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Meet Our Newest Team Member: Jenifer Lauckner, RN
Jenifer Lauckner is the newest member of the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network team; she will be supporting nursing homes and communities as a Quality Improvement Advisor. My work experience…I worked at St. Andrew’s Health Center, a Critical Access Hospital,...
COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Ambassadors – We Celebrate You!
109 organizations have been recognized as a COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Ambassador. This is something to CELEBRATE. Great Plains Quality Innovation Network launched our COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Ambassador Program to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts and recognize...
Great Plains QIN Webinar: Resilience – Individual, Organizational, Community (with annotations for pandemics) | January 25, 2022
January 25, 2022 | 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. CT Burnout is rarely an individual issue alone. This presentation will discuss risks related to caretaker/provider health during times of crises as well as models for both individual and organizational wellness. [button...
Thursday’s BOOST WIth Your QIO: Nursing Homes Are Invited to Join
A Weekly Education and Sharing Session for North Dakota and South Dakota Nursing Homes Thursdays @ 4:00 CT/3:00 MT | Beginning January 20, 2022 Join Us. We will help your home access and understand new COVID-19 recommendation and guidance. An office hours format will...
Great Plains QIN Electronic Vaccination Tracking Log | Updated December 2021
Great Plains QIN updated the GPQIN Electronic Vaccination Tracking Log to include field entries for the COVID-19 boosters. This Excel tracking log was designed to be used as a “Quick Review” for the MDS person and/or infection preventionist to access a listing of...
Updated Materials Available – Visiting Nursing Homes During Omicron Surge
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated it's Nursing Home Resource Center with two new informational products. As of January 6, 2022, the Nursing Home Visitation FAQs have been updated to provide additional guidance about visitation during...
Coalition Addresses Home Design and Modification Crisis
By the end of this decade, all members of the Baby Boomer generation will be at least age 65. Remaining in their home as they age is a priority. Unfortunately, most homes lack key design elements to address mobility limitations commonly experienced by older adults....
37.2 Million Americans Are Living in Poverty
There are 37.2 million Americans living in poverty, an increase of 3.3 million people since 2019. In 2020, racial and ethnic minorities continued to be disproportionately affected by poverty, with Black (19.5%) and Hispanic (17%) Americans shown to have poverty rates...
Virtual Classes Bring Services Closer to Home
Submitted by Carley Swanson, RN, BSN Learning and Development Specialist for Evidence-Based Programming and Community Education at Sanford Medical Center Fargo Often times communities may find their access to certain resources are limited. Perhaps there is a desire to...
Cost Coverage for At-Home COVID-19 Tests, Increasing Access to Free Tests
CMS News | January 10, 2022 Biden-Harris Administration Requires Insurance Companies and Group Health Plans to Cover the Cost of At-Home COVID-19 Tests, Increasing Access to Free Tests As part of its ongoing efforts across many channels to expand Americans’ access to...