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.
Trump Administration Issues Key Recommendations to Nursing Homes, State and Local Governments
April 2, 2020 - Frontline data informs new CMS/CDC guidance to help fight against COVID-19 At the direction of President Trump, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued...
Best Care Transitions and Readmission Rates Tied to Post-Discharge Care Support for 90 Days
Older adults who receive direct support for up to 90 days after a care transition have lower odds of hospital readmission and better medication continuity, according to a new meta-analysis. The most effective support is medication reconciliation, telephone follow-up...
Letter from Vice President Pence on Hospital Reporting & COVID-19
As the Quality Innovation Network – Quality Improvement Organization for North Dakota and South Dakota, Great Plains Quality Innovation Network has been asked to communicate COVID-19 data collection and reporting requirements to all hospitals in our two states. The...
CMS Guidance on Survey Activity Prioritization – COVID-19
On March 23, 2020, CMS Memo QSO-20-20-All summarized the prioritization of survey activities for long-term care facilities (nursing homes), hospitals, home health agencies, intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities and hospices. A...
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Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Personnel – Responding to COVID-19 [FAQs]
Frequently Asked Questions Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site for updates and resources on this topic. The CDC continues to recommend the use of alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) as the primary method for hand hygiene in most clinical...
COVID-19 Telehealth Toolkits for General Practitioners and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released two comprehensive toolkits on telehealth that are specific to general practitioners as well as providers treating patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). CMS has broadened access to Medicare...
CMS Announces Data Reporting Exceptions and Extensions for Healthcare Facilities and Clinicians
March 22, 2020 - In response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today it is granting a range of data reporting exceptions and extensions across its quality reporting and value-based payment...
COVID-19 Telehealth Coverage Expansion Benefits Medicare Beneficiaries
Medicare beneficiaries will have access to a wider range of health services during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency as the result of expanded telehealth coverage. The Trump Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented the...
Resources for COVID-19 Information and Guidance Updates
The CDC, CMS, and State Departments of Health are responding to cases of COVID-19 across the United States. This is a rapidly evolving situation and new information and guidance to healthcare facilities is being updated on a daily basis. In addition to your State...
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.