Medication Safety News Posts
Ensuring Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Treatment through the Care Continuum Recorded Webinar Series
This recorded webinar series and podcasts is a collaboration of all of the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organizations and provides strategies, interventions, and targeted solutions to ensure access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD)...
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Updated Community Data Reports [Q1 2024]: Addressing Gaps, Achieving Growth and Quality Improvement
The Great Plains QIN team strives to improve healthcare quality and patient outcomes. We work with partners and community coalitions to identify areas for improvement, which include reducing avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions, including those caused by...
Access to Narcan in Nursing Homes Improves Overall Safety of Residents and Helps Mitigate Risk
Opioid overdoses are on the rise among older adults, with a 300% increase in opioid overdose deaths among adults 65 years of age and older since the year 2000. Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, is a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses...
Addressing Substance Misuse Through the Lens of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): Strategies for All Communities
Join the Education Development Center and the North Dakota Behavioral Health & Human Services Center for a webinar, Addressing Substance Misuse Through the Lens of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): Strategies for All Communities. Tuesday, September 24, 2024 |...
The Hidden Connection Between Smoking and Opioids
A new analysis highlights the connection between smoking and opioid use. Data from the AHRQ Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) and the National Health Interview Survey reveal that smokers are significantly more likely to use prescription opioids than non-smokers....
Join the Conversation: Motivational Interviewing to Reduce Falls in Older Adults
Falls threaten the safety and independence for older Americans and can create a heavy economic and personal burden. National Falls Prevention Awareness Week will be observed September 23 – 27, 2024. Throughout September we will work to bring attention to the issue of...
Simple Interventions For The Management Of Respiratory Illnesses Could Support Antimicrobial Stewardship Efforts To Reduce Antibiotic Use
Researchers from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom recently published results in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal from the Immune Defence trial. The study involved 13,799 adults at risk of adverse respiratory illness outcomes. Conducted at 332...
August 31 Is International Overdose Awareness Day | #Together We Can
Overdose is a crisis that knows no boundaries. It can impact individuals from all walks of life, regardless of age, race, or socioeconomic status. This year's theme for International Overdose Awareness Day is "Together We Can" and highlights the collective power of...
In Case You Missed It | Decreasing Stigma & Increasing Access: Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Communities
On Tuesday, August 6, 2024, Great Plains QIN hosted a Webinar in partnership with the Opioid Response Network. This one-hour webinar highlighted the importance of screening for Opioid Use Disorder/Substance Use Disorder, an overview of MOUD (Medications for Opioid Use...
The ONE Program’s Impact on Naloxone Access in North Dakota
Article submitted by: Alyssa Hodges, MPH, TTS PharmD Candidate 2026 In recent years, the opioid crisis has proven to be an increasing challenge across the United States as we combat the misuse of both prescription and illegal opioids. This has negatively impacted...