CMS has awarded a contract to HealthInsight — a Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization for the southwest region of the U.S. — to help Indian Health Service federal government-operated hospitals implement best practices and other improvements.
Over the course of the roughly three-year contract, HealthInsight will work with IHS on leadership, staff development, data analytics, clinical standards of care and quality of care related to Medicare patients.
"IHS hospitals — and our staff members across the country — are focused on continuous improvement. The QIO will provide training for our staff and access to experts to strengthen IHS' capacity to deliver quality healthcare for American Indian and Alaska Native patients," said IHS Principal Deputy Director Mary L. Smith.