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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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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

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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

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IPRO CHHA Review Letter

November 16, 2010 Patti G. Weinberg, RPA, MPS Vice President Medicaid/State Healthcare Assessment 300 Jericho Quadrangle, 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

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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

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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

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