QIO News Posts

National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), December 3-9, 2017, is a national awareness week focused on highlighting the importance of continuing flu vaccination through the holiday season and beyond. We hope you will join us this year as we encourage ALL to protect...

Thanks to the care team at Bryan Health in Lincoln, Nebraska and efforts of the Lancaster County Crusade Against Cancer, Lon Sorenson is now cancer free. The Lancaster County Crusade Against Cancer is a partnership of community agencies, organizations and volunteers...

A recent Report to Congress by the Government Accountability Office documented low participation rates among pharmacies and other eligible entities in the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) unused controlled substance collection and disposal program. The report...

When her youngest son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes almost 15 years ago, Chris Gathright was thankful for the routine diabetes care appointments and support group available. As she raised a child with diabetes, the value of education and lifestyle change became...

According to the most recent FluView report, seasonal influenza activity is increasing in the United States; several flu activity indicators were higher than what has previously been seen in recent years. However, the proportion of people seeing their healthcare...

This interview was first published in the November 2017 issue of the QIO News. Sue Fleck, RN, MMHS, is the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Everyone with Diabetes Counts (EDC) program with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). An 18-year employee...

Healthcare providers and their teams serve and treat patients on a daily basis. However, healthcare professionals may suffer from chronic diseases,  i.e., diabetes, flu and other health conditions themselves. With workers in America today spending more than one-third...

A regional Midwestern collaboration is implementing an effective intervention proving achievable for myriad groups across their care communities. The Fargo-Moorhead Patient & Family Engagement Workgroup, part of the Great Plains and Lake Superior QINs’...

 As the flu season is upon us, below are some helpful reminders and resources to help care for ourselves, our loved ones and our patients.  'Take 3' Actions to Fight the Flu. 1. Take the time to get a flu vaccine. The CDC recommends a yearly flu vaccine as the first...

  Social media has found its place in healthcare ; it plays an important role in patient engagement. Healthcare providers now have an easier and more immediate way to connect with their patients and the public. The connections made on social media are doing everything...