Words Matter: Using People-First, Non-Stigmatizing Language

This guide to using non-stigmatizing language when discussing opioid use disorder (OUD) and substance use disorders (SUD) was developed by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services in partnership with the University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center.





Last Updated:
March 13, 2024


TMF Partners with Large Arkansas Hospital to Achieve Significant Improvements in Sepsis Rates

March 08, 2024

TMF Partners with Large Arkansas Hospital to Achieve Significant Improvements in Sepsis Rates

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program is dedicated to improving health care quality at the community level. Hospital Quality Improvement Contractors (HQICs) are strategic partners of the QIO Program dedicated to improving the quality of care delivered to people with Medicare in hospitals.

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Opioid Utilization Dashboard

This dashboard was developed by IPRO QIN-QIO for IPRO for healthcare provider to help visualize prescribing rates within and across communities over time and can help focus efforts in geolocations in need of opioid related interventions.

IPRO QIN-QIO's publicly viewable Opioid Utilization Dashboard provides state and county level mapping of opioid utilization for the IPRO QIN-QIO region using Part D for six-month time period intervals by:





Last Updated:
March 01, 2024


Buprenorphine for Pain Relief Podcast

This podcast was developed by IPRO IPRO QIN-QIO's for healthcare professionals to help educate professionals on the management of complex, chronic pain patients.





Last Updated:
March 01, 2024


Pneumococcal Vaccine (Animated Video)

This brief, animated video was developed by IPRO for patients and providers. In laymen's terms, this video explains the role of the pneumococcal vaccine in keeping individuals safe from potentially serious illnesses. Healthcare providers can download this video and show in patient waiting areas or any public area.





Last Updated
March 01, 2024


IPRO ECHO: When the Pain Won’t Stop: Whole Person Care Addressing Chronic Pain 8-session education series

This educational resource series was developed by IPRO QIN-QIO for healthcare providers and explores chronic pain from the biopsychosocial perspective of three domains: biological (e.g., tissue damage, inflammation); psychosocial (e.g., thoughts and emotions affect pain, memories of pain; and social/sociological (e.g., socioeconomic, gender, ethnicity, isolation).





Last Updated:
March 02, 2024


Maintaining and Sustaining a Highly Reliable Quality Improvement Strategy

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EQIC’s three-part webinar series will orient and refresh quality teams on the fundamentals of a s

Understanding and Optimizing Sepsis Care Through Informatics

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EQIC’s March 5 Sepsis Affinity Workgroup meeting will feature a team from Jefferson Health who wi

HQIC Community of Practice Call | Enhancing Capacity: Reengineering Fall and Fall Injury Programs: Infrastructure, Capacity and Sustainability

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This session features national subject matter expert Pat Quigley, PhD, MPH, ARNP, CRRN, FAAN, FAA

HQIC Community of Practice Call | Pressure Injury Prevention (PIP): Zero Harm

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This session will feature a discussion among the Eastern US Quality Improvement Collaborative (EQ