by Keri McDermott | Feb 26, 2020 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety
Every day, 750 older Americans are hospitalized due to serious side effects from one or more medications. The odds of experiencing a serious adverse reaction to a medication increases 7 to 10 percent with each additional drug—yet today, more than 40 percent of older...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 19, 2020 | Cardiac Care, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Quality Care Coalition, Uncategorized
A number of North Dakota communities received 2020-2021 grants from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Caring Foundation Rural Health Grant Program. The purpose of the program is to serve and show benefit to North Dakotans and their health needs while raising...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 18, 2020 | Featured, Great Plains QIN
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (GPQIN) has a team of highly-committed, quality improvement experts who are ready to meet you where you are at in your quality improvement journey. Committed to the mission of making healthcare in our region the best in the...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Medication Safety
In 2018, an estimated 21.2 million Americans, aged 12 and older, needed treatment for a Substance Use Disorder (SUD), but only 3.7 million received any kind of treatment and only 2.4 million received treatment at a specialty facility – a disparity known as the...
by Keri McDermott | Feb 4, 2020 | CMS News, Featured, Great Plains QIN
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalized a decision to cover acupuncture for Medicare patients with chronic low back pain. Before this final National Coverage Determination (NCD) reconsideration, acupuncture was nationally non-covered...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 24, 2020 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Uncategorized
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (GPQIN) has a team of highly-committed, quality improvement experts who are ready to meet you where you are at in your quality improvement journey. Committed to the mission of making healthcare in our region the best in the...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 24, 2020 | Featured, Great Plains QIN
The United States is aging. The number of older adults, individuals ages 65 years and older, is growing rapidly. As we age, care often becomes more complex. Health systems frequently are not prepared for this complexity, and older adults suffer a disproportionate...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 24, 2020 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Quality Care Coalition
Want to know how our team can help enhance your work? Great Plains Quality Care Coalition Informational Webinars were held earlier this month to outline participation, expectations and benefits. If you missed it, access the 30-minute recording below. We are looking...
by Keri McDermott | Jan 2, 2020 | Featured, Great Plains QIN
Effective January 3, 2020, Ryan Sailor, MBA, will serve as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (GPQIN), following Tina Georgy’s semi-retirement. Sailor has been serving as President & Chief Operating Officer for Great...
by Keri McDermott | Dec 26, 2019 | Archived
Effective January 3, 2020, Tina Georgy (pictured) will step down as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Great Plains Quality Innovation Network. Georgy will continue as the CEO for the parent company, CIMRO, based in Champaign, Illinois. Georgy’s executive...