QIO News Posts
The Mental Health Cost of Containing the Coronavirus Outbreak
The outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause a variety of emotions in adults. How you respond to the outbreak can depend on your background and the community you live...
Best Care Transitions and Readmission Rates Tied to Post-Discharge Care Support for 90 Days
Older adults who receive direct support for up to 90 days after a care transition have lower odds of hospital readmission and better medication continuity, according to a new meta-analysis. The most effective support is medication reconciliation, telephone follow-up...
COVID-19 Resources and Updates – Great Plains QIN Web Site Addition
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network has developed a COVID-19 Page on our site to post resources, news, guidance and education. We will ensure information presented is factual, vetted and from reliable sources. As we navigate through this uncertain time, we thank...
Trump Administration Makes Sweeping Regulatory Changes to Help U.S. Healthcare System Address COVID-19 Patient Surge
March 31, 2020 - At President Trump’s direction, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is issuing an unprecedented array of temporary regulatory waivers and new rules to equip the American healthcare system with maximum flexibility to respond to the...
Letter from Vice President Pence on Hospital Reporting & COVID-19
As the Quality Innovation Network – Quality Improvement Organization for North Dakota and South Dakota, Great Plains Quality Innovation Network has been asked to communicate COVID-19 data collection and reporting requirements to all hospitals in our two states. The...
CMS Guidance on Survey Activity Prioritization – COVID-19
On March 23, 2020, CMS Memo QSO-20-20-All summarized the prioritization of survey activities for long-term care facilities (nursing homes), hospitals, home health agencies, intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities and hospices. A...
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April 2 – Great Plains Quality Care Coalition Getting Started Webinar – [CANCELED]
Our Great Plains Quality Innovation Network team would like to acknowledge and thank our healthcare partners for all you are doing to support, navigate and adapt to this unprecedented and quickly changing environment related to COVID-19. We acknowledge your strong...
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Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Personnel – Responding to COVID-19 [FAQs]
Frequently Asked Questions Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site for updates and resources on this topic. The CDC continues to recommend the use of alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) as the primary method for hand hygiene in most clinical...
COVID-19 Telehealth Toolkits for General Practitioners and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released two comprehensive toolkits on telehealth that are specific to general practitioners as well as providers treating patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). CMS has broadened access to Medicare...
CMS Announces Data Reporting Exceptions and Extensions for Healthcare Facilities and Clinicians
March 22, 2020 - In response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today it is granting a range of data reporting exceptions and extensions across its quality reporting and value-based payment...