About

Integrating Care for Populations and Communities (ICPC) is a strategic Aim where Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) are bringing together hospitals, nursing homes, patient advocacy organizations, and other stakeholders in community coalitions. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) looks to QIOs to implement community-based projects that effect process improvements to address issues in medication management, post-discharge follow-up, and plans of care for patients who move across health care settings.

Who We Are

The Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC) serves as the National Coordinating Center for the Integrating Care for Populations & Communities (ICPC) Aim in the 10th Statement of Work (SOW). National Coordinating Centers (NCCs) support CMS and its network of 53 QIOs in achieving the QIO Program's goals for better care, better health for populations and communities, and lower costs of care through quality improvement. Formerly known as QIO Support Centers, NCCs manage QIO learning and action networks specific to current QIO Program priorities, provide technical assistance and improvement tools, and facilitate communication between the program's national and local levels.

As the ICPC NCC, CFMC is providing QIOs with resources and guidance to build multi-stakeholder community coalitions that reduce avoidable hospital readmissions. Click here for more information about the ICPC Aim.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions or partnership opportunities.

The Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC), the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Colorado, prepared this material under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents do not necessarily reflect CMS Policy.