Northeast and Mid-Atlantic CMS QIN-QIOs (Regions 1 & 2)
The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic CMS QIN-QIOs (Regions 1 & 2) are collaborations of three organizations with decades of experience serving as Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs). The collaboration is led by IPRO, and joined by two other established and respected Medicare QIOs: Healthcentric Advisors and Qlarant. As the QIN-QIO, the IPRO team works directly with nursing homes, hospitals, and physician offices to improve the quality and safety of care for people with Medicare.
Region 1 covers Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, while Region 2 includes five states: Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, as well as the District of Columbia. The contract term runs through May 2030.
The Medicare QIO program is a national healthcare quality improvement program, led by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and implemented across the United States and its territories. The program is the engine driving innovative collaborations that result in high-quality, affordable, and person-centered care for America’s Medicare beneficiaries.
We bring communities together in data-driven initiatives at the local, state, and regional levels to achieve national health quality goals. Working with us provides organizations with opportunities to hear about and share best practices with other healthcare providers, receive support in applying cutting-edge digital health solutions and streamlined analytics, learn about ways to engage Medicare beneficiaries and their families, and integrate proven strategies for sustaining positive change.
Our experienced team of quality improvement professionals includes physicians, nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, administrators, subject matter experts, beneficiaries, and quality improvement and change experts.
Our Approach
We provide healthcare organizations and providers with technical support and assistance, at no cost, to help them build and sustain highly-functioning care teams that implement evidence-based processes to ensure the consistent delivery of individualized patient/resident-centered care. We convene subject-matter experts, stakeholders, providers, and care teams to explore practices that positively impact staff, patients and residents.
Our activities focus on topic areas that include chronic disease management and prevention, quality and patient safety, behavioral health, emergency preparedness, care coordination, and workforce challenges.
To learn more, visit the IPRO QIN-QIO website.
