FROM: Theodore O. Will, FACHE /s/ Chief Executive Officer DATE: April 2, 2012 RE: CLARIFICATION IN REGARD TO IPRO MEDICARE ADMINISTRATIVE MEMORANDUM #2012-03: CHANGES TO CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) NON-HOSPITAL NOTICES OF NONCOVERAGE IPRO CONTACT: Frances Gordon, Senior Director, Medicare/Federal Health Care Assessment, 516-209-5304 The purpose of this Memorandum is… Continue Reading
Changes to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Non-Hospital Notices of Non-Coverage (201203)
FROM: Theodore O. Will, FACHE /s/ Chief Executive Officer DATE: March 28, 2012 RE: CHANGES TO CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES’ (CMS) NON- HOSPITAL NOTICES OF NONCOVERAGE IPRO CONTACT: Andrea Goldstein, Vice President, Medicare/Federal Health Care Assessment, 516-209-5364 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently issued a new, combined,… Continue Reading
Updated Information Regarding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Establishment of a Beneficiary and Family Centered Care National Coordinating Center (201202)
FROM: Theodore O. Will, FACHE /s/ Chief Executive Officer DATE: February 1, 2012 RE: UPDATED INFORMATION REGARDING THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) ESTABLISHMENT OF A BENEFICIARY AND FAMILY CENTERED CARE NATIONAL COORDINATING CENTER IPRO CONTACT: Andrea Goldstein, Vice President, Medicare/Federal Health Care Assessment, 516-209-5364 The purpose of this memorandum is… Continue Reading
Information Regarding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Establishment of a Beneficiary and Family Centered Care National Coordinating Center (201103)
FROM: Theodore O. Will, FACHE /s/ Chief Executive Officer DATE: November 17, 2011 RE: Information Regarding The Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Establishment of a Beneficiary and Family Centered Care National Coordinating Center IPRO CONTACT: Andrea Goldstein, Vice President, Medicare/Federal Health Care Assessment, 516-209-5364 The purpose of this memorandum is to… Continue Reading
Use of Secure Email for Medicare 10th Statement of Work Medical Record Review Requests (201102)
FROM: Theodore O. Will, FACHE /s/ Chief Executive Officer DATE: September 20, 2011 RE: Use of Secure Email for Medicare 10th Statement of Work Medical Record Review Requests IPRO CONTACT: Andrea Goldstein, Vice President, Medicare/Federal Health Care Assessment, 516-209-5364 IPRO is pleased to inform you that, effective immediately, we will be electronically requesting… Continue Reading
IPRO Annual Medicare Physician Acknowledgment Monitoring – Short Term Acute Care Prospective Payment System (PPS) Hospitals (201201)
FROM: Theodore O. Will, FACHE /s/ Chief Executive Officer DATE:January 5, 2012 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… Continue Reading
IPRO Annual Medicare Physician Acknowledgment Monitoring – Short Term Prospective Payment Systems (PPS) Hospitals (201101)
TO: IPRO Liaison FROM: Theodore O. Will, FACHE /s/ Chief Executive Officer DATE: January 3, 2011 SUBJECT: IPRO Annual Medicare Physician Acknowledgment Monitoring – Short Term 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… Continue Reading
IPRO CHHA Review Letter
November 16, 2010 Patti G. Weinberg, RPA, MPS Vice President Medicaid/State Healthcare Assessment 1979 Marcus Avenue Lake Success, New York 11042 Dear Administrator: IPRO, as a new review component of the Medicaid UR/QI contract, has been instructed by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) to conduct a retrospective review of home-based services provided… Continue Reading
IPRO Sample Selection Modification (201005)
201005 FROM: Theodore O. Will, Chief Executive Officer DATE: August 20, 2010 RE: IPRO Sample Selection Modification IPRO CONTACT: Kathleen M. Fox, Sr. Director, Medicaid/State Health Assessment, Ext. 361 This administrative memorandum is to advise you that the New York State Department of Health has instructed IPRO to modify the case selection criteria for retrospective… Continue Reading
IPRO Annual Medicare Physician Acknowledgment Monitoring – Short Term Prospective Payment System (PPS) Hospitals (201002)
FROM: Theodore O. Will, FACHE /s/ Chief Executive Officer DATE: February 4, 2010 SUBJECT: IPRO Annual Medicare Physician Acknowledgment Monitoring – Short Term 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 Centers for Medicare… Continue Reading