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Celebrating 10 Years of Quality Improvement


This year marks Ohio KePRO’s 10-year anniversary in the Medicare quality improvement program! Click on the links below to download a media kit with highlights and landmarks from the past ten years:



Media Kit


   Media Kit Cover Letter Media Kit Cover Letter Improvement in Ohio Healthcare Improvement in Ohio Healthcare
   10th Anniversary Press Release 10th Anniversary Press Release Spotlight on Quality – Special 10th Anniversary Edition Spotlight on Quality – Special 10th Anniversary Edition
Ten Years of Quality Improvement Ten Years of Quality Improvement Media Contact Sheet Media Contact Sheet
QIO Program 9th SOW Overview/Chart QIO Program 9th SOW Overview/Chart Ohio KePRO Board of Directors Ohio KePRO Board of Directors
   About Us About Us Ohio KePRO Management Team Ohio KePRO Management Team

Visit our 10th Anniversary page to read more about our decade of quality improvement.


Ohio KePRO engages with healthcare providers and stakeholders as well as Medicare beneficiaries to actively foster quality improvements and to raise awareness about the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program. In the current QIO contract cycle, known as the 9th Statement of Work (SOW), our work focuses on these core Themes:


We also work to promote three overarching Themes:

  • Value-Driven Healthcare

  • Health Information Technology (HIT)

  • Reducing Health Disparities



Press Releases


Ohio KePRO Launches New Website – April 7, 2010Adobe PDF file

Ohio KePRO Awarded Medicare Beneficiary Protection Program Support Contract – August 12, 2009Adobe PDF file

Ohio KePRO Celebrates 10 Years as Ohio’s Medicare Quality Improvement Organization – July 30, 2009Adobe PDF file

August: Immunize Now for Good Health – July 29, 2009Adobe PDF file

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month – February 27, 2009Adobe PDF file

February is National Cancer Prevention Month – January 28, 2009 Adobe PDF file

Ohio KePRO Medical Director Appointed to Ohio Joint Legislative Study Commission – November 3, 2008 Adobe PDF file


Browse our news release archives



Fact Sheets


The following QIO Program fact sheets were created by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):


Overview/Core Themes


Cross-Cutting Themes

Healthcare Settings


Browse all QIO Program Fact Sheets


Media


Ohio KePRO has clinical and quality improvement experts on staff who are qualified to speak on healthcare topics related to QIO Program Themes. For more information, contact Sue Garlando, Marketing & Communications Supervisor, at (216) 503-5768 or sgarlando@ohqio.sdps.org.