October 21, 2020
Healthcare Association of New York State to Provide Hospital Quality Improvement Services for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Rensselaer, NY – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded a four-year contract to the Healthcare Association of New York State to serve as a Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor (HQIC) within its Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors (NQIIC).
HQICs will provide targeted quality improvement assistance to small, rural and critical access hospitals and those hospitals that have been identified by CMS as requiring technical assistance. CMS has directed HQICs to use innovation to drive results and to implement data-driven quality improvement interventions to assist hospitals in ensuring the safety and quality of care delivered to all Medicare beneficiaries.
HQICs will partner with the targeted hospitals to help address needs such as infection control, pandemic readiness and response, a concerted response to the opioid epidemic and patient safety.
HANYS can be contacted at HANYS.org or 518-431-7600. For more information on hospital quality improvement, please visit www.cms.gov.
About HANYS
The Healthcare Association of New York State is the only statewide hospital and continuing care association in New York, representing nonprofit and public hospitals, nursing homes, home care agencies and other healthcare organizations. HANYS is a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to advance the health of individuals and communities by providing leadership, representation and service to healthcare providers and systems across the entire continuum of care.
