QIO News Posts
Motivational Interviewing Persuades Patients to Change Behavior
On September 20, Patient Engagement HIT reported that providers are using motivational interviewing as a tactic geared toward making patients change health behavior. Motivational interviewing, originally created in the 1980s for providers to guide patients through...
Kick-Off the 2017-2018 Flu Season
Join the Flu Vaccine Campaign Kickoff Webinar The official 2017-18 Flu Vaccination Campaign kickoff will take place on Thursday, September 28 with a press conference hosted by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases in Washington, D.C. At this event. Health...
More than Seven Million Americans are Stroke Survivors
Resources for Rebuilding Lives The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has translated its stroke rehabilitation guidelines into actionable resources for healthcare professionals and patients. The toolkit offers resources and information related to:...
Fall is Here. A Perfect Time for Falls Prevention.
Every 20 minutes an older adult dies from a fall in the United States.¹ Each year, more than 1.6 million older U.S. adults go to emergency departments for fall-related injuries. Among older adults, falls are the number one cause of fractures, hospital admissions for...
Seven Critical Steps in Improving Clinical Staff Hand-offs
Communication is key. Communication breakdown is the leading cause of medical errors, such as gaps in healthcare, incomplete or missing information and medication errors. Most importantly, communication supports the foundation of patient care. Therefore, hand-off...
Experts Suggest Treating Opioid Addiction Like Hospital-Acquired Conditions
While the factors driving the opioid epidemic are complex, there is broad recognition among leading public health authorities that opioids have been overprescribed — a trend that began in the 1990s and continues to this day. FierceHealthcare recently reported that...
From Taboo Topic to Dinner Conversation: Colorectal Cancer Screening
The 80% by 2018 Initiative led by the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT), American Cancer Society (ACS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has helped turn colorectal cancer screening from a taboo topic to part of the dinner conversation. ...
What Can The Community Do to Help Combat the Opioid Epidemic?
The number of drug overdose deaths has never been higher in the United States (US) and over half of drug overdose deaths involve opioids. The CDC has released prescribing guidelines to help healthcare providers know when opioid use is appropriate, but what can...
Implementing a Resident-Centered Natural Awakening Program
Studies have shown that lack of sleep leads to a dramatic decline in a person’s ability to perform even simple tasks. Individuals who are sleep-deprived may experience drowsiness, irritability, lack of concentration and impaired performance. Furthermore, sleep...
National Cholesterol Education Month
September is National Cholesterol Education Month, this is a great time to remind your patient's to check their blood cholesterol and take the necessary steps to lower it if it is high. This is also a good time to educate about lipid profiles and food and...