is excited that the theme of this year’s National Skilled Nursing Care Week (NSNCW), formerly known as National Nursing Home Week, is “Celebrating...
With Gratitude and Appreciation….We Celebrate You!
May 6 - 12: National Nurses Week & National Hospital Week A time to celebrate and express our appreciation and admiration for all the nurses in our region as well as all members of our hospital teams National Nurses Week falls on the same days each year, ending on...
A Culture of Patient Safety
Originally published in the South Dakota Medicine Journal, April 2018 By: Stephan Schroeder, MD, CMD, CMQ Medical Director, South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care The potential for harm in medical care has been known since Hippocrates. The principle of patient...
15th Annual Nebraska Healthcare Quality Forum – Register Today!
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network - Nebraska invites you to attend the 15th annual Nebraska Healthcare Quality Forum. [symple_button url="https://greatplainsqin.org/neqfregistration/" color="blue" size="default" border_radius="3px" target="self" rel=""...
More Than 70% of Antibiotic Prescriptions for Sinus Infections Exceed Recommended Duration
A new study in The Journal of the American Medical Association: Internal Medicine shows almost 70 percent of antibiotic prescriptions for sinus infections are for 10 days, which is longer than the clinical practice guidelines recommend. In addition, more than 20...
Safe Transitions Across Ambulatory Settings: Toolkit Available
Recent literature suggests that discharging patients who have follow-up appointments already scheduled reduces readmissions. However, successfully scheduling those appointments and effectively preparing patients for them can be problematic. AHRQ’s Safe Transitions...
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