Quality Innovation Network - Quality Improvement Organizations by State

Published 03/12/2026

Nationally, the Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO) Program partners with leading organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and many others. QIOs also work with state, local and tribal agencies, engaging them as partners in learning and action networks and improving collaboratives that rapidly effect large-scale change for the better.

Table 1. CMS Quality Innovation Network (QIN)-QIO 13th Scope of Work Contractors (2025 to 2030).
Region CMS QIN-QIO Region Awardee States Served

1

Northeast: CMS QIN-QIO (1) Superior Health Quality Alliance, Inc. (SHQA) Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

2

Mid-Atlantic: CMS QIN-QIO (2) Island Peer Review Organization, Inc. (IPRO) Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia
3 Southeast: CMS QIN-QIO (3) Health Quality Innovators (HQI) Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee
4 Great Lakes: CMS QIN-QIO (4) Superior Health Quality Alliance, Inc. (SHQA) Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin
5 Southcentral: CMS QIN-QIO (5) TMF Health Quality Institute Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas
6 Midwest: CMS QIN-QIO (6) Telligen, Inc. Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington
7 West: CMS QIN-QIO (7) Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG) Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and the Pacific Territories

Reference: Quality Improvement Organizations.


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