Healthcentric Advisors

Healthcentric Advisors is a healthcare consulting organization with over 30 years of experience supporting healthcare providers across New England and beyond. The organization serves as a Medicare Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), working with nursing homes, hospitals, primary care offices, and other healthcare providers to improve quality, safety, and value of care.

The company provides quality improvement consulting, project management, technical assistance, data analytics, and digital solutions. Their team includes subject-matter experts, data scientists, project managers, software developers, and educators who work across the patient care continuum. They currently support 491 nursing homes, 313 primary care offices, 79 hospitals, and 199 other providers and partners.

Healthcentric Advisors operates a free online Learning Center offering courses and educational materials for healthcare professionals, including CME-accredited programs. Recent initiatives include workforce training for substance use disorder care in long-term care settings, development of statewide eLearning curricula for healthcare safety, and culturally responsive health education programs.

Organizations should consider Healthcentric Advisors when they need expertise in Medicare quality reporting, care transition improvement, or long-term care facility support. Their three decades as a QIO provide unique insights into federal quality programs and regulatory requirements.

The organization excels in multi-stakeholder initiatives involving state agencies, provider organizations, and community partners. Their approach combines data analytics, evidence-based training, and practical implementation support, making them particularly valuable for complex quality improvement initiatives requiring both technical expertise and change management.

Healthcentric Advisors works exclusively in healthcare, with particular depth in senior care, behavioral health, and primary care settings. Their Medicare QIO designation requires comprehensive expertise in healthcare quality measurement, patient safety, and clinical outcomes improvement. The organization demonstrates specialized knowledge in substance use disorder treatment in long-term care, serious mental illness care for nursing home residents, infection prevention, and chronic disease management including diabetes education and care transitions.

Nursing homes, hospitals, and primary care practices in New England seeking support with Medicare quality metrics, care coordination, or population health initiatives. State health departments and foundations looking for experienced partners to implement multi-facility quality improvement or workforce development programs across their regions.