Lake Success, NY – June 14, 2011 IPRO Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Harry M. Feder, MPA, has been named to the Board of Directors of URAC, the nationally recognized healthcare accreditation organization. A senior executive with one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit healthcare improvement and evaluation organizations, Feder has a wealth of… Continue Reading
01/03/2011 – IPRO Appoints Chief Quality Officer, Strategic Planning Lead
Lake Success, NY – January 3, 2011 Edison A. Machado, Jr., MD, MBA is joining IPRO as Chief Quality Officer and Vice President of Strategic Planning, effective January 24, 2011. Machado is Senior Director for Strategic Partnerships at the National Quality Forum (NQF) in Washington, DC, where he focuses on using performance measurement for payment… Continue Reading
11/10/2010 – NYC Minority Seniors Celebrate, Take Charge of their Diabetes
Contact: Patricia Simino Boyce (516) 209-5294 psboyce@ipro.org Dennis Tartaglia/Sheila Tartaglia (732) 545-1848 Nearly 1,400 have Completed Diabetes Wellness Workshops; Goal is 2,500 Bronx, NY, November 10, 2010 — In honor of American Diabetes Month, more than 100 Latino and African-American New York City seniors will travel to the Bronx today to celebrate having “graduated” from… Continue Reading
09/30/2010 – IPRO Earns New Healthcare Accreditation
Reform Law Expands Access to Appeals Procedures Contact: (516) 209-5294 Patricia Simino Boyce psboyce@ipro.org Linda Sion lsion@ipro.org For Immediate Release (Lake Success, NY – September 30, 2010) IPRO has won accreditation as an Independent Review Organization (IRO) by the nationally recognized URAC organization. IROs conduct impartial, independent reviews of appeals of health plan decisions lodged… Continue Reading
05/20/2010 – Seventeen New York Healthcare Providers to Receive IPRO Quality Awards
Organizations and Individuals From Across State Demonstrate “Strong Commitment” to Quality Improvement Contact: Patricia Simino Boyce (516) 209-5294 Dennis Tartaglia (732) 545-1848 (Lake Success, NY – May 20, 2010) – Seventeen healthcare organizations and professionals from throughout New York State will receive Quality Awards from IPRO on June 8. The awards, given annually by IPRO,… Continue Reading
01/08/2010 – IPRO Chief Medical Officer Wins National Cancer Prevention Award
Contact: (516) 209-5294 Patricia Simino Boyce psboyce@ipro.org Linda Sion lsion@ipro.org IPRO Chief Medical Officer Clare B. Bradley, MD, MPH, is the recipient of the American Cancer Society’s prestigious St. George National Award for 2009. Awarded for Outstanding Contributions to the Control of Cancer, nominees must be volunteer leaders who have served the Society for a minimum… Continue Reading
11/24/2009 – IPRO Earns Third Consecutive Quality Management Certification
CONTACT: 516-209-5294 Patricia Simino Boyce psboyce@ipro.org Linda Sion lsion@ipro.org IPRO has achieved its third consecutive ISO certification, an international quality management standard focused on fulfilling customer requirements, enhancing customer satisfaction and continually improving business performance. Certification to ISO 9001:2008 by SGS International Certification Services means IPRO’s Quality Management System (QMS) has passed a rigorous external audit… Continue Reading
10/19/2009 – IPRO Wins Federal Contract to Support Hospice Oversight
CONTACT: 516-209-5294 Patricia Simino Boyce psboyce@ipro.org Linda Sion lsion@ipro.org IPRO has been awarded special federal funding to support the assessment and improvement of Medicare-funded hospice services. As the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for the state of New York, IPRO collaborates with providers on performance improvement in a variety of settings. QIOs operate in all fifty… Continue Reading
10/13/2009 – IPRO Supports MRSA Awareness Month, October 2009
CONTACT: Barbara Schwartz 516-376-7767 x403 e-mail: bschwartz@ipro.org IPRO, the federally funded Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for New York State, is pleased to announce its support of MRSA Awareness Month as part of its commitment to the health and safety of New Yorkers. MRSA stands for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a type of staph bacteria that is… Continue Reading
10/1/2009 – IPRO Secures Special NY Funding to Coordinate Care for Patients with Diabetes
CONTACT: 516-209-5294 Patricia Simino Boyce psboyce@ipro.org Linda Sion lsion@ipro.org (Lake Success, NY – October 1, 2009) IPRO has won an important new grant to support a community-based health information technology (HIT) project that will streamline and improve the quality of care for chronically ill New Yorkers. Under the Healthcare Efficiency and Affordability Law for New Yorkers… Continue Reading