Quality Improvement Organization Program

E500286

The Quality Improvement Organization Program is a U.S. Medicare initiative that contracts with organizations in each state to improve the quality, efficiency, and safety of care delivered to Medicare beneficiaries.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Medicare program ⓘ
United States federal health care quality program ⓘ
administeredBy Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ⓘ
aimsToImprove care transitions ⓘ
chronic disease management ⓘ
preventive care utilization ⓘ
aimsToReduce adverse drug events ⓘ
health care-associated infections ⓘ
hospital readmissions ⓘ
appliesTo Medicare Advantage program ⓘ
linked to: Medicare Part C

Medicare fee-for-service program ⓘ
linked to: Medicare
benefits Medicare beneficiaries ⓘ
collaboratesWith patient advocacy organizations ⓘ
professional medical societies ⓘ
state health departments ⓘ
collects clinical performance data ⓘ
patient safety data ⓘ
contractsWith Quality Improvement Organizations ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
encourages care coordination improvements ⓘ
evidence-based clinical practices ⓘ
patient safety initiatives ⓘ
focusesOn Medicare beneficiaries ⓘ
fundedBy federal Medicare trust funds ⓘ
hasComponent Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organizations ⓘ
Quality Innovation Network Quality Improvement Organizations ⓘ
hasPurpose improve efficiency of care for Medicare beneficiaries ⓘ
improve quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries ⓘ
improve safety of care for Medicare beneficiaries ⓘ
legalBasis Social Security Act ⓘ
monitors beneficiary complaints about quality of care ⓘ
quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries ⓘ
overseenBy CMS Center for Clinical Standards and Quality ⓘ
partOf Medicare ⓘ
predecessor Professional Standards Review Organization program ⓘ
regulates quality of health care services ⓘ
scope national ⓘ
sector health care quality improvement ⓘ
supports data-driven performance measurement ⓘ
quality improvement projects ⓘ
technical assistance to providers ⓘ
targets home health agencies ⓘ
hospitals ⓘ
nursing homes ⓘ
other Medicare-participating providers ⓘ
physician practices ⓘ
timePeriod ongoing ⓘ
typeOfContract cost-reimbursement contracts ⓘ
usesMechanism contracts with organizations in each state ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Center for Clinical Standards and Quality → overseesProgram → Quality Improvement Organization Program ⓘ
Quality Improvement Organization Program → contractsWith → Quality Improvement Organizations ⓘ
linked to: Quality Improvement Organization Program
Quality Improvement Organization Program → hasComponent → Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organizations ⓘ
linked to: Quality Improvement Organization Program
Quality Improvement Organization Program → hasComponent → Quality Innovation Network Quality Improvement Organizations ⓘ
linked to: Quality Improvement Organization Program