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Strengthening Care Where It Matters Most

See how the Midwest QIN-QIO supports healthcare teams with practical tools and guidance to improve quality and patient outcomes

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Transform Healthcare Quality

Proven results and successes stories from organizations across the country

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Explore Quality Improvement Materials

Explore a high-level program overview alongside proven success examples, designed to help turn data into action and drive meaningful quality improvement

CMS Quality Initiatives: What You Need to Know

Understand the program, available support, and key opportunities for your hospital

Transforming Healthcare Quality: Proven Examples

Proven results and success stories from organizations across the country

Strengthening Emergency Readiness

Using performance data to strengthen response capabilities

Priority Areas

behavioral health

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

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prevention & chronic disease management

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.

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care coordination

care coordination

Improving communication and discharge planning when patients transfer across care settings.

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health it

health it

Enhancing data exchange and utilization to strengthen communication across care settings, improve outcomes, and empower patients to access and use health information.

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patient safety

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.

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quality management

Quality Management

Assisting with emergency preparedness plans, workforce planning and development, cybersecurity, supply chain management, and drug shortage awareness and prevention.

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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.

 

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Get No-Cost Support to Improve Quality and Meet CMS Goals

The Midwest QIN-QIO partners with providers across the region to improve patient outcomes, strengthen care delivery, and align with CMS priorities—at no cost to your organization.

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