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Stop Sepsis | Sepsis Toolkit For Skilled Nursing & Long-Term Care
Sepsis remains the #1 diagnosis for admissions and readmissions and is the #1 facility-acquired infection related to hospitalization in North Dakota and South Dakota. Understanding the early signs or the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is vital for all...
Attain & Sustain 100% for the Influenza & Pneumococcal Nursing Home Quality Measures
The Influenza Vaccination Quality Measure is calculated only once per year for the October 1 to March 31 influenza season. Your nursing home will want to be sure that every resident meets one of the three requirements to be “assessed and appropriately given” the...
The Difference Between Commercial Tobacco & Sacred Tobacco
Truth Initiative’s news article The Difference Between Commercial Tobacco and Sacred Tobacco out lines how sacred tobacco is used by American Indians and Alaska Natives for centuries. This tobacco is used in many different natural products that differ in regions and...
Communities That Care: Promoting Healthy Youth Development, Improving Outcomes and Reducing Problem Behaviors
Communities That Care (CTC) is a community-based prevention system proven to reduce youth health and behavior problems community-wide. Most people want to help the young people in their community, but most do not know how. The CTC Framework focuses on utilizing...
Reminder: North Dakota Health Equity Training Series
This is a friendly reminder that the North Dakota Health Equity Training Initiative is still available for FREE. There are nine modules on health equity-related subject matter. Each training is available for continuing education contact hours (CEU) approved by the...
Great Plains QIN CLAS Playbook: Understand. Identify. Create.
The Great Plains QIN Playbook for providing Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) is intended for organizations who are just getting started and those who are well on their way. Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) are services...
Grant Applications for the Center for Dementia Respite Innovation to Offer Person-Centered Dementia Care to Local Respite Care Providers
Since its inception, the Alzheimer’s Association has been a leader in outlining principles and practices of quality care for individuals living with dementia. Early on, the Guidelines for Dignity described goals for quality care, followed by Key Elements of Dementia...
Take Charge of Your Health: Prevent Diabetes
37.3 million Americans—or about 11.3% of the U.S. population—have diabetes.1 Diabetes Alert Day, observed on the fourth Tuesday of March each year, this year being March 26, serves as a wake-up call to raise awareness about the risks of diabetes. In 2024, as we mark...
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Updated Community Data Reports [Q3 2023]: Addressing Gaps, Achieving Growth and Quality Improvement
The Great Plains QIN team strives to improve healthcare quality and patient outcomes. We work with partners and community coalitions to identify areas for improvement, which include reducing avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions, including those caused by...
Access To Treatment For Opioid-Related Conditions In North Dakota | NDSU CAP Center ONE Program
Buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) and naloxone (Narcan) are effective harm-reduction medications used in the treatment of opioid-related conditions. Due to the rurality of North Dakota, ensuring access to treatment for opioid-related conditions is vital. Standing...