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New Mexico's Health Quality Improvement Organization |
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HospitalsNMMRA assists hospitals to improve care related to four national clinical topics identified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Acute Myocardial Infarction, Congestive Heart Failure, Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Surgical Site Infection Prevention. Twenty-two quality measures related to those topics help guide our collaborative efforts. Read more about NMMRA's hospital quality improvement initiatives. Since the Fall of 2005, NMMRA has been working with identified participant groups (IPGs) on four projects. Each project requires the support and participation of hospital leadership and an organizational commitment to improving care delivery systems. Select the appropriate link below for the latest information on these IPGs and to learn how to apply to participate in these projects. NMMRA works with CMS in its efforts to implement a confidential, nationwide system for collecting hospital-generated data on clinical quality of care related to the CMS-targeted national priority topics. The new CMS data collection system will be coordinated with existing efforts by many hospitals to collect quality-of-care data for the Joint Commission. Read more about public reporting and CMS non-public reporting. Focus On QualityNMMRA hosts quarterly Focus On Quality meetings for hospital quality improvement managers which serve as a forum for training, networking, sharing of best practices and information updates. These meetings also foster collective quality improvement activities in New Mexico. NMMRA provides training, networking and continuing education opportunities, free of charge, to empower individuals to become change agents for their facilities. All hospital staff involved in quality is encouraged to attend. Upcoming meetings are posted on NMMRA's Events Web page where hospital staff can register to attend online. Hospital Quality Initiative resources and Focus on Quality meeting presentations |