Midwest CMS QIN-QIO
We are a comprehensive quality improvement program that places healthcare providers and consumers at its center. Participants set collaborative goals to make an impact on the most challenging healthcare issues facing our communities today. We actively partner with providers because we strongly believe that it takes collective action to make healthcare safer, more accessible, and more cost-effective.
As the Midwest Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), our experts work with hospitals, nursing homes, and outpatient clinical practices to drive measurable improvements in healthcare quality and patient safety. Through our no-cost quality improvement initiatives, we work to increase access to quality care, enhance care delivery, and optimize health outcomes for millions of beneficiaries across our service area.
Priority Areas
behavioral health
prevention & chronic disease management
care coordination
health it
patient safety
quality management
Who We Serve
In 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded five-year regional contracts to serve as Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organizations (QIN-QIOs). Our team was awarded Region 6, the Midwest Region.
The Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program, one of the largest federal programs dedicated to improving health quality for Medicare beneficiaries, is an integral part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Quality Strategy for providing better care and better health at lower cost.
For more than 50 years, QIN-QIOs have helped healthcare organizations and providers improve outcomes for millions of people nationwide through proven quality improvement solutions and healthcare expertise.
