CMS identifies one private organization in each state to review the provision of health care services and to respond to complaints. These organizations are called:

a. Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO).
b. Healthcare Quality Indicators (HQI).
c. Healthy People 2020.
d. Total Quality Management (TQM).

Answer: a
Feedback: CMS contracts with an organization to act as a quality improvement organization (QIO).

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