QIO News Posts
New CDC Training and Resources for Safer Opioid Prescribing
CDC released a new suite of training tools and resources to help clinicians and healthcare executives apply CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain in clinical settings Addressing the Opioid Overdose Epidemic in the Emergency Department: This new...
Golden Ticket: A Best Practice at Rolling Hills Healthcare in Belle Fourche, SD
Golden ticket: an extremely valuable opportunity or means of access to something desired [Dictionary, Merriam-Webster] The Rolling Hills Healthcare team in Belle Fourche, SD implemented a 'Golden Ticket' program as an 'extremely valuable opportunity' to help...
New CDC Training and Resources for Safer Opioid Prescribing
CDC released a new suite of training tools and resources to help clinicians and healthcare executives apply CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain in clinical settings Addressing the Opioid Overdose Epidemic in the Emergency Department: This new...
Emergency Department Toolkit Goal: Reduce Overdose Rates
Emergency departments are among the frontline providers for assessment and treatment of substance use, opioid use and non-fatal drug overdose. According to the Avoid Opioid web site, opioid deaths in South Dakota have steadily increased since 2012 and unintended...
Share in #HealthySDHolidays
Chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes, require ongoing management in order for individuals with these conditions to stay at their healthiest. That doesn’t stop because of a pandemic, family emergency, or otherwise. For some, the added stress of the...
Virtual Offering Expands Powerful Tools for Caregivers
Author: Jane Strommen, PhD Gerontology Specialist, North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Caregiving can be a rewarding experience, but it can also be filled with enormous physical, emotional, and financial challenges. It is essential for caregivers to...
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CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls [December 2020]
CMS hosts varied recurring stakeholder engagement sessions to share information related to the agency’s response to COVID-19. These sessions are open to members of the healthcare community and are intended to provide updates, share best practices among peers, and...
Preparing For the COVID-19 Vaccine
The Great Plains QIN team recently added these Vaccination resources to the COVID-19 page of our Web site; locate them on the Vaccinations tab of this page. COVID-19 Vaccine Resources COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Toolkit — Medical centers, clinics, and...
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Webinar: What Every Clinician Should Know about COVID-19 Vaccine Safety [December 14, 2020]
CDC COCA Call: What Every Clinician Should Know about COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Monitoring vaccine safety is a vital part of the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As COVID-19 vaccines become available, the public’s knowledge and confidence in their safety,...
New CDC Video Series Covers Critical Infection Control Topics
Crucial Content for Every Frontline Healthcare Worker Project Firstline’s first video in a series called Inside Infection Control was launched earlier this week. The video, “What’s the goal of infection control?” sets an important foundation for episodes to come. The...