by Keri McDermott | Jun 6, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is urging North Dakotans who receive ND Medicaid renewal forms, also known as review forms, to complete and return them to a human service zone office within 30 days to ensure continued coverage, if they still qualify. On...
by Keri McDermott | Jun 2, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Kuol Malou and Julian Beaudion came to the realization that businesses owned by refugees, immigrants and people of color needed a better way to connect and be represented. As a result, they co-founded the HUB SD (the HUB). Based out of Sioux Falls, SD, the...
by Keri McDermott | Jun 1, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Quality Care Coalition
The South Dakota Department of Health has announced a funding opportunity, the Health Improvement Innovation Request for Applications. This opportunity is intended to support strategies that have a deliberate focus on health improvement and include activities to...
by Keri McDermott | May 26, 2023 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Thank you for attending the May 23, 2023 Webinar, Break the Chain of Nicotine Dependence, hosted by the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network. We hope you found the information shared valuable and applicable. A special thank you to our speakers – Molly Leis, MS,...
by Keri McDermott | May 26, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Continuing the Conversation: A webinar series focused on the interdependent components to achieving health equity. We will feature leaders and subject matter experts across the Dakotas to share their expertise, personal experiences, best practices and application...
by Keri McDermott | May 23, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Reminder for nursing home team members: CMS online training series: CMS Targeted COVID-19 Training for Frontline Nursing Home Staff and Management (also referred to as the CMS Designated Scenario-Based Training [SBT] or CMS Quality, Safety and Education Portal [QSEP]...
by Kelsey Olson | May 23, 2023 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The Friday Focus 4 Health June Series begins on June 2, 2023 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)…Prevent, Manage and Protect Kidney Health | 12:15 – 12:45 pm CT Our Friday Focus 4 Health Series is intended to jump start or augment your current quality improvement efforts....
by Keri McDermott | May 23, 2023 | Featured, Great Plains QIN, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Kepro is the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization (also referred to as a BFCC-QIO) for 29 states, including North Dakota and South Dakota. Kepro helps people who are on Medicare – and their families and caregivers – to file...
by Kelsey Olson | May 16, 2023 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Cardiac Care, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Covid-19, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
Navigating the uncertainties of when to reach out for medical assistance can be a daunting challenge. The thin line between a minor concern and a potentially critical situation can leave somebody grappling with uncertainty, often unsure of when to call for help. The...
by Keri McDermott | May 15, 2023 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Monument Health Shares Their Quality Improvement Journey A person dies from sepsis every 2 minutes. Anyone can develop sepsis, a life-threatening, complex and challenging condition to manage. There are significant human and financial costs associated with it. Every...
