David Zona has joined IPRO as Senior Director of Managed Care Analytics. In this role, Zona will lead the analytics staff that support IPRO’s Managed Care Department and External Quality Review Organization (EQRO) clients. IPRO is an EQRO in 11 states and Puerto Rico, evaluating the quality, timeliness, and access to health care services provided by… Continue Reading
IPRO Spreads Holiday Cheer
The 350 employees of IPRO, a national, not-for-profit healthcare organization that works with government agencies, providers and consumers to improve healthcare quality, spread holiday cheer across Long Island this holiday season. IPRO employees donated more than 200 gifts and $2,000 to benefit three Long Island-based organizations: the Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook;… Continue Reading
IPRO and HCA to Implement CDC Initiative on Infection Control for NYS Home Care and Hospice
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. – With the continued threat of COVID-19 variants and other emerging infectious-disease risks, IPRO and the Home Care Association of New York State (HCA) are working together under a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-led project to bring critical infection-control education to frontline healthcare staff in New York State. The… Continue Reading
IPRO Recognized by NYS Legislature During Sepsis Awareness Month
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. – IPRO was recognized by the New York State Legislature in a legislative resolution memorializing September 2021 as Sepsis Awareness Month across the state. The statewide proclamation mirrors a national awareness campaign sponsored by the Sepsis Alliance. The resolution, introduced by Senator Gustavo Rivera and state Assemblymembers Richard Gottfried, Marianne Buttenschon, and… Continue Reading
Herman Jenich Named Senior VP, Chief Data & Analytics Officer
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. – Herman Jenich, Jamesport, NY, has been named Senior Vice President, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at IPRO. An accomplished professional with a track record of enabling data-driven decision making, Jenich previously served as Vice President for Population Health at Cerner, where he led Value Based Care product strategy and championed innovative… Continue Reading
Theresa Jacobellis Named Director, Communications Solutions at IPRO
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. – Theresa Jacobellis, Centerport, has been named Director, Communications Solutions at IPRO, a national, not-for-profit healthcare quality improvement organization headquartered in Lake Success, New York. Jacobellis previously ran PrescRXptive Communications, LLC, a healthcare marketing communication firm that she founded in 2017. Prior roles including serving as Vice President of Marketing at Paradigm… Continue Reading
IPRO Executive Joins National Quality Forum Committee Developing Framework for Assessing Telehealth Quality and Emergency Preparedness
Contact: Barbara Schwartz bschwartz@ipro.org 516-209-5403 (Lake Success, NY. February 4, 2021) Susan Caponi, MBA, RN, CPHQ, Chief Executive Officer of IPRO’s End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network Program, has been selected by the National Quality Forum (NQF) to serve on its newly-convened Rural Telehealth and Healthcare System Readiness Committee. This multi-stakeholder Committee is creating a measurement… Continue Reading
IPRO to Provide Hospital Quality Improvement Services for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Contact: Barbara Schwartz bschwartz@ipro.org 516-209-5403 (Lake Success, NY, October 19, 2020) – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded a four-year contract to IPRO to serve as a Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor (HQIC) within its Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors (NQIIC). HQICs will provide targeted quality improvement assistance to small,… Continue Reading
AAKP Recognizes IPRO ESRD Network of the South Atlantic for Service to the Kidney Patient Community
Contact: Barbara Schwartz bschwartz@ipro.org 516-209-5403 (Lake Success, NY. September 21, 2020) – The IPRO End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network of the South Atlantic has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) Dominick Gentile, MD, Memorial Award – an AAKP National Legacy Award. Recognizing extraordinary services and programs… Continue Reading
IPRO is Awarded GSA Multiple Award Schedule
Contact: Barbara Schwartz bschwartz@ipro.org 201-934-6462 (Lake Success, NY. June 16, 2020) – The General Services Administration (GSA), the centralized procurement arm of the federal government has awarded IPRO a Multiple Award Schedule (MAS). The MAS program, which allows contractors direct access to opportunities not available on the open market, was created to streamline government purchasing of… Continue Reading