Great Plains Quality Innovation Network
Quality Experts
Our team of subject matter experts offers technical assistance, tailored education, best practices, tools and resources for healthcare organizations and Medicare consumers. We look forward to serving as your quality improvement expert, partner and resource in the journey towards improvement.
Our Commitment
We aim to achieve better health care, improved health, safer care and lower healthcare costs. Our team works in conjunction with state partners, while pooling resources and common elements into an organization that can best serve the needs of healthcare providers and Medicare consumers across the region.
September is Sepsis Awareness Month
Sepsis is the #1 admission and readmission diagnosis for North Dakota and South Dakota. It is important to understand how to identify and treat sepsis early. With sepsis, the chemicals from your body's own defenses trigger inflammatory responses, which can impair...
August 31 Is International Overdose Awareness Day
August 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD), the world's largest annual campaign to end overdose. It's a day to remember loved ones who have died from drug overdose and acknowledge the grief of family and friends left behind. International Overdose...
UPDATED Q1 2023 Community Data Reports: A Snapshot for Addressing Gaps, Achieving Growth and Quality Improvement
The Great Plains QIN team strives to improve healthcare quality and patient outcomes. We work with partners and community coalitions to identify areas for improvement, which include reducing avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions, including those caused by...
In Case You Missed It: Vaccinations in Older Adults Webinar
As a healthcare provider, you play a crucial role in promoting and administering immunizations for older adults. Immunizations are essential in protecting older adults from preventable diseases and improving their overall health and quality of life. Catch up on the...
ND Infection Prevention Conference for Frontline Healthcare Workers | September 2023
The North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is hosting a one-day Infection Prevention Conference to provide infection prevention education to all front line healthcare staff who have an interest and responsibilities related to the infection prevention field in...
Pain Management Suite of Tools | Developed by Great Plains QIN
There is no 'one-size-fits-all' approach for pain management. However, effective pain management is essential in improving patients' quality of life and promoting better health outcomes. Untreated or poorly managed pain can lead to chronic pain, reduced mobility,...
Sometimes We Need to Go Home
Nice weather brings early morning walks and after supper strolls, but when walks become wandering, it causes concern for people living with dementia and those who care for them. Wandering can take a variety of forms. It might be a misdirection when on a regular route....
In Case You Missed It: Multi-Visit Patient (MVPs) – Reducing Preventable ED Visits | Friday Focus 4 Health
We recently concluded our July Friday Focus 4 Health Series: Multi-Visit Patient (MVPs) - Reducing Preventable ED Visits. Our July Friday Focus 4 Health Series provided an in-depth look at this topic and strategies for improvement. Week One: Multi-Visit Patient (MVP)...
Great Plains QIN Webinar Recap – Care Approaches for the Person with Dementia
There is much we do not understand about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of persons living with dementia and brain changes. However, we do know that a caregiver's understanding of dementia while using a person-centered care approach for the person with dementia is...
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.