A Long-Standing Partner
For 35 years, Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, an independent, not-for-profit organization, has played an integral role in improving health care and improving lives in Oklahoma. As the original Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) in Oklahoma, contracted through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), we provide in-depth quality evaluation and improvement programs for Medicare. An expert consultant to the health community, OFMQ is working toward a health care system where every person receives the right care every time, and where providers have the tools and resources to deliver that care.
Our Vision and Mission
What We Do
OFMQ collaborates with Oklahoma health care providers, health plans, pharmacies and stakeholder groups to improve the quality, safety and integrity of healthcare. We offer expert consulting resources and tools to providers in the hospital, physician office, home health and nursing home settings. We support national quality initiatives through our hospital interventions support center and we are developing and implementing new hospital quality measures that are used on a national scale. OFMQ also serves Medicare beneficiaries to ensure they receive high-quality health services, and we educate consumers on patient rights and better health practices.
OFMQ provides those we serve with a diverse and comprehensive range of services, including:
- Quality improvement consulting and resources
- Utilization review and quality assurance
- Data collection, abstraction and analysis
- Retrospective claims review
- Independent review of health plans’ coverage decisions