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.
From Elimination to Resurgence: The Challenges of Controlling Vaccine-Preventable Disease in a Changing World
The North Dakota State University (NDSU) Center for Immunization Research and Education (CIRE) and Dr. Katelyn Jetelina, Your Local Epidemiologist, have hosted a webinar, From Elimination to Resurgence: The challenges of controlling vaccine-preventable disease in a...
What is the ‘Golden-Hour’ of Sepsis?
Sepsis is the systemic inflammatory response to an infection. When sepsis involves one of the major organs it is known as severe sepsis. It is noted that over the last 30 years the mortality rate of severe sepsis has dropped by 80%. The drop in mortality is due to the...
Unmasking Pneumonia: A Closer Look at Symptoms, Types and Prevention
Pneumonia is a common lung infection caused by germs, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi. It can be a complication of the flu, but other viruses, bacteria and even fungi can cause pneumonia. Pneumonia and its symptoms can vary from mild to severe. Treatment depends...
Ensuring Nursing Homes Residents are Free of Any Significant Medication Errors
Medication errors can have serious – and, even, deadly – impacts on nursing home residents. Nevertheless, they are a common problem in too many nursing homes. Too often, medication is given to residents in a manner that conflicts with manufacturer’s instructions or...
CDC COCA Call: Overdoses Involving Xylazine Mixed with Fentanyl: Clinical and Public Health Implications
During this COCA Call, presenters will discuss the epidemiology of overdoses involving xylazine mixed with fentanyl, the current understanding of health risks related to these overdoses, and acute treatment strategies. The non-opioid drug xylazine has been found in...
Keeping Our Residents and Patients Up-To-Date With Vaccines
Vaccines have greatly reduced diseases that once routinely harmed or killed children and adults. People all over the world—including in the United States—still become seriously ill or even die from diseases that vaccines can help prevent. It is important that you stay...
Higher Risk of C.diff Infection with Combined Antibiotic & Proton Pump Inhibitor Use
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), is a type of bacterial infection that causes diarrhea, abdominal pain, and sometimes life-threatening complications. CDI has been most associated with antibiotic use, which can disrupt the normal balance of gut bacteria and...
Midwest Street Medicine: Addressing Homelessness Challenges
Individuals experiencing homelessness often have complex social dynamics, including mental health or addiction care needs. Many individuals have significant trauma and require multidisciplinary care. This is why peer support and social work are vital. Midwest Street...
Great Plains QIN Webinar: It’s All About the Heart; Opportunities for Cardiac Care in the Dakotas | February 27, 2024
Watch this Webinar, hosted by Great Plains QIN, to learn cardiac rehab services in the Dakotas; results from a cardiac rehab environmental scan will be shared. Viewers will be better able to recognize opportunities to increase the quality of care that cardiac patients...
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.