Quality and the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Program (MBQIP)
The Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) is a quality improvement activity under the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program of the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP).
The goal of MBQIP is to improve the quality of care provided in CAHs, by increasing quality data reporting by CAHs and then driving quality improvement activities based on the data. This project provides an opportunity for individual hospitals to look at their own data, measure their outcomes against other CAHs, and partner with other hospitals in the state around quality improvement initiatives to improve outcomes and provide the highest quality care to each and every one of their patients.
Although MBQIP reporting is optional to CAHs, it is required for CAHs who wish to participate in any Flex-funded opportunity in the areas of quality, finance and operations, EMS and/or population health. MBQIP's Core Improvement Initiatives fall under four domains:
- Patient Safety
- Patient Engagement
- Care Transitions
- Outpatient
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- Critical Access Hospital Quality Reporting Overview Guide to assist new and experienced Quality Officers with reporting requirements at their CAH.
- Oregon’s CAH Quality Network encourages CAH quality professionals collaborate and learn together. All CAHs are encouraged to join monthly calls and participate in regional networking activities. For more information about the Oregon CAH Quality Network, contact Stacie Rothwell at sayegh@ohsu.edu
- Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance (RQITA) Resource Center - MBQIP data submission deadlines, measure guides, templates, and tools.
- Additional MBQIP resources from the National Rural Health Resource Center are available at the MBQIP Resource Page.
- MBQIP Monthly is a monthly e-newsletter that provides Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) with information and support for quality reporting and improvement and highlights current information about the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP). View current or past issues of RQITA Monthly.