Medicare
Health Care Excel is the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Indiana. It is contracted with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services – an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – to improve quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries, protect the integrity of the Medicare Trust Fund, focus on quality-improvement initiatives and promote preventive health care. To achieve these goals, the Indiana Medicare QIO works with Medicare beneficiaries, hospitals, nursing homes and physician practices according to CMS guidelines.
Kentucky Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO)
Health Care Excel of Kentucky is the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for Kentucky. It is contracted with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)—an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—to improve quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries, protect the integrity of the Medicare Trust Fund, focus on quality improvement initiatives, and promote preventive health care services. To achieve these goals, the Kentucky Medicare QIO works with Medicare beneficiaries, hospitals, nursing homes, and physician practices according to CMS guidelines.
