CMS QAPI Website
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement (QAPI) website offers tools & resources to help nursing homes improve the quality of life and quality of care and services delivered to r
Medicare Learning Network Calls and Webcasts
The Medicare Learning Network® (MLN) provides free educational materials for health care providers on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) programs, policies, and initiatives.
Focused Dementia Care Survey: Resident-Specific Questions
This resource was developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to help nursing homes assess their practices for providing care to residents with dementia.
Focused Dementia Care Survey: Facility-Specific Questions
This resource was developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to help nursing homes assess their practices for providing care to residents with dementia.
Late Adopter Antipsychotic Use by State - 2021Q4
Late Adopter Data Report - 2021Q4
This data report, developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is specific to the progress of late adopters in Quarter 4 of 2021 as part of the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes.
Antipsychotic Use by State
This data report, developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), was created as part of the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes and illustrates antipsychotic use by state for July 2022-June 2023.
CMS expands support to address concerns and resolve issues for Medicare beneficiaries using “Immediate Advocacy”
CMS expands support to address concerns and resolve issues for Medicare beneficiaries using “Immediate Advocacy”
To protect Medicare beneficiaries and the Medicare Trust Fund, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) established Beneficiary and Family Centered Care-Quality Improvement Organizations (BFCC-QIOs). BFCC-QIOs help beneficiaries exercise their right to high-quality health care by providing a range of services. Among these services is Immediate Advocacy (IA), an informal process used to quickly address concerns and resolve issues.
CMS Disclaimer (Spanish)
Official NQIIC outreach materials require publication numbers and disclaimers. Outreach materials are products (electronic or hard copy) that will be distributed outside NQIIC to any audience, including health professionals, stakeholders, information intermediaries, Medicare beneficiaries and media organizations or their representatives.