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IPRO Receives Contract to Lead CMS QIN-QIO Northeast (Region 1) Program

Jericho, N.Y. – IPRO was recently awarded a contract from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to serve as the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) program for the 13th Statement of Work in the Northeast Region (Region 1), which encompasses Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,

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IPRO Implements CDC Infection Control Training in NYS Dialysis Centers

Project Firstline provides front-line personnel with infection prevention skills and knowledge Jericho, N.Y. –IPRO has been selected by New York State (NYS) to implement Project Firstline, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-led project to bring critical infection prevention and control training to frontline healthcare staff working in dialysis

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Caroline Sanner Named to Living Donor Advisory Board

Jericho, N.Y. – Caroline Sanner, MSN, RN, NI-BC, CPHQ, Director, IPRO End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network Program, has joined the Advisory Board of the Public Education for the Living Organ Donation Reimbursement Program (LODRP). Funded by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the program is led by

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IPRO Employee Allison Xiong Chairs NAIRO Technology/AI/Cybersecurity Committee

July 28, 2025 – Melville resident Allison Xiong, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President, Federal and State Healthcare Assessment at IPRO, has been elected Chair of the Technology/AI/Cybersecurity Committee of the National Association of Independent Review Organizations (NAIRO), an industry trade association dedicated to upholding the integrity of medical peer review and

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Dana Green Bennett, MPH, Named Vice President at IPRO

March 21, 2025 – Dana Green Bennett, MPH, of Yonkers, has been promoted to Vice President, Managed Care at Lake Success-based IPRO. She previously served as Senior Director of Managed Care. In her new role, Bennett will oversee the company’s work as an External Quality Review Organization tasked with evaluating

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IPRO Employee Debora Santiago Named Chair of NAIRO Legislative Committee

January 21, 2025 – Richmond Hill resident Debora Santiago, DBA, CPC, CPMA, CRC, CPCO, CPC-1, Senior Director, Independent Dispute Resolution at IPRO, has been elected Chair of the Legislative Committee of the National Association of Independent Review Organizations (NAIRO), an industry trade association dedicated to maintaining integrity of medical peer

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IPRO Achieves SOC 2 Type 2 Approval for Data Security

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. – IPRO, one of the nation’s leading healthcare quality improvement organizations, has completed a SOC 2 Type 2 audit and received an “unqualified opinion” indicating that the organization meets standards for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ “trust service principle” concerning security. “Achieving the SOC 2

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