Cardiac Care News Posts
Great Plains Quality Care Coalition Webinar – Getting Started: Register Today!
Please join us. Better together. March 18, 2020 | 12:00 p.m. CT April 2, 2020 | 1:00 p.m. CT Select the date/time that works best for you to attend. Attend our Upcoming Webinar: Getting Started. Our team of quality improvement experts will outline the format and...
North Dakota Communities Receive Grants to Further Activity and Wellness
A number of North Dakota communities received 2020-2021 grants from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation Rural Health Grant Program. The purpose of the program is to serve and show benefit to North Dakotans and their health needs while raising...
Tobacco Use: VA Policies, QUIT Assistance and Vaping Related Illness
Veterans Affairs (VA) is implementing two new policies eliminating smoking on the grounds of healthcare facilities by patients, visitors, volunteers, contractors, vendors and employees. The policy applies to cigarettes, cigars, pipes (including electronic and...
Deaths Caused by Heart-Related Conditions Rising in the United States
Medical News Today recently reported that the total deaths in the United States for cardiometabolic disease, which includes heart disease, stroke, diabetes and high blood pressure, have been rising since 2011, according to a study published in JAMA. Researchers said...
Patient Safety and Engagement
Originally published in the South Dakota Medicine Journal August 2019 issue. Stephan Schroeder, MD, CMD, CMQ Medical Director, South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care Health care is a complex, adaptive system where people, processes and technology intersect in a work...
The Quality Improvement Organization Program – The Next Chapter
The message below was sent to all Great Plains Quality Innovation Network LAN Partners on Monday, July 5. Passing along again in case you missed it. The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (QIN) is entering a transition phase as the Centers for Medicare &...
June 6th is “What Matters to You? #WMTY19
June 6th is “What Matters to You?” Day Inspired by the question posed in a 2012 New England Journal of Medicine article by Dr. Michael Barry and Susan Edgman-Levitan, 'What Matters to You' is a day for medical professions to build relationships with patients and staff...
Patients Can Take Charge of Their Blood Pressure through Self Monitoring
Nearly half of adults in the United States have high blood pressure, and of these, almost half (45.6%) are not controlled. High blood pressure contributes to major health conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, diabetes and other health...
Moderating Lifestyle to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk
When speaking with your patients about how to decrease their risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease, lifestyle changes are an important aspect but can be difficult to tackle. One place to start is the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7: encouraging...
Stroke and the Importance of Accurate Blood Pressure Measurement
The number of Americans at risk for heart attacks and strokes just got a lot higher. An estimated 103 million U.S. adults have high blood pressure, according to new statistics from the American Heart Association. That’s nearly half of all adults in the United States....
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