QIO News Posts
Opioid Crisis: From Treatment Option to Public Health Emergency
Epidemic is typically used to describe the widespread impact of an infectious disease instead of a medication treatment option. While pharmaceutical companies reassured providers, the growing number of opioid prescriptions was quietly converting patients into addicts....
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CMS Quality Payment Program Updates [Looking Back and Ahead]
CMS Released the Year 1 (2017) Quality Payment Program Performance Data infographic which gives breakdowns on who participated, payment adjustments, as well as mean/median scores. The 2017 performance year for the Quality Payment Program was: The first year of the...
Care Coordination and Medication Safety Resources Refreshed
Care coordination and medication safety continue to be highly discussed topics across communities and the healthcare continuum. For the past 4+ years, the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (QIN) has brought communities together throughout the...
Know Diabetes by Heart™ National Initiative
Last week the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association launched the Know Diabetes by Heart™ initiative. The goal is to raise awareness about the increased risk for cardiovascular disease for patients with type 2 diabetes. The initiative will...
November 15 | Great American Smokeout®
Great American Smokeout ® | November 15, 2018 For more than 40 years, the American Cancer Society has hosted the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November. The Great American Smokeout is an opportunity for smokers to commit to healthy,...
Safe Injections: One and Only Campaign
The One & Only Campaign is a public health campaign, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Safe Injection Practices Coalition (SIPC), to raise awareness among patients and healthcare providers about safe injection practices. The...
Influenza; Older Adult Patients are at Greater Risk
Influenza is a highly infectious viral illness. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. Adults age 65 years and older are at greater risk of severe complications from influenza, due to their increased likelihood of having chronic...
Be Antibiotics Aware: Everyone Has a Role to Play
Monday, November 12 kicks-off U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW) As you prepare for the week, we encourage you to check out CDC’s Be Antibiotics Aware partner toolkit, which contains key messages, social media content, graphics and more. Below are some...
New Tool to Help Rural Communities Address the Opioid Epidemic Released
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and U.S. Department of Agriculture Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development unveiled a listing of federal programs that can be used to build resilient communities and address opioid misuse in rural...
#MyHospice: A Program that Works. A Benefit that Matters
Hospice is not a place, but is high-quality care that enables patients and families to focus on living as fully as possible despite a life-limiting illness. Palliative care brings this holistic model of care to people earlier in the course of a serious...