Medication Safety

Who we are

Superior Health Quality Alliance (Superior Health) is a regional Quality Innovation Network – Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) under the direction of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Superior Health’s Medication Safety team is committed to decreasing opioid adverse drug events, including overdose deaths throughout our three-state region, as well as improving medication safety in nursing homes.

Superior Health is also working to reduce stigma in substance use disorder.

How we help

We know opioid adverse drug events and overdose deaths continue to rise at alarming rates. Superior Health collaborates with nursing homes and health care communities to positively impact these rates, as well as adverse drug events in nursing homes.

Why engage?

Your organization is committed to:

• Actively working to reduce health disparities and provide patient-centered, culturally responsive care.
• Decreasing opioid adverse drug events for high-risk patients.
• Implementing pain and opioid best practices including access to Narcan, prescription drug monitoring, and increasing access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD).
• Decreasing adverse drug events in nursing homes.

What you will receive

Enrolling with Superior Health gives your organization free access to:

• Technical assistance that aligns with your goals.
• Education and resources to help you stay current in topic areas relevant to you.
• Access to our online interactive platform, Connect.

Sample resources

Front Line Forces training modules and resources cover a variety of topics developed with the direct care staff in mind, created for those working in long-term care and other health care settings. Explore Front Line Forces modules, including the Substance Use Disorder series.

Shine A Light On Stigma Campaign is an opportunity to learn about stigma and how using person-centered language can help combat stigma. You can pledge either as an individual or as an organization (or both) to using person-centered language. Visit the Shine A Light On Stigma webpage to take the pledge and watch stories of real-life experiences. 

Enroll with Superior Health today.