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Overview

The Hospital Quality Initiative (HQI), like other CMS quality initiatives, consists of many facets. Its goals are to improve the care provided by the nation¡¦s hospitals and to provide quality information to consumers and others. CMS has several efforts in progress to provide hospital quality information to consumers and others and improve the care provided by the nation¡¦s hospitals. These activities build upon previous CMS and QIO efforts on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries and other adults to promote the best medical practices associated with certain clinical conditions. This page links to fact sheets, reports and other documents.

Downloads   
AMI-6 Fact Sheet (12/2008) [PDF 75 KB]

Overview Summary [PDF 33 KB]
Related Links Inside CMS   
Medicare.gov

Quality Initiatives - General Information

CMS Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs)
Related Links Outside CMS  External Linking Policy
Hospital Compare

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

 

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