Great Plains Quality Innovation Network
Quality Experts
Our team of subject matter experts offers technical assistance, tailored education, best practices, tools and resources for healthcare organizations and Medicare consumers. We look forward to serving as your quality improvement expert, partner and resource in the journey towards improvement.
Our Commitment
We aim to achieve better health care, improved health, safer care and lower healthcare costs. Our team works in conjunction with state partners, while pooling resources and common elements into an organization that can best serve the needs of healthcare providers and Medicare consumers across the region.
CMS Webinar – Transparency: Resident and Family Notification, Department of Health and Other Notifications
Thursday, August 13, 2020 3:00 – 4:00 PM CT Advance Registration Required Note: Once you register, you will receive an email with your individual link to join...
Music – The Art of Life
"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything" - Plato Troyd Geist is a folklorist with the North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA). Geist started and developed the Art for Life Program. The Art for Life...
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CMS Weekly Stakeholder Engagement Calls [August 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...
2020 AMA Opioid Task Force Progress Report
The American Medical Association released its annual Opioid Task Force 2020 Drug Overdose Report. This report shared that progress continues to be made to limit unsafe opioid usage, provide patients necessary treatments and lower the risk of fatal overdose deaths. ...
CMS Webinar: COVID-19 Surveillance to Enable Early Detection and Response to Outbreaks
COVID-19 Surveillance to Enable Early Detection and Response to Outbreaks National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Mandatory Data Collection Thursday, August 6, 2020 3:00 – 4:00 PM CT Following today's call, participants will possess the knowledge and approaches for...
CMS Stakeholder Engagement Calls [August 3 – August 14, 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...
COVID-19 Clinical Rounds – Transitions of Care: From Acute Care to Long-Term Care
Project ECHO - A Peer-to-Peer Virtual Community of Practice: Special Session Tuesday, August 4, 2020 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CT COVID-19: Clinical Rounds...
COVID-19 Knowledge for Frontline Staff: CMS Webinar and Public Health Emergency Tip Sheet
Thursday, July 30, 2020 3:00 – 4:00 PM CT Open to nursing home leaders, clinical and administrative staff members and others interested in nursing home...
Influenza: A National Health Priority. As Healthcare Professionals, Let’s Lead by Example.
Preventing influenza infections is a national health priority, particularly among geriatric and adults with frailty who reside in post-acute and long-term care settings. Older adults account for more than 70% of deaths from influenza, a reflection of decreased vaccine...
Quality Care Coalition
Join our mission to make healthcare in your organization and community better. We are looking for committed nursing homes, community leaders and healthcare organizations to partner with us. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to be change makers. Join the Great Plains Quality Care Coalition today.