MetaStar, Inc. is the designated quality improvement organization (QIO) in Wisconsin, focusing on national quality initiatives identified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Learn more about the role of QIOs 

Working with multiple health care providers in conjunction with national and local organizations, MetaStar has gained experience implementing quality improvement programs with hospitals, nursing homes, managed care organizations and physician offices. In addition to partnering on these quality improvement programs, we also protect Medicare beneficiaries by investigating individuals' concerns about the quality of their care, as well as cases in which Medicare beneficiaries feel they are being discharged too soon, or when Medicare mandates a particular case review. 

Within the Medicare Quality Improvement Priorities, our projects and activities include work in the following areas:

Hospitals
Health Care-Associated Infections (HAI)
Hospital Quality Reporting & Improvement
Beneficiary Quality of Care Concerns
Discharge Appeals
Physician Acknowledgement Monitoring
Other Medicare Review

Nursing Homes, Home Health, and Hospice
Health Care-Acquired Conditions
Beneficiary Quality of Care Concerns
Discharge Appeals

Physician Offices
Quality Improvement Using Health IT

Cross-Setting
Adverse Drug Events
Building Blocks of Quality: The Model for Improvement (E-Learning)
Building Blocks of Quality: Root Cause Analysis (E-Learning)
Culture and Health Care
Frequently Asked Questions
Quality Improvement Organization News
Our Work: Stories from the Field
Transitions of Care

Reports
Annual Medical Services Review Reports