by | Dec 28, 2021 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Effective communication is critical to ensuring understanding, empowering patients and providing high-quality care. A language access plan can help ensure that an organization provides high quality and appropriate language services. A language access plan can also...
by | Dec 14, 2021 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Submitted by Wendy Schmidt, MBS, BAN, RN, Senior Learning and Development Specialist at Sanford Health Bismarck implemented a Community Health Worker (CHW) program in January 2021. With almost a year of experience, this role is showing early, but promising, impact on...
by | Dec 14, 2021 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Real People, Real Processes, Real Success A partnership of the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network and the South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care Creating connections among community resources and healthcare facilities provides a pathway for individuals to come...
by | Dec 7, 2021 | Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Frailty and Sarcopenia December 14th, 2021 | 12:00 p.m. CT Project ECHO: Continuing education credit for providers, nursing and social workers (1 contact hour) Register Today. Presenter: Lindsey Dahl, MD; Sanford Health Upon completion of this program, the learner...
by | Nov 29, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Implementing the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) aims to save lives and prevent prescription opioid misuse, opioid use disorder and overdose by equipping providers with the knowledge, tools...
by | Nov 29, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. CT Alzheimer’s Is NOT Normal Aging. It’s a disease of the brain that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Attend this free webinar to learn about: How individuals living with Alzheimer’s communicate Verbal...
by | Nov 10, 2021 | Care Coordination, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
Submitted by: Nancy Joyner, MS, CNS-BC, APRN, ACHPN® November is Hospice and Palliative Care Month. This year’s theme is “Meeting You Where You Are.” Patients and healthcare professionals don’t understand the distinction between these two medical...
by | Oct 25, 2021 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
This four-part webinar series will enhance cultural awareness and understanding of the Great Plains Tribes. Participants will be introduced to cultural customs, norms, protocols, and healing practices to help health care teams improve their delivery of care when...
by | Oct 19, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality
During October, the CMS Office of Minority Health (OMH) recognizes Health Literacy Month. We encourage healthcare providers to make health information easier for patients and residents to understand and navigate. Healthy People 2030—an initiative that identifies...
by | Oct 19, 2021 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Public Observances, Quality Care Coalition
The Great Plains QIN team proudly supports the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) and those around the world in celebrating Healthcare Quality Week. This week is dedicated to the healthcare quality professionals who are committed to improving...
