House Calls: Bringing Infection Prevention, Source Control and COVID-19 Vaccine Education to the Comfort of Your Home

Physician talking with senior

With the partnership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Project Firstline, W

QI Times

The Quality Improvement (QI) Times is an internal, electronic newsletter produced once a month by Data Validation Administrative and Contractor (DVA) Communications with news, resources and events for the Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors (NQIIC) community.





Last Updated:
June 17, 2024


QIN-QIO Community of Practice Call | Elevating the Voice of the Patient: The TMF Patient and Family Engagement Network

Caregiver and resident in nursing home

Establishing and maintaining strong, mutual relationships with patients is crucial to create mean

Quality Co-Op Resources

Quality Co-Op is a suite of new, members-only features on www.QIOProgram.org that launched on January 31, 2022 to encourage collaboration and coordination among NQIIC teams.




Last Updated:
July 18, 2023


National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call

Nursing Home Administrator

Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control a

QIN-QIO Community of Practice Call: Celebrating and Recognizing Innovative Healthcare Achievements

Man and woman smiling inside building

The Health Quality Innovation Network (HQIN) will provide an overview of their annual awards prog

How Do My Medicines Work? (Spanish)

This poster was developed by the TMF Quality Innovation Network, the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) for Arkansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Northern Mariana Islands, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Texas and the U.S. Virgin Islands, in English and Spanish. It illustrates how diabetes medicines work within the body. Health care providers can use this poster to share information about medications with their patients who have diabetes.





Last Updated:
July 18, 2023


How Do My Medicines Work?

This poster was developed by the TMF Quality Innovation Network, the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) for Arkansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Northern Mariana Islands, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Texas and the U.S. Virgin Islands, in English and Spanish. It illustrates how diabetes medicines work within the body. Health care providers can use this poster to share information about medications with their patients who have diabetes.





Last Updated:
July 18, 2023


Opioid Prescriber Safety and Support (OPSS) Fact Sheet

This resource, produced by the Data Validation and Administrative (DVA) contractor, was developed for Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors (NQIIC) to share with health care providers, partners and communities. It describes the Opioid Prescriber Safety and Support (OPSS) initiative and how data is used in the initiative to make care safer for people with Medicare.




Last Updated:
July 18, 2023


QIN-QIO Community of Practice Call: Using ECHO to Improve Patient Safety and Protect Residents and Staff During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Caregiver and nursing home resident with masks

In October 2020, Comagine Health and Alliant Health Solutions launched the Agency for Healthcare