Focus Areas
Our work aligns with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services health priorities, creating a unified approach to quality improvement.
The QIN-QIO Program focuses on the following areas:
Strengthening Care Coordination
Reduce hospital readmissions and improve communication across care settings
Improving Behavioral Health Outcomes
Screen for depression and behavioral health concerns, reduce opioid utilization and misuse and optimize appropriate chronic pain care
Enhancing Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
Support better outcomes for conditions like diabetes, hypertension and heart disease
Advancing Patient Safety
Reduce healthcare-associated infections and adverse drug events.
Strengthening Quality Management Infrastructure
Support with emergency preparedness, workforce development, cybersecurity, supply chain management and drug shortages
Maximizing Health Information Technology
Advance access and use of Health IT to improve quality and outcomes
Strengthening Care Coordination
Strengthening Care Coordination - Reduce hospital readmissions and improve communication across care settings
Improving Behavioral Health Outcomes
Screen for depression and behavioral health concerns, reduce opioid utilization and misuse and optimize appropriate chronic pain care
Enhancing Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
Support better outcomes for conditions like diabetes, hypertension and heart disease
Advancing Patient Safety
Reduce healthcare-associated infections and adverse drug events.
Strengthening Quality Management Infrastructure
Support with emergency preparedness, workforce development, cybersecurity, supply chain management and drug shortages
Maximizing Health Information Technology
Advance access and use of Health IT to improve quality and outcomes
We’re driving change for a healthier future—one community, one provider, one Medicare beneficiary at a time.
Our Resource Center offers free, evidence-based tools and resources to support your quality improvement goals.
