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
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
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 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