What does person-centered care look like in the midst of COVID-19? Just as under any other circumstances, a person-centered approach is an approach focused on quality, compassion and partnership. These are the constants of person-centered care. As you vet any potential changes to person-centered practices in place in your organization, we urge you to consider… Continue Reading
COVID-19: FFS Response and Nursing Home Visitor Guidance
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) Special Edition – Monday, March 16, 2020 ——————————- * Medicare FFS Response to COVID-19 * COVID-19 Nursing Home Visitor Guidance ——————————- Medicare FFS Response to COVID-19 The HHS Secretary declared a public health emergency, which allows for CMS programmatic waivers based on Section 1135 of the Social Security… Continue Reading
Update in Regard to 11th Scope of Work (SOW) Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program and Case Review/Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Activities (2014-03)
FROM: Theodore O. Will, FACHE /s/ Chief Executive Officer DATE: July 1, 2014 RE: UPDATE IN REGARD TO 11TH SCOPE OF WORK (SOW) QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION (QIO) PROGRAM AND CASE REVIEW/BENEFICIARY AND FAMILY-CENTERED CARE ACTIVITIES IPRO CONTACT: Andrea Goldstein, Vice President, Medicare/Federal Health Care Assessment, 516-209-5364 The purpose of this Memorandum is to provide an… Continue Reading
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Changes in the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Beneficiary Complaint and General Quality of Care Review Process (201402)
FROM: Theodore O. Will, FACHE /s/ Chief Executive Officer DATE: February 18, 2014 RE: CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) CHANGES IN THE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION (QIO) BENEFICIARY COMPLAINT AND GENERAL QUALITY OF CARE REVIEW PROCESS IPRO CONTACT: Andrea Goldstein, Vice President, Medicare/Federal Health Care Assessment, 516-209-5364 On January 31, 2014, the Centers for… Continue Reading
IPRO Annual Medicare Physician Acknowledgment Monitoring – Short Term Prospective Payment System (PPS) Hospitals (201301)
FROM: Theodore O. Will, FACHE /s/ Chief Executive Officer DATE: January 7, 2013 RE: IPRO ANNUAL MEDICARE PHYSICIAN ACKNOWLEDGMENT MONITORING – SHORT TERM ACUTE CARE PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM (PPS) HOSPITALS IPRO CONTACT: Andrea Goldstein, Vice President, Medicare/Federal Health Care Assessment, 516-209-5364 IPRO, as the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for New York, is required by the… Continue Reading
IPRO Annual Medicare Physician Acknowledgment Monitoring – Short Term Prospective Payment System (PPS) Hospitals (201401)
FROM: Theodore O. Will, FACHE /s/ Chief Executive Officer DATE: January 17, 2014 RE: IPRO ANNUAL MEDICARE PHYSICIAN ACKNOWLEDGMENT MONITORING – SHORT TERM ACUTE CARE PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM (PPS) HOSPITALS IPRO CONTACT: Andrea Goldstein, Vice President, Medicare/Federal Health Care Assessment, 516-209-5364 IPRO, as the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for New York, is required by the… Continue Reading
Changes to the Medicaid High Cost Outlier Review Process (201202)
TO: Hospital Chief Executive Officerss IPRO Liaisons FROM: Theodore O. Will, FACHE Chief Executive Officer DATE: December 6, 2010 RE: Changes to the Medicaid High Cost Outlier Review Process (201202) IPRO CONTACT: Kathleen M. Fox, RN, Senior Director – Medicaid/State Healthcare Assessment at extension 361 or Doreen Walz, RN, Assistant Director at extension 444 IPRO,… Continue Reading
Release of New Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO) Manual Chapter 5, “Quality of Care Review” by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) (201206)
FROM: Theodore O. Will, FACHE /s/ Chief Executive Officer DATE: May 1, 2012 RE: RELEASE OF NEW QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION (QIO) MANUAL CHAPTER 5, “QUALITY OF CARE REVIEW” BY THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) IPRO CONTACT: Andrea Goldstein, Vice President/Federal Health Care Assessment, 516-209-5364 As you may be aware, the Centers… Continue Reading
Medicare Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) 10th Statement of Work (201205)
FROM: Theodore O. Will, FACHE /s/ Chief Executive Officer DATE: April 12, 2012 RE: MEDICARE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA) 10TH STATEMENT OF WORK IPRO CONTACT: Harry M. Feder, Chief Operating Officer, 516-209-5528 Enclosed for your review and signature please find two copies of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for Medicare 10th Statement of… Continue Reading
Medicare Home Health Agency Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) 10th Statement of Work (201201)
FROM: Theodore O. Will, FACHE /s/ Chief Executive Officer DATE: April 12, 2012 RE: MEDICARE HOME HEALTH AGENCY MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA) 10TH STATEMENT OF WORK IPRO CONTACT: Harry M. Feder, Chief Operating Officer, 516-209-5528 Enclosed for your review and signature please find two copies of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for Medicare… Continue Reading