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.
Great Plains QIN Webinar: Vaccinations in Older Adults | August 22, 2023
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. Attend this...
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS): CLAS Standard 10
Is your organization meeting the National CLAS Standard 10? Standard 10 | Conduct ongoing assessments of the organization's CLAS-related activities and integrate CLAS-related measures into measurement and continuous quality improvement activities. Purpose | To assess...
C. Diff Reduction I What We Can Do
C. diff is a spore-forming, Gram-positive anaerobic bacillus that is a common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Diseases that can result from C. diff infection (CDI) are pseudomembranous colitis, toxic megacolon, perforations of the colon, sepsis and death....
Continuing the Conversation: Health Equity Series Wrap-Up
This series was intended to continue the conversation; creating a space to dive into some of the interdependent components that impact the ability to achieve health equity. Leaders and subject matter experts across the Dakotas came together to share their expertise,...
CMS Webinar: Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model I August 10, 2023
Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to learn more about the recently launched Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model. Thursday, August 10, 2023 | 1:00 - 2:00 pm (CT) [symple_button...
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS): CLAS Standard 9
Is your organization meeting the National CLAS Standard 9? Standard 9 | Establish culturally and linguistically appropriate goals, policies and management accountability, and infuse them throughout the organization's planning and operations. Purpose | Helps to make...
GPQIN Webinar – Care Approaches for the Person with Dementia | August 8, 2023- 3:00 – 4:00 PM CT
There are an estimated 6.7 million Americans with Alzheimer’s dementia in 2023, and the incidence is expected to increase as the number of 65 and older surges. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 75% of people with Alzheimer’s disease will be admitted to the...
North Dakota’s Antimicrobial Stewardship Honor Roll is Now Enrolling Members
Health and Human Services, along with North Dakota State University's Center for Collaboration and Advancement in Pharmacy (CAP center), are pleased to present North Dakota's Antimicrobial Stewardship Honor Roll for Hospitals and Long-term Care Facilities. The honor...
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS): CLAS Standard 7
Is your organization meeting the National CLAS Standard 7? Standard 7 | Ensure the competence of individuals providing language assistance services clearly and in their preferred language, verbally and in writing. Purpose | Standard 7 helps to provide accurate and...
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.