Great Plains Quality Innovation Network

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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.

Urinary Tract Infections: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention Tips

Urinary Tract Infections: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention Tips

Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are the most frequently diagnosed infection in long-term care residents. Approximately 10 million visits to healthcare providers are due to UTIs each year in the United States. UTIs account for over one-third of all nursing...

NEW – Hypoglycemia Protocol and Ready-to-Use Glucagon Option

NEW – Hypoglycemia Protocol and Ready-to-Use Glucagon Option

The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists recently released a new hypoglycemia management protocol  for long-term care, including assisted living, to help reduce Emergency Department (ED) admissions and potential lengthy hospital stays for residents. Older adults...

Keep It Safe and Simple: “KISS” Your ADEs Good-Bye

Keep It Safe and Simple: “KISS” Your ADEs Good-Bye

There are several high-risk medications that can lead to an adverse drug event (ADE). The classes of medications that we need to be aware of when it comes to ADEs include anticoagulation's, opioids, antidiabetics, antipsychotics and antibiotics. High-alert medications...

September is Sepsis Awareness Month

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 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...

In Case You Missed It: Vaccinations in Older Adults Webinar

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...

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.