QIO News Posts
Promoting Healthy Aging
September is Healthy Aging Month; an opportunity to focus attention on the positive aspects of growing older. The observance encourages local level events that provide inspiration and practical ideas for adults over the age of 50 to improve their physical, social,...
National Immunization Awareness Month – Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention has designated August as National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). It is the perfect time to reach out to healthcare providers and patients to make sure they are immunized with all of their recommended...
Authors Cite Better Health, Lower Costs
Researchers are documenting substantial reductions in Medicare hospitalizations, mortality and costs over a fifteen year period, based on a review of 68 million admissions of fee-for-service Medicare patients across the United States. For 2013 compared to 1999,...
ProPublica: Warfarin Causing Nursing Home Deaths, Injuries
The Washington Post published an article on July 13, 2015, reporting from 2011 to 2014, “at least 165 nursing home residents were hospitalized or died after errors involving Coumadin (warfarin).” ProPublica retrieved this information from government inspection...
Medicare and Medicaid Programs Celebrating 50 Years of Service
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network wishes Medicare and Medicaid a"Happy 50th Birthday" and looks forward to another 50 years! Not that long ago, nearly half of all seniors in the United States were uninsured, living in fear that the high cost of healthcare...
Home Health Compare Quality of Patient Care Ratings Now Available
CMS Releases First Round of Home Health Compare Quality of Patient Care Star Ratings Ratings to Help Consumers Compare and Choose Among Home Health Agencies (HHAs) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the first time published star ratings on Home...
Celebrating 50 Years of the Medicare and Medicaid Programs
On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law legislation that established the Medicare and Medicaid programs. For 50 years, these programs have been protecting the health and well-being of millions of American families, saving lives and improving the...
Great Plains QIN Awarded Contract to Increase Immunization Rates
The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (GPQIN) is pleased to announce we will be working to improve immunization rates in our region and reduce immunization disparities among older adults. We were recently awarded special funding, via the Centers for Medicare...
AHRQ Report Shows Coordinated Care Slowly Changing From Goal to Reality
Health providers are getting better at working with patients to make sure they get the care they need and understand their role in the process, according to AHRQ’s newly released Chartbook on Care Coordination. Progress was most significant (improved by more than 10...
In Appreciation and Celebration of Nurses…
During National Nurses Week and throughout the year, Great Plains Quality Innovation Network is proud to celebrate nurses and the vital role they play in delivering the highest level of quality care to their patients. We recognize their dedication, commitment and...