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Topics for Improvement Overview


CIMRO of Nebraska contracts with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and quality of healthcare services. CIMRO of Nebraska works with healthcare providers to improve the quality of care delivered to people with Medicare, including assisting physicians and staff in hospitals, nursing homes, homecare agencies, managed care organizations and physician offices to improve quality through the use of system and process changes. 

CIMRO of Nebraska began implementation of the 9th Scope of Work (9SOW) contract in August 2008.  Efforts in the 9SOW are concentrated on assisting facilities with the greatest opportunity for improvement on specific measures of healthcare quality. 


Topics for Improvement


URLSetting
Acute Care HospitalizationHomecare
Acute Myocardial InfarctionHospital
Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing HomesNursing Home
Alternative Dispute ResolutionCase Review
Ambulation/LocomotionHomecare
Breast Cancer ScreeningPhysician Office
Colorectal Cancer ScreeningPhysician Office
COPDHomecare
DiabetesHomecare; Physician Office
Drug SafetyHospital; Homecare; Nursing Home; Physician Office
DyspneaHomecare
Electronic Health Records (EHR)Physician Office
Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA)Case Review
Fast-Track AppealsCase Review
Fistula FirstHospital
Healthcare DisparitiesPhysician Office
Heart Failure - HomecareHomecare
Heart Failure - InpatientHospital
Home Health Quality ImprovementHomecare
Homecare Data ToolsHomecare
Hospital - Inpatient Data CollectionHospital
Hospital Issued Notice of Non-Coverage (HINN)Case Review
Hospital-based notice appeals/IMMCase Review
ImmunizationsHospital; Homecare; Nursing Home; Physician Office
Management of Oral MedicationsHomecare
MRSAHospital
Nebraska Improvement Map CampaignHospital
OASIS & OBQI (Outcomes-Based Quality Improvement)Homecare
Pain Interfering with ActivityHomecare
Physical RestraintsNursing Home
Physician AcknowledgmentCase Review
Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)Physician Office
PneumoniaHospital
Prevention & Treatment of Pressure UlcersHospital; Nursing Home
Quality Improvement ToolsHospital; Homecare; Nursing Home; Physician Office; Case Review
Quality of Care ConcernsCase Review
Resident-Directed CareNursing Home
Resident-Directed Care MentoringNursing Home
Setting Targets - Achieving Results (STAR)Nursing Home
Setting Targets - Achieving Results (STAR)Homecare
Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP)Hospital
Surgical WoundsHomecare
TelehealthHomecare
TransferringHomecare
Urinary IncontinenceHomecare
Utilization Review/HWDRGCase Review
 

Themes


  CareTrek
  Patient Safety
  Prevention
  Beneficiary Protection/Case Review