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Healthcare Initiatives

In August 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded the 9th Statement of Work (SOW) contracts to the Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs). The QIO contracts extend from August 1, 2008, through July 31, 2011, and mark a new direction for the QIO Program. This new direction includes:

Projects that span the entire spectrum of the health care community
Focusing on quality improvement resources where they are needed the most
Addressing key priorities of health care quality including identification and reduction of disparities across a continuum of care and across racial/ethnic, geographic, socioeconomic and demographic lines.

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FMQAI has contracted with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as the Medicare Quality Improvement organization for Florida to implement quality of care improvements and protect Medicare beneficiaries through the following national themes:

Beneficiary Protection
Patient Safety (also known as the “CMS National Patient Safety Initiative”)
Prevention

and through the following sub-national themes:

Care Transitions
Prevention: Chronic Kidney Disease

In its role as the ESRD Network of Florida, FMQAI provides quality improvement, data management, grievance investigation, technical assistance, patient and professional education services for more than 17,000 dialysis patients and 285 dialysis providers in Florida. The goal of Network 7 is to effectively and efficiently improve the quality of care and quality of life for Florida’s ESRD patients.

FMQAI is also the Hospital Outpatient Quality Data Reporting Program (HOP QDRP) support contractor. Under contract with CMS, FMQAI provides technical support and feedback to assist hospitals with outpatient quality data reporting. The reporting of quality measures for hospital out-patient services builds on previous efforts in the in-patient arena, having the same purpose. Reporting is intended to encourage hospitals and clinicians to improve their quality of care and to empower consumers with quality of care information to make informed decisions about their health care.

FMQAI has extensive experience in leading national and statewide healthcare initiatives, employing experts in provider education, quality improvement tools, medical record review, and technical assistance.