Celebrating Five Years of QIO Program Successes
As the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program 11th Scope of Work (SoW) comes to an end, leaders at the Quality Improvement and Innovation Group (QIIG) within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality...
Celebrating Impact, Focusing on Collaboration AND Looking Ahead
The final National Learning & Action Network (LAN) Event, titled “Celebrating Impact, Focusing on Collaboration, & Looking Ahead,” will highlight significant outcomes, outstanding innovations and sustainability efforts. Wednesday, July 10, 2019 2:00 –...
Ongoing Efforts to Combat C. diff in Long-Term Care Settings
Angel Davis [pictured] is a registered nurse and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ subject matter expert for the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program’s long-term care work. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing Quality Innovation...
Great Plains QIN Receives Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors (NQIIC) Award
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services selected Great Plains Quality Innovation Network as a Prime awardee of the Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractor. This designation will allow NQIICs to bid on Task Orders over the next five years. As...
Reminder: BFCC-QIO Changes That Require Action by Healthcare Providers
REMINDER: Effective June 8, 2019: Changes to the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care – Quality Improvement Organization program. The Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program is the cornerstone of Medicare’s efforts to improve the quality of care and health...
BFCC-QIO Changes That Require Action by Healthcare Providers
Effective June 8, 2019, there will be changes to the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care – Quality Improvement Organization program. The Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program is the cornerstone of Medicare’s efforts to improve the quality of care and health...
CMS Seeking Quality Payment Program Clinician Champions
Do you enjoy thinking outside-of-the-box? Do you enjoy identifying unique ways to educate clinicians and generate awareness? If so, CMS is looking for you! The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is in search of candidates to voluntarily...![2019 National Care Transitions Awareness Day Summit [April 16, 2019]](https://i2.wp.com/greatplainsqin.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/powerofengagement1280x300.jpg?resize=1080%2C300&ssl=1)
2019 National Care Transitions Awareness Day Summit [April 16, 2019]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a National Care Transitions Awareness Day Summit on April 16, 2019 to increase awareness and action in the beneficiary and provider communities of the importance of safe and effective care transitions...
CMS Improving Nursing Home Compare
Changes offer greater support to consumers looking to compare quality of Nursing Homes The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced updates coming in April to Nursing Home Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System; strengthening this...
Patients, Advocates, Providers, Researchers and Healthcare Champions Come Together for Solutions
Innovating for Value and Results Several members of the Great Plains Quality Innovation Network quality improvement team were among 3,000 leaders across the country who attended the 2019 CMS National Quality Conference, hosted by the Centers for Medicare &...