Care Coordination News Posts
Rural Health Strategy Released by CMS
The obstacles faced by healthcare providers and patients in rural areas are vastly different than those in urban areas. Workforce shortage problems, socioeconomic factors and health inequity envelop a broad range of issues that create healthcare disparities impacting...
Toolkits Support Pharmacists Central Role in Health Management
Whether swinging through the drive-through or stopping by the pharmacy counter, individuals with prescriptions for managing a chronic health issue are in regular contact with their pharmacist. Medication consumers rely on these healthcare professionals to answer...
Free Healthcare Navigation Program Helps Medicare Patients Coordinate Healthcare Services
At some point in their lives, Medicare patients may need short-term nursing home services; also referred to as Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). For example, an individual may be discharged from a hospital, but may need short-term rehabilitation services prior to...
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...
Awáŋič’iglaka (To Take Care of One’s Own Health): Using Traditional Alternatives for Pain Management
A growing body of evidence suggests that complementary approaches help to manage some painful conditions. The Standing Rock Opioid Steering Committee hosted a pain summit in North Dakota in April designed to share positive information and alternative traditional...
QIN-QIO Efforts Result in $400M Savings From Hospital Readmission Avoidance
The national Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) Program has saved an estimated $400 million in Medicare spending by avoiding hospital readmissions and improving quality of care throughout all healthcare settings. Great Plains Quality...
National LAN WebEx: Integrating Alcohol and Depression Screenings into Whole-Person Care
WebEx: Integrating Alcohol and Depression Screenings into Whole-Person Care Wednesday, May 9, 2018 2:00 – 3:30 PM CT Join us for the upcoming National Learning & Action Network (LAN) Event titled, “Integrating Alcohol and Dpression Screenings into Whole-Person Care”....
AHRQ-Funded Website Supports Access to Medication That Reverses Opioid Overdoses
In early April, the U.S. Surgeon General urged individuals and families at risk of opioid abuse to keep a medication on hand that reverses the effects of an overdose. This is the first surgeon general’s public health advisory in 13 years reflecting growing concern...
A Day for Prevention: Understand. Engage. Act!
Bismarck State College National Energy Center of Excellence | April 11, 2018 | Bismarck, ND “Perhaps we can turn a day for prevention into a generation for prevention.” “If we are ever going to get equity, we need to walk through truth.” ~ Dr. Donald Warne, (Speaking...
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...
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