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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

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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

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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

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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

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Clarification in Regard to IPRO Medicare Administrative Memorandum #2012-03: Changes to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Non-Hospital Notices of Non-Coverage (201204)

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

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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

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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

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