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
Working with healthcare facilities to share evidence-based practices and resources to screen for and address depression, chronic pain, and substance use disorders
Prevention & Chronic Disease Management
Focusing on healthcare best practices and support services to identify risk factors and reduce morbidity and mortality related to chronic conditions.
Care Coordination
Improving communication and discharge planning when patients transfer across care settings.
Health IT
Enhancing data exchange and utilization to strengthen communication across care settings, improve outcomes, and empower patients to access and use health information.
Patient Safety
Providing technical assistance related to infection prevention and control, adverse drug events, and safety events to improve the care patients and residents receive.
Quality Management
Assisting with emergency preparedness plans, workforce planning and development, cybersecurity, supply chain management, and drug shortage awareness and prevention.
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.
Provider Networks
Hospitals
Support rural hospitals, critical access hospitals and hospitals serving vulnerable populations
Outpatient Clinical Practices
Collaborate with outpatient clinics to improve the quality and efficiency of care for people with Medicare
Patients & Families
Partner with Medicare beneficiaries, family members, and caregivers to empower them to engage fully in their care
Community Partners
Coordinate with health departments, community-based organizations, and other community partners to make care safer, more accessible and less costly for their community members
Nursing Homes
Provide nursing homes with technical assistance to improve their overall 5-star rating and quality measure ratings on clinical measures for resident care
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