QIO News Posts
Annual Cost of Sepsis Readmissions is $3.5 Billion
Health Leaders recently reported that the annual cost of sepsis readmissions is estimated to be about half the annual cost of all four conditions (acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumonia) in the...
Peggy’s Choice: Know the Risk and Learn the Lifestyle
The American Diabetes Association Diabetes Alert Day is today, March 26, 2019, and focuses on the seriousness of diabetes and encourages the use of a quick and simple Diabetes Risk Test. Managing diabetes to prevent complications and improve quality of life is a daily...
Self-Management Education Workshops Take Off in Montgomery County, Kansas
In the Fall of 2017, Coffeyville Regional Medical Center’s (CRMC) Primary Care Medical Group partnered with Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (GPQIN) to offer self-management education workshops in their community. These free evidence-based workshops are offered...
Faces for Patient Safety: Personal Connections Drive Professional Engagement
Claims data, billing codes and quality improvement plans are among the common tools used by Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (QIN) staff as they seek new and innovative ways to achieve better healthcare, improved health, safer care and lower healthcare costs....
Skilled Nursing Facility Care Transitions Best Practices Resource Available
Safe, smooth and seamless transitions of care across the healthcare continuum have been the focus of quality improvement efforts for quite some time. Making these transitions safer and more effective can have a broad impact by reducing unnecessary readmissions,...
Addiction and Opioid Use Training Equips HealthCare Professionals
The slide from prescription to addiction can be a fast ride and result in unintended and devastating consequences for families and communities. The impact of opioid overdose and abuse spread so broadly and so quickly that the United States Department of Health and...
Rozanne’s Choice: Take the Diabetes Risk Test to Prevent Diabetes
Managing diabetes to prevent complications and improve quality of life is a daily reality for 30.3 million Americans. Millions more are unaware they are living with diabetes (7.2 million) or prediabetes (75.6 million). The American Diabetes Association Diabetes Alert...
Nebraska Healthcare Quality Forum | June 6, 2019
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Value of the SNFist: Nothing to Sneeze At
From the ABCS for heart health to challenges of managing a ZBB (Zero Based Budget), acronyms are a staple in the healthcare industry. While many are commonly recognized, a SNFist is fairly new to the list and proving to be a valuable addition. Healthcare professionals...
Joe’s Choice: Manage Diabetes Using Lifestyle Change
Managing diabetes to prevent complications and improve quality of life is a daily reality for 30.3 million Americans. Millions more are unaware they are living with diabetes (7.2 million) or prediabetes (75.6 million). The American Diabetes Association Diabetes Alert...