QIO News Posts
The Voice of the Patient and the Public: Webcast for Patient Safety Awareness Week
Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 12-18, 2017 Patient Safety Week is a highlight of the United for Patient Safety Campaign, an initiative of the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF). Various activities to raise awareness about patient safety among health...
Overcoming Fear, Screening Saved Cheryl’s Life (A Personal Story)
Cheryl Dixon credits her fortunate outcome with colorectal cancer as a result of a preventive screening, fine timing, a fantastic healthcare provider and good fortune. She considers herself very lucky. Twenty years ago, Cheryl had scheduled and canceled two...
Electronic Prescribing Tied to Reduction in Adverse Drug Events
Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) is intended to ensure accurate, error-free and understandable prescriptions are sent directly to pharmacies. This advancement in health information technology was found to lower the risk of Adverse Drug Events (ADE) requiring...
March 3 is Wear Blue Day – Did you get your BLUE ON?
In February 2000, President Clinton officially dedicated March as National Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Since then, it has grown to be a rallying point for the colon cancer community where thousands of patients, survivors, caregivers and advocates throughout the...
Pharmacist Input at Health Screenings Can Boost Immunizations
Initiatives like Healthy People 2020 aim to increase immunization rates, but despite a general understanding among most Americans that vaccines prevent disease, adult vaccination coverage remains low. Unfortunately, only about 38 percent of adults between ages 18 and...
Colon Cancer Diagnosis Increasing in Younger Adults
As Colon Cancer Awareness month begins, the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable is celebrating the impact and successes of the 80% by 2018 Initiative to routinely screen 80% of adults 50 and older by 2018. While measuring the progress for this preventable...
Show Your Support: Patient Safety Awareness Week
Patient Safety Awareness Week, a highlight of the United for Patient Safety Campaign, is time dedicated to raising awareness about patient safety among health professionals and the public. Campaign organizers have created branded campaign materials for both healthcare...
Decline in Adverse Drug Events Linked to Use of Health Information Technology
Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) fell by 67,000 between 2010 and 2013 as the result of the federal “meaningful use” program that offered financial incentives to hospitals for using certified Electronic Health Records (EHRs), according to a new Agency for Healthcare Research...
Upcoming 80% by 2018 LIVE Event
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month kicks off in New York City with a special live broadcast on Wednesday, March 1 at 1:00 p.m. (CT) that will feature many celebrity guests dedicated to the cause. Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (QIN) team members, Judy...
Lets “KNOCK OUT” the Flu in Our Communities!
Are you ready to help “Knock Out the Flu” in your community? It’s that time of year; the time when everyone is sick. Yes, the flu bug is back again and hitting our communities hard! What can we do as healthcare providers in “round two” of flu season? Give Strong...