{"id":27,"date":"2014-12-30T17:24:10","date_gmt":"2014-12-30T17:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/93fd47b736.nxcli.net\/QIO\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2024-10-10T09:42:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T15:42:50","slug":"quality-improvement-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/quality-improvement-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality Improvement Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Quality Improvement Initiatives<\/h1>\n<p>Under contract with the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Mountain Pacific is the designated Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) for<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/montana\/\">Montana<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wyoming\/\">Wyoming<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/hawaiius-pacific-territories\/\">Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific Territories of Guam and American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands<\/a> and<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/alaska\/\">Alaska<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As the QIN-QIO, we strive to be <em><strong>person-centered<\/strong><\/em>, listening to the voices of Medicare beneficiaries and their families and helping health care providers do the same. We are <em><strong>collaborative<\/strong><\/em>, building relationships, aligning activities and sharing knowledge and resources to bring about a shared vision; We are <strong><em>results-oriented<\/em><\/strong>, contributing to national goals at the local level. Finally, we are a <em><strong>catalyst for change <\/strong><\/em>to achieve better health care outcomes. Mountain Pacific partners with providers, practitioners, patients and their families and other health care stakeholders to work toward three major goals related to quality improvement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Healthy People, Healthy Communities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mountain Pacific promotes the prevention and treatment of chronic disease. To do this, we work to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Cardiac Health\" href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/cardiac-health\/\">improve cardiac health<\/a> in patients and reduce disparities in cardiac health care;<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><a title=\"Diabetes\" href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/diabetes\/\">improve the health of people with diabetes<\/a> and reduce disparities in diabetes health care as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/qioprogram.org\/everyone-diabetes-counts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Everyone with Diabetes Counts<\/a> program;<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Improving Care Coordination\" href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/improving-care-coordination\/\">improve the coordination of preventive care<\/a> through supporting health care providers\u2019 use of health information technology (HIT) and collaborating with regional extension centers (RECs).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2. Better Health Care for Communities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mountain Pacific believes health care should be patient-centered, reliable, easy to access and safe. We partner with health care facilities and agencies to promote effective communication and coordination of care. We also share data and effective health care practices with hospital and nursing home staff so they can reduce harm caused in the delivery of care. Specifically, we are tasked to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Hospital Infections\" href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/hospital-infections\/\">reduce healthcare-associated infections<\/a>, like catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) and <em>Clostridium difficile<\/em> infections (CDIs);<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Conditions in Nursing Homes\" href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/conditions-in-nursing-homes\/\">reduce healthcare-acquired conditions in nursing homes<\/a>, like injury caused by falls and pressure ulcers;<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Improving Care Coordination\" href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/improving-care-coordination\/\">improve the coordination of care<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Do you have a success story? <a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/success-story-submission-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Share it here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"container1\">\n<div id=\"google_translate_element\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-302883\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Contact-Us-button-300x154.png\" alt=\"Contact Us Contact us to learn more about our services.\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Contact-Us-button-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Contact-Us-button.png 558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/quality-improvement-tools-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-302885\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Tools-and-Resources-button-300x154.png\" alt=\"Tools and Resources See our Quality Improvement Initiative tools and resources.\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Tools-and-Resources-button-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Tools-and-Resources-button.png 558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-302886\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Learn-More-button-300x154.png\" alt=\" Learn More Learn more about Mountain Pacific.\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Learn-More-button-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Learn-More-button.png 558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nfunction googleTranslateElementInit() {\n  new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en', layout: google.translate.TranslateElement.InlineLayout.SIMPLE, autoDisplay: false}, 'google_translate_element');\n}\n<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/translate.google.com\/translate_a\/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quality Improvement Initiatives<br \/>\nUnder contract with the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Mountain Pacific is the designated Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) for<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/montana\/\">Montana<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wyoming\/\">Wyoming<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/hawaiius-pacific-territories\/\">Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific Territories of Guam and American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands<\/a> and<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/alaska\/\">Alaska<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As the QIN-QIO, we strive to be person-centered, listening to the voices of Medicare beneficiaries and their families and helping health care providers do the same. We are collaborative, building relationships, aligning activities and sharing knowledge and resources to bring about a shared vision; We are results-oriented, contributing to national goals at the local level. Finally, we are a catalyst for change to achieve better health care outcomes. Mountain Pacific partners with providers, practitioners, patients and their families and other health care stakeholders to work toward three major goals related to quality improvement.<br \/>\n1. Healthy People, Healthy Communities<br \/>\nMountain Pacific promotes the prevention and treatment of chronic disease. To do this, we work to<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Cardiac Health\" href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/cardiac-health\/\">improve cardiac health<\/a> in patients and reduce disparities in cardiac health care;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Diabetes\" href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/diabetes\/\">improve the health of people with diabetes<\/a> and reduce disparities in diabetes health care as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/qioprogram.org\/everyone-diabetes-counts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Everyone with Diabetes Counts<\/a> program;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Improving Care Coordination\" href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/improving-care-coordination\/\">improve the coordination of preventive care<\/a> through supporting health care providers\u2019 use of health information technology (HIT) and collaborating with regional extension centers (RECs).<\/p>\n<p>2. Better Health Care for Communities<br \/>\nMountain Pacific believes health care should be patient-centered, reliable, easy to access and safe. We partner with health care facilities and agencies to promote effective communication and coordination of care. We also share data and effective health care practices with hospital and nursing home staff so they can reduce harm caused in the delivery of care. Specifically, we are tasked to<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Hospital Infections\" href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/hospital-infections\/\">reduce healthcare-associated infections<\/a>, like catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) and Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs);<br \/>\n<a title=\"Conditions in Nursing Homes\" href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/conditions-in-nursing-homes\/\">reduce healthcare-acquired conditions in nursing homes<\/a>, like injury caused by falls and pressure ulcers;<br \/>\n<a title=\"Improving Care Coordination\" href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/improving-care-coordination\/\">improve the coordination of care<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a success story? <a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/success-story-submission-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Share it here!<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/quality-improvement-tools-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}