Home Health Quality Initiative
Ohio KePRO, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for Ohio, receives funding from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to assist health care providers in developing and managing quality improvement programs for Medicare beneficiaries. It is Ohio KePRO's goal to help Home Health Agencies (HHAs) succeed in the planning and implementation of Outcome Based Quality Improvement (OBQI) programs and ultimately improve patient outcomes. Ohio KePRO provides benefits, free of charge, to Medicare-certified HHAs interested in participating in the Home Health OBQI program. These benefits include:
Educational Programs
• Regional seminars.
• Continuing education opportunities.
Resources Materials
• Quality improvement materials.
• MedQIC
Quality Improvement Expertise
• Assistance with OBQI implementation.
• Consultation and technical assistance.
• Expert feedback on plan of action and monitoring reports.
• Assistance with interpreting OBQI reports.
Networking Opportunities
• Collaboratives.
Collaboratives are work groups that facilitate the sharing of information and resources, primarily through group conference calls.
• E-mail list server.
A list server allows for sharing of information and resources through e-mail distribution.
What is the HHQI?
The Home Health Quality Initiative (HHQI), an effort of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is a campaign to improve the quality of care in home health care across the country. Through the HHQI, Ohio KePRO offers educational programs, resource materials, and quality improvement expertise at no cost to all Ohio home health agencies.
More information about the HHQI is available on the CMS Web site.
What is the OBQI system?
The goal of the Outcome Based Quality Improvement (OBQI) system is to use OASIS-derived outcome information to improve patient care processes and specific clinical outcomes. The Ohio KePRO HHQI Team provides consultation services, training, and support on the OBQI system to all agencies in Ohio.
Event |
Date |
Time |
OBQI Training |
5/15/2008 05/20/2008, 05/22/2008,05/28/2008,06/04/2008 |
Regulations Governing Appeals of MA Decisions
Enrollees of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will have the right to an expedited review by a Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) when they disagree with their MA plan's decision that Medicare coverage of their services from a skilled nursing facility (SNF), home health agency (HHA), or comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility (CORF) should end. Read more .
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