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In conjunction with the Vermont Health Care Association and the state Survey and Certification Agency, the Northeast Health Care Quality Foundation, the QIO for Vermont, worked with 34 nursing homes throughout the state to reduce the use of restraints by 35% and pain scores by 54%. The QIO for Vermont, Northeast Health Care Quality Foundation, provided intensive consultative support to physicians to improve diabetes care throughout the state. The in-person, telephonic, and Web assistance provided tools and techniques to redesign care provided to patients with diabetes, resulting in 34% improvement in performance across the state. The Northeast Health Care Quality Foundation, the QIO for Vermont, worked with the Vermont Home Care Association and the state Survey and Certification Agency to help agencies throughout the state improve. After collaborating with the QIO, 50% of the agencies in the state showed improvement compared to a national average of 38% improvement. Vermont was also one of only three states with 100% participation in the Outcomes Based Quality Improvement (OBQI) initiative conducted from 2002 to 2005. Working with the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, the Northeast Health Care Quality Foundation, the QIO for Vermont, assisted all 14 hospitals in the state with a quality improvement effort to improve the care of the most common diagnoses for patients. At the state level, care for acute myocardial infarction improved by 79%, heart failure improved 21% and pneumonia improved 54%.

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