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Special Funding: Reducing Sepsis Harm and Death
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network Awarded Contract to Reduce Sepsis Harm and Death Sepsis is a life-threatening complication of an infectious process that without rapid diagnosis and treatment can quickly progress to tissue damage, organ failure and death. The...
A Healthcare Professional’s Role in Antibiotic Stewardship
Antibiotic resistance is a growing concern and serious health threat – locally, nationally and globally. Past reports suggested that in the United States, more than two million people are sickened every year with antibiotic-resistant infections, with at least 23,000...
Age, Race and Education Impact Diabetes
Every 19 seconds someone’s life is changed by the results of a blood test diagnosing diabetes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Diabetes Statistics Report for 2017, 30.3 million people (9.4 percent of the U.S. population) were...
Master Trainer Joins Great Plains QIN Team
Vicki Palmreuter (pictured above right) has a true passion for impacting the health and wellness of others through outreach and education. As a self-starter with a background in medical business development, medical marketing and community event coordination, she...
How Are You Celebrating Healthcare Quality Week?
Taking place October 15-21, Healthcare Quality Week is the time we dedicate to celebrating the contributions professionals have made in the field and their impact on healthcare. Help us honor the work of you and your colleagues and raise awareness of the positive...
Three Steps to Prevent Colorectal Cancer
The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (QIN) partnered with organizations from eight communities across the four-state region to host viewing sites for American Cancer Society's Vice President of Cancer Control Intervention Dr. Durado Brooks' live presentation...
Get Involved: Check Your Meds Day – October 21
“Check Your Meds Day” is scheduled for October 21, 2017. The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) is asking pharmacies across the country, including its 22,000 members, to host a Check Your Meds Day event. As part of the campaign, individuals are invited...
New Survey Finds 21 Percent of Americans Report Personal Experience With Medical Errors
The public believes errors result from systemic problems and that both health professionals and patients have a role in improving patient safety The vast majority of Americans are having positive experiences with the healthcare system, but 21 percent of adults report...
Anticoagulants: A Quality Improvement Opportunity
Anticoagulant drugs maintain a high potential for Adverse Drug Events (ADEs). Every hospital and health system should have a plan for the safe and effective use of antithrombotic medications in their facility. The ASHP Foundation's assessment tool, “Optimizing...
Local Healthcare Providers Commit to Improving Antibiotic Use
Antibiotic resistance is among the greatest public health threats today, leading to an estimated 2 million infections and 23,000 deaths per year in the United States¹. At least 30 percent of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions in the United States are unnecessary². As...