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.
Million Hearts® Learning Lab: Intensifying Treatment to Achieve Blood Pressure Control
Million Hearts® Learning Lab: Intensifying Treatment to Achieve Blood Pressure Control Live Question & Answer (Q&A): November 17, 2021 | 2:00 - 2:45 pm CT Objectives: 1. Describe how to apply key recommendations from the 2017 ACC/AHA Guideline for the...
C. diff is Estimated to Cause Almost a Half a Million Infections In the U.S. Each Year
Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is a germ that causes diarrhea and inflammation of the colon. The CDC estimates C. diff impacts almost half a million people in the United States each year and an estimated 29,300 deaths. C. diff is a bacteria spread by microscopic...
CDC ‘I Get It!’ Flu Vaccination Campaign
The CDC invites you to encourage everyone six months and older to get a flu vaccine this year with their new ‘I Get It’ campaign. There are many reasons to get a flu vaccine—whether it is to keep yourself healthy, prevent the worsening of an underlying chronic health...
The Diabetes Epidemic: Prevention is Key
In the last 20 years, the number of adults diagnosed with diabetes has more than doubled as the American population has aged and become more overweight or obese.¹ According to the North Dakota Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, over 50,000 North Dakotans have...
CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities/Long Term Care Open Door Forum | November 4, 2021
CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities / Long Term Care Open Door Forum Thursday, November 4, 2021 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Central Time (CT) Please dial-in at least 15 minutes before call start time. 1-888-455-1397 | Conference Passcode: 8604468 Agenda (subject to change)...
Upcoming Partner Events You Don’t Want to Miss | Continuing Education Offered
⇒ Geriatric and Age-Friendly Webinar Series | What Matters: IP Collaboration to Enhance Wellness through Functional Activities November 9, 2021 | 12:00 PM CT Presenter: Sclinda Janssen, PhD, OTR/L, CLA, Occupational Therapy, University of North Dakota; Grand Forks...
It’s Not Too Late to Become A COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Ambassador
Great Plains Quality Innovation Network launched the COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Ambassador Program in March to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts and recognize community-based organizations, healthcare providers and nursing homes with high staff vaccination rates...
Native American Cultural Awareness Four-Part Series | November – December 2021
This four-part webinar series will enhance cultural awareness and understanding of the Great Plains Tribes. Participants will be introduced to cultural customs, norms, protocols, and healing practices to help health care teams improve their delivery of care when...
Nursing Home Vaccination Change Package Released
The Great Plains Quality Innovation Network Nursing Home Vaccination Change Package was developed to guide nursing homes in improving vaccination rates among residents and staff. The change package identifies barriers and challenges to vaccination and provides...
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.