QIO News Posts
The Power of Connections: 2019 Nebraska Healthcare Quality Forum
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network – Nebraska hosted the 16th Annual Nebraska Healthcare Quality Forum on June 6, 2019 in La Vista. While the majority of the attendees were from Nebraska, healthcare professionals from neighboring states, including Iowa, Kansas,...
Ripple Effect of Dementia Training Started in Highmore, SD
The passion of one person can truly have an impact. A director of nursing in a small town in South Dakota saw a need to improve dementia care and her efforts led to a statewide training spanning three communities and reaching almost 300 healthcare professionals....
Toolkit Offers Free Resources to Improve Patient Safety
Preventable harm in healthcare is a public health crisis, with estimates placing it as a leading cause of death in the United States.1-4 Many adverse events leading to patient harm could have been prevented if appropriate safety protocols and clinical guidelines were...
Caring for People is Always the Priority
Relating to different points of view is a valuable personal and professional skill, especially in the healthcare industry. In her 30 years of nursing, Cheri Fast, RN, BSN, WOCN, has certainly developed a strong understanding of the challenges and rewards of positive...
Norfolk Area Sepsis Community Action Team (SCAT)
In August 2018, members of the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (GPQIN) Nebraska team began meeting monthly with healthcare representatives from the Norfolk community to bring forward each organization's efforts related to sepsis. Self-named the Norfolk Area...
Virtual Quality Forum Brings North Dakota Healthcare Stakeholders Together
Over 200 healthcare professionals and community service providers from across North Dakota met virtually for Quality Health Associates of North Dakota’s Annual Quality Forum on Thursday, May 23, 2019. It’s the first time a virtual format was used for the Forum with...
BFCC-QIO Changes That Require Action by Healthcare Providers
Effective June 8, 2019, there will be changes to the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care – Quality Improvement Organization program. The Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program is the cornerstone of Medicare’s efforts to improve the quality of care and health...
Patients Can Take Charge of Their Blood Pressure through Self Monitoring
Nearly half of adults in the United States have high blood pressure, and of these, almost half (45.6%) are not controlled. High blood pressure contributes to major health conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, diabetes and other health...
Pharmacy School Supports Changes in Medication Management
University of North Carolina (UNC) Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Center for Medication Optimization is creating a care coordination hub to help community pharmacists proactively manage medications for chronically ill patients. Linked below are podcasts, developed by...
Avera Eureka Health Care Center Consistently in Top 10% for Quality Measure Composite Score
Avera Eureka Health Care Center (Avera Eureka) has achieved the monthly National Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative (NHQCC) Quality Measure Composite Score goal of 6.0 or less for the past 30 months. Achieving this monthly score is significant as only 10% of the...