by | Sep 5, 2023 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
What is Health Equity and Why Is It Important? The attainment of the highest level of health for all people, where everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their optimal health regardless of race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity,...
by | Aug 29, 2023 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Q Tip Podcast, Quality Care Coalition
There are several high-risk medications that can lead to an adverse drug event (ADE). The classes of medications that we need to be aware of when it comes to ADEs include anticoagulation’s, opioids, antidiabetics, antipsychotics and antibiotics. High-alert...
by | Aug 29, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety
Is your organization meeting the National CLAS Standard 13? Standard 13 | Partner with the community to design, implement and evaluate policies, practices and services to ensure cultural and linguistic appropriateness. Purpose | Helps to provide responsive and...
by | Aug 28, 2023 | Cardiac Care, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The Great Plains QIN team strives to improve healthcare quality and patient outcomes. We work with partners and community coalitions to identify areas for improvement, which include reducing avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions, including those caused by...
by | Aug 22, 2023 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The Voices for Home Modifications Coalition was formed by North Dakota State University Extension and South Dakota State University Extension. The goal is to increase the knowledge and awareness about the role home design plays in quality of life. Leacey E. Brown, MS,...
by | Aug 22, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Opioids, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
Join Great Plains Quality Innovation Network and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) as we recognize National Recovery Month! In September, we aim to increase awareness of recovery and to celebrate the millions of people who identify...
by | Aug 22, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Is your organization meeting the National CLAS Standard 12? Standard 12 | Conduct regular assessments of community health assets and needs and use the results to plan and implement services that respond to the cultural and linguistic diversity of populations in the...
by | Aug 20, 2023 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The Bush Fellowship is a prestigious program offered by the Bush Foundation, a private philanthropic organization based in the United States. The fellowship is designed to support individuals in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and the 23 Native nations that...
by | Aug 18, 2023 | Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Patient Safety, Public Observances
Flashlights is an anti-racism project. It is intentionally designed for people who identify as white to practice engaging in a dialogue about racism. Flashlights holds up a mirror to show the culture that white people inhabit and what could be if we showed up as...
by | Aug 15, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Patient Safety
Is your organization meeting the National CLAS Standard 11? Standard 11 | Collect and maintain accurate and reliable demographic data to monitor and evaluate the impact of CLAS on health equity and outcomes and to inform service delivery. Purpose | Standard 11 helps...
