Quality Improvement & Data Resources
Better Together.Below are a compilation of tools and resources to assist with quality improvement processes and data utilization [for all care settings].
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Motivational Interviewing
Great Plains QIN – Motivational Interviewing Tip Sheet
OARS+ Model for Motivational Interviewing
Great Plains QIN Webinar – Motivational Interviewing | August 2021
Motivational Interviewing – Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
PubMed: Motivational Interviewing: A Powerful Tool for Vaccine Hesitancy
Science Direct: Vaccine Hesitancy in the Era of COVID-19
Interactive COVID-19 Vaccine Conversations Module for Healthcare Professionals
Quality Improvement Resources
Great Plains QIN Quality Improvement Project Guide and Tools
Great Plains QIN Auditing Performance Tracking Resources
⇒ Great Plains QIN Auditing Performance Tracker Template
⇒ Video: How to Use the Auditing Performance Tracking Tool
⇒ Presentation/Slides: QAPI Performance Tracking Tool
Great Plains QIN Performance Improvement Project (PIP) Template (print version)
Great Plains QIN Performance Improvement Project (PIP) Template [fillable form)
Quality Measures: How They Are Developed, Used, & Maintained
Nursing Home QAPI at a Glance
CMS QAPI Nursing Home Resources
Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit IHI
South Dakota QI Resource Guide & Webinars
AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture ™ (SOPS)
Teach-Back Training
These documents were created to be modified by you/your team (as needed) to assist in teach-back education and training. If you have questions or if we can be of assistance, please reach out to a member of our team.
Teach-Back Training Video (6 minute tutorial)
Teach-Back: ‘How to Get Started’ Presentation (to accompany video)
- Clinic Roadmap for Sustainability
- Clinic Training Checklist
- Teach-Back Poster
- Teach-Back Resource List
- Clinic Training Agenda Template
- Best Practice Worksheet – Plain Language
- Teach-Back – ‘How To Implement’ Presentation
- Clinic Completion Certificate
TeamSTEPPS®
AHA Team Training and CDC’s Project Firstline TeamSTEPPS Video Toolkit
Long-term Care
Hospital-based Care
Office-based care
Patients with limited English proficiency
Rapid Response Systems Guide
Dental Module
Readiness Assessment
Training Guide
Case Studies
Online Master Trainer Course
TeamSTEPPS® Webinars
- PDF Documents: Get Adobe® Reader®
Great Plains Quality Care Coalition
Our Vision: Through collaboration and partnership, we aspire to make healthcare in the Dakotas the best in the nation. We have partnered with committed nursing homes, community leaders and healthcare organizations to improve the care in our communities. Better together.