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Six-Part Health Equity Webinar Series: Continuing the Conversation
The Great Plains QIN team is excited to announce our new series, Continuing the Conversation. We have invited leaders and subject matter experts across the Dakotas to share their expertise, personal experiences, best practices and application strategies. This six-part...
In Case You Missed It: Reducing Avoidable Hospitalizations and Blood Pressure Control
We recently concluded our Friday Focus 4 Health Series on the topics of Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions and Blood Pressure Control. If you missed it and want to access the recordings and trainings, visit the Friday Focus 4 Health page. Details below. Reducing...
Facts and Figures: Urgent Need for Care, Support and Research for the 6.7 Million Americans With Alzheimer’s
Each year, the Alzheimer’s Association releases the Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report. This year’s report, released March 15th, underscores the urgent need for care, support and research for the 6.7 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s....
Q-Tips For Your Ears I Five New Episodes
Looking for health care information and quality resources? We added a few more episodes to our new podcast series: Q-Tips For Your Ears. This podcast is designed for everyone – healthcare professionals, patients and family members; sharing basic healthcare information...
GPQIN April 2023 Calendar of Events
Below is a compilation of Great Plains Quality Innovation Network’s education offerings for April 2023. With a focus on improving patient outcomes and advancing the field of healthcare, we have quite a few exciting opportunities for healthcare professionals and...
Online & In-The-Know – Immunization 101: What You Need to Know I April 18, 2023
During the next Online & In-The-Know, Immunize South Dakota president, Andrea Polkinghorn, will share a little bit of everything you need to know about immunizations. Polkinghorn will cover topics such as the history of vaccines, vaccine development, common...
Nursing Homes: Trauma Informed Care (F699) and Comprehensive Care Plans (F656)
Attention nursing home partners: A resident’s care plan must reflect the individual resident’s needs and preferences and align with the resident’s cultural identity and interventions for trauma survivors. This requirement is better explained below and we are here to...
My Life Check® I Good Habits Build Better Health
In today's fast-paced world, it's easy to forget the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. However, the American Heart Association has developed a tool called My Life Check, which can help people assess their overall health and take steps to improve it. My...
National Healthcare Decisions Day is April 16 I Let’s Talk About It
National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) is an initiative to encourage people to talk and express their wishes regarding healthcare and for providers and facilities to respect those wishes, whatever they may be. This year we recognize NHDD on April 16. It’s important...
The Impact of the Discharge Process: The Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Every year millions of patients are readmitted to hospitals, and many of those stays could have been prevented. The Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, can help hospitals reduce readmission rates by...