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Great Plains QIN Celebrates Ten Years in Business
We are excited to announce that we have crossed a milestone in the history of our organization. On January 7, Great Plains Quality Innovation Network will celebrate 10 years of doing business; currently serving as the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement...
Great Plains QIN LAN Event | Decoding Dialysis: Improving Care Across the Continuum for Patients with Kidney Disease – May 21, 2024
Care of the patient living with end stage renal disease can be intimidating due to the complex interplay of dietary and fluid restrictions, medications, vascular access care, and dialysis treatments, often in the setting of other comorbid medical conditions. It is...
Great Plains QIN Team Attends National CMS Quality Conference
Several Great Plains QIN team members were able to attend and were invited to share at the National CMS Quality Conference this past week in Baltimore, MD. This year's conference theme was "Resilient and Ready Together: Creating an Optimal Environment for Quality...
Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities | Upcoming Virtual Events
The Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities (COE-NF) is excited to announce their 2024 series of the Behavioral Health Action Network. This series of six-monthly virtual one-hour sessions will kick off in May 2024. COE-NF is inviting...
Ambiguous Loss & Grief: Reflections and Healing
Grief is the process of reacting to loss (thoughts, behaviors, emotions and physiological changes). People who are close to a person living with dementia often times experience grief and loss on the journey. This is because dementia is progressive (which means it will...
HeartCorps Seeking Partner Sites in the Dakotas
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), nearly half of all Americans have high blood pressure and many don’t know they have it. Uncontrolled high blood pressure is a silent killer that causes unnecessary and inequitable disease, disability and death,...
Think Cultural Health Offering New E-Learning Program for Nurses: CLAS in Nursing
Think Cultural Health has recently announced an all-new e-learning program for nurses on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS). CLAS in Nursing aims to equip nurses with essential skills to deliver equitable, respectful, patient-centered care. Why...
Great Plains QIN LAN Event: Using Plain Language – The CLAS-y Compliant Style of Healthcare Conversations and Communication | April 23, 2024
Over the past five decades, healthcare providers and healthcare systems have been tasked with providing increasingly complex medical care in a more equitable, cost-efficient, time-efficient – not to mention regulation-compliant – manner. During this Webinar, Dr. Kay...
Act on Adverse Drug Events – Management of Nosebleeds in Nursing Homes
Nosebleeds, or epistaxis, are a common issue among the elderly population, particularly those who are taking anticoagulants. As a caregiver in a nursing home, understanding how to prevent and manage these incidents is crucial for resident well-being to avoid a visit...
Developing an Antibiotic Stewardship Program for Long-Term Care Providers Training
Antibiotic Stewardship: The right antibiotic. The right dose. The right duration. The right time. Did you know? Up to 75% of antibiotics prescribed in nursing homes are considered inappropriate or unnecessary.¹ Antibiotic stewardship refers to a set of commitments and...
Age-Friendly Healthcare for American Indian Elders | Virtual Symposium – April 10, 2024
Join Dakota Geriatrics and the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences for a free learning opportunity for applying Age-Friendly healthcare in American Indian populations. All are welcome to join, including healthcare providers, healthcare...