What Stratis Healthcare does

Stratis Health is an independent, nonprofit healthcare quality improvement organization headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota. Founded in 1971 as the Foundation for Health Care Evaluation and re-launched under its current name in 1997, Stratis Health operates as a Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) and a CMS Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor (HQIC). The organization serves federal, state, and provider customers — primarily the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, the Minnesota Department of Human Services, and the Minnesota Department of Health — through technical assistance, convening, training, and grants.

Stratis Health's core offerings include a portfolio of resource toolkits (Critical Access Hospital Quality Improvement Resources, Rural Palliative Care Resource Center, Care Coordination Toolkit, Root Cause Analysis Toolkit for Long-Term Care, Social Drivers of Health Toolkit), training programs (Quality Improvement Basics Course, Service Recovery Training, SOAR ECHO Project ECHO series), online learning platforms (Culture Care Connection, Multiple Chronic Conditions Resource Center), and quality measures (the NQF-endorsed Emergency Department Transfer Communication measure co-developed with the University of Minnesota). Underlying technology is methodological rather than platform-based: Plan-Do-Study-Act, Lean, and Baldrige frameworks, virtual tele-education via Project ECHO on iecho.org, Zoom-based convening, and integration partnerships with e-referral vendors (NOWPOW, Aunt Bertha, Healthify, Unite Us).

The business model is grant- and contract-driven rather than commercial. Primary revenue comes from federal government contracts (CMS, HRSA, FORHP), supplemented by state agency contracts (Minnesota DHS, Minnesota Department of Health) and private foundation grants. Services are typically provided at no cost to participating healthcare organizations. Distribution is achieved through direct contracts, alliance membership (the 8-member Superior Health Quality Alliance covering 14 states), and content channels (newsletters, podcasts, webinars, ECHO series). The organization engages nationwide, with concentrated reach into rural and critical access hospitals — more than 1,330 of 1,353 U.S. CAHs participate in MBQIP via Stratis Health's RQITA technical assistance — and all 25 Medicare-certified Indian Health Service-managed hospitals under the AIAN Healthcare Quality Initiative.

Name

Stratis Healthcare

Legal name

Stratis Health

Website

https://stratishealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bloomington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Contracts: Primary revenue from federal contracts with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. Stratis Health serves as a Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) and Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor (HQIC).
2. State Government Partnerships: Contracts with Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) and Minnesota Department of Health for state-specific quality improvement programs including Minnesota Flex Program and opioid addiction initiatives.
3. Private Foundation Grants: Funding from local private funders for specific initiatives such as the co-designed approach to community resource and support referrals in partnership with Collective Action Lab.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Stratis Health is a nonprofit healthcare quality improvement organization that convenes healthcare stakeholders, provides technical assistance, training, and learning resources to improve quality, safety, and equity of care. It delivers federal and state contract programs for Critical Access Hospitals, Medicare beneficiaries, and underserved populations, and develops quality measures, toolkits, virtual learning networks (Project ECHO), and online resource centers.

Product overview

Stratis Health is a nonprofit health care quality improvement organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services focused on collaboration, innovation, and facilitation across the health care ecosystem. The organization provides a diverse mix of resource toolkits (Critical Access Hospital Quality Improvement Resources, Rural Palliative Care Resource Center, Care Coordination Toolkit, Root Cause Analysis Toolkit), training programs (Quality Improvement Basics Course, Service Recovery Training, SOAR ECHO Series), online learning platforms (Culture Care Connection), quality measures (Emergency Department Transfer Communication Measure), and strategic partnerships (Superior Health Quality Alliance). Key offerings also include various state and federal program support services such as Minnesota MBQIP assistance, AIAN Quality Improvement Program support, and community grant programs like Building Healthier Communities Awards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rural Health Quality Improvement Exchange (RHQIX): Formerly known as National Alliance for Rural Health Improvement (NARHI), acquired by Stratis Health in 2026 to accelerate national impact in rural health transformation.

Products and services

• SOAR ECHO Series (Stratis Health Opioid Addiction in Rural Education and Treatment) A virtual tele-education series using Project ECHO methodology that expands access to and improves quality of opioid use disorder treatment for clinicians and care teams serving underserved rural Minnesota communities.
• Emergency Department Transfer Communication (EDTC) Measure A quality measure evaluating communication during emergency department transfers, particularly for critical access hospitals; included in the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP).
• Critical Access Hospital Quality Improvement Resources

