Global Employee Health and Fitness Month in May is an opportunity to recognize the benefits and consider the evidence supporting the value of employee wellness programs.   A recent article by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion highlighted five...

May is national High Blood Pressure Education Month; there’s still time to encourage activities in your organization and raise awareness. According to the American Heart Association, high blood pressure is usually preventable with simple steps, yet it kills more...

The food industry has changed in the last 20 years but the Nutrition Facts label has remained the same...until now.  To encourage healthier food and beverage choices, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designed an improved label with new information including...

  Medication reconciliation is a major focus of quality measurement activities, and according to The Joint Commission, primary care clinicians are expected to reconcile a patient’s medications at every visit. Medication reconciliation is sometimes defined as the...

The South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care as part of the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (Great Plains QIN) has partnered with the South Dakota State Medical Association to offer a ten-part series of webinar briefs.  Key patient-centered care topics are...

Have you implemented a process that has improved patient care or staff satisfaction? Are you working towards improving resident care in your home? Have you established a partnership in your community to improve care coordination? Have you formed a quality improvement...

In a recent CMS Office of Minority Health blog post: Minority Health Month (April), CMS Office of Minority Health Director Cara James outlined an action framework for reducing disparities and improving care and health for all. The framework emphasizes the importance...

Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) are a leading cause of injury and death within healthcare systems around the world.¹ Many of these events occur as a result of poor communication between health professionals and between health professionals and patients/caregivers. The...

As one of 20 facilities chosen to participate in the Clostridium difficile (CDiff) Reporting and Reduction Project pilot project beginning in July 2016, Aberdeen Health and Rehab has been successful in implementing effective infection control and prevention practices....

  Immunization awareness aims to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. Immunization saves millions of lives and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most successful and cost-effective health interventions. Five Years...