What’s on the GPQIN Calendar?
The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network offers several educational opportunities for healthcare partners. The topics are diverse; there is something for everyone! We hope you are able to join us. Check out the Great Plains QIN calendar for upcoming webinar’s and...
Register Now! February National LAN Event to Focus on Patient-Centered Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes
The Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program will hold its next National Learning and Action Network (LAN) Event on: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 2:00 – 3:30 PM CT This free online continuing education activity, titled “Patient-Centered Treatment...
Mastering the Process is at the Heart of Quality Improvement
Change is a process. Those who manage change that leads to quality improvement have mastered the steps and embraced the tools to identify and address obstacles and challenges effectively. Healthcare is one of many industries requiring continual quality improvement...
Nine Quality Measures, Two Physician Champions, One Successful Team at Madison Regional Health System
Amber Oines, RN, BSN, the quality nurse specialist for Madison Regional Health System in Madison, SD, engaged Great Plains Quality Innovation Network (QIN) to support their healthcare quality team through the transition to the Quality Payment Program (QPP)....
What’s on the GPQIN Calendar?
The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network offers several educational opportunities for healthcare partners. The topics are diverse; there is something for everyone! We hope you are able to join us. Check out the Great Plains QIN calendar for upcoming webinar’s and...
#OneHealthKS Campaign
Kansas Foundation for Medical Care (KFMC), part of Great Plains Quality Innovation Network, is bringing awareness to the importance of proper antibiotic usage with their #OneHealthKS campaign. The One Health concept builds bridges between physicians, veterinarians,...
SIM-ND Provides Sepsis Education to Emergency Personnel
Simulation in Motion-ND (SIM-ND) provided sepsis training at the Northwest Regional EMS Conference on January 18, 2019. SIM-ND is a unique, statewide, mobile education system with four large trucks outfitted with high fidelity human patient simulators, or computerized...
Studies Demonstrate Role of Pharmacists in Reducing Hospital Readmissions
Two recent studies have provided results that demonstrate the role and value of pharmacists in reducing hospital readmissions. The first study published in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy shows reduced 30-day readmissions with pharmacist...
More than 40 Million Americans Live in Poverty
January is Poverty Awareness Month According to the U.S. Census, nearly 40 million Americans live in poverty, leaving little or nothing for extra or unexpected medical expenses. The CMS Office of Minority Health has created public education initiatives, such as From...
How Hospitalists Can Improve Shift-to-Shift Patient Handoffs
Approximately 80 percent of serious medical errors involve miscommunication during the transfer of care from one healthcare provider to another, according to the Joint Commission.[1] A recent article in Medscape articulates how hospitalist physicians can improve...