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 1,330 of 1,353 Critical Access Hospitals nationwide engaged in quality improvement through MBQIP supported by Stratis Health
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Superior Health Quality AllianceflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 August 2025Stratis Health is a member of Superior Health Quality Alliance, a Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) awarded CMS's 13th Scope of Work to serve 14 states in improving healthcare for older adults. The alliance is comprised of eight member organizations including Illinois Health and Hospital Association, MetaStar, Michigan Health & Hospital Association, Midwest Kidney Network, Minnesota Hospital Association, MPRO, Stratis Health, and Wisconsin Hospital Association.
• Collective Action LabcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 September 2021Commissioned by local private funder to facilitate co-creation of a common approach using technology to support and facilitate referrals to address social needs across multiple sectors in Minnesota. More than 90% of stakeholders surveyed expressed interest in participating in designing a shared solution.
• UCarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2021Partnership to revitalize Culture Care Connection online learning resource center with timely health and racial equity content. UCare, an independent nonprofit health plan serving 550,000+ members in Minnesota and western Wisconsin, collaborated on refreshing the resource center to support providers in addressing inequitable care and biases.
• American Indian/Alaska Native Healthcare Quality Initiative Partners (Comagine Health, Mountain-Pacific Quality Health, Great Plains QIN-QIO, Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, Telligen)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 January 2021CMS awarded four-year contract to Comagine Health, Stratis Health, and partners to lead the American Indian/Alaska Native Healthcare Quality Initiative within CMS Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors (NQIIC). Partners provide technical assistance to all 25 Medicare-certified IHS-managed hospitals for pandemic response, opioid mortality reduction, patient safety, and care transitions.
• Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelected by Minnesota DHS to lead new series of opioids Project ECHOs to increase access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder among underserved rural and urban communities and American Indian populations.
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - Federal Office of Rural Health PolicycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding through Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program supporting Minnesota Flex Program activities. HRSA-funded Office of Rural Health Policy's Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex) includes MBQIP quality improvement activities.
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary federal partner providing contracts for quality improvement work including QIN-QIO program, Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor (HQIC) program, and American Indian/Alaska Native Healthcare Quality Initiative. Stratis Health provides input to CMS through NQF Measure Applications Partnership.
• University of Minnesota Rural Health Research CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed Emergency Department Transfer Communication (EDTC) measure in 2004, initially endorsed by National Quality Forum in 2007. Continued partnership in convening Technical Expert Panel in 2018 to modernize and streamline the measure.
• Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis at University of IowacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to facilitate Rural Health Value initiative developing, testing, and disseminating tools and resources for rural healthcare providers to participate in demonstration projects, improve care coordination, and lower costs. Funded by Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.
• Minnesota Health Plans and Medicaid Integrated Health Partnerships (IHPs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with nine Minnesota health plans and Minnesota DHS on addressing social determinants of health. Survey identified consistent priorities around mental health, food insecurities, housing instability, and substance use disorder.
• Minnesota Network of Hospice & Palliative Care (MNHPC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Serious Illness Action Network addressing urgent needs in serious illness care during COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in policy and regulatory recommendations.
• Center for Economic InclusionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner$10,000 contribution made to nation's first organization dedicated to advancing inclusive and equitable growth, commemorating Stratis Health's 50th anniversary and commitment to health equity.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Westat: Westat is a large research and consulting firm that provides healthcare quality measurement, evaluation, and technical assistance to federal agencies. It is a broader incumbent operating in adjacent federal quality improvement contracts.
• Mathematica: Mathematica is a research and consulting firm providing policy analysis and program evaluation for federal healthcare clients including CMS and HRSA. It operates in adjacent healthcare quality and evaluation spaces with broader portfolio than a single QIO.

Direct peers

• MetaStar: MetaStar is a Wisconsin-based QIO and fellow Superior Health Quality Alliance member. It delivers comparable quality improvement technical assistance under the same CMS contract framework.
• IPRO: IPRO is one of the largest QIOs in the U.S., providing quality improvement, clinical review, and healthcare analytics services across multiple states. It is a direct QIO peer with overlapping federal contract base.
• Comagine Health: Comagine Health is a QIN-QIO and healthcare quality improvement organization that partners with Stratis Health on the CMS American Indian/Alaska Native Healthcare Quality Initiative. It operates across multiple states with similar mission, contract base, and program portfolio.
• Great Plains Quality Innovation Network: Great Plains QIN is a CMS Quality Innovation Network serving Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. It is a direct QIO peer and a partner of Stratis Health on the AIAN Healthcare Quality Initiative.
• Telligen: Telligen is a QIN-QIO providing healthcare quality improvement services across multiple states under CMS contracts. It competes for the same federal QIO contracts and serves similar rural and community hospital populations.
• Health Quality Innovators (HQI): Health Quality Innovators is a QIN-QIO that provides quality improvement services to nursing homes, hospitals, and community organizations. It shares Stratis Health's QIO contract-based model and CMS alignment.
• Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality (OFMQ): OFMQ is a QIO serving Oklahoma and partner with Stratis Health on the AIAN Healthcare Quality Initiative. It shares the QIO contract model and quality improvement mission.
• Mountain-Pacific Quality Health: Mountain-Pacific Quality Health is a QIN-QIO serving rural and frontier states in the Mountain West region. It is a direct QIO peer competing for similar federal contracts and serving Critical Access Hospitals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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