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
Senior IPRO Executive Chosen Chair of Accreditation Group
Contact: Barbara Schwartz bschwartz@ipro.org 201-934-6462 (Lake Success, NY. May 18, 2020) – IPRO’s Chief Operating Officer Harry M. Feder, MPA, has been elected Board Chair of URAC, a leading national organization that accredits healthcare providers operating in a number of settings. Mr. Feder serves on the URAC Board as the representative of the American Health… Continue Reading
Early Research Doubts Benefit of COVID-19 Drug Treatment
Contact: Barbara Schwartz bschwartz@ipro.org 201-934-6462 (Lake Success, NY. May 18, 2020) – Hospitalized COVID-19 patients receiving hydroxychloroquine and/or azithromycin fared no better than patients receiving neither drug, according to a retrospective study of 1,438 patients just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Undertaken by researchers at the University at Albany School… Continue Reading
IPRO Creates Kidney Disease Management Tools
Contact: Barbara Schwartz 516-209-5403 bschwartz@ipro.org (Lake Success, NY. December 9, 2019) — IPRO software developers and quality improvement professionals have created exciting new technologies that will enhance data-driven management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) by physicians, patients and care partners. IPRO’s intuitive and freely-available mobile applications interface with the federal government’s massive “Blue Button 2.0 Initiative,”… Continue Reading
IPRO Selected as a Recipient of QIN-QIO Task Order 1 Award Under the 12th Statement of Work
Contact: Barbara Schwartz 516-209-5403 Lake Success, NY. November 19, 2019 — On November 8, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded a five-year contract to IPRO to serve as a regional Quality Innovation Network – Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) under the recently launched 12th Statement of Work. QIN-QIOs serving under the 12th… Continue Reading
IPRO Honors Healthcare Champions From Across New York State
Contact: Barbara Schwartz 516-209-5403 bschwartz@ipro.org – Lake Success, NY. June 20, 2019 – IPRO’s Annual Quality Awards were presented to physicians, hospitals, nursing homes and dialysis providers from across New York State at the organization’s 35th Annual Meeting, held June 6 in Garden City, New York. This year’s honorees were cited in four major categories:… Continue Reading
IPRO Wins Patient Empowerment Grant
Contact: Patricia Simino Boyce (516) 209-5294 psboyce@ipro.org – LAKE SUCCESS, New York, December 13, 2018 – IPRO has been awarded a grant through the New York StateHealth Foundation’s (NYSHealth’s) Patients as Partners initiative to strengthen the voices of patients and families in healthcare decision-making. Through this initiative, NYSHealth is supporting projects that seek system improvements, practice innovations, or policy reforms designed… Continue Reading
IPRO Executives Join Healthcare Industry Leadership Teams
Contact: Patricia Simino Boyce (516) 209-5294 psboyce@ipro.org – Lake Success, NY, November 13, 2018 – IPRO Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Clare Bradley, MD, MPH has been appointed to The PCPI Foundation Board of Directors. PCPI engages physicians, clinicians and key stakeholders to improve care through integrated performance measurement and clinically rich data… Continue Reading
Newsday Names IPRO A Winner Of 2018 Top Workplaces Award
Contact: Patricia Simino Boyce (516) 209-5294 psboyce@ipro.org – IPRO has been awarded a 2018 Top Workplace honor by Newsday.The award is based solely on employee feedback gathered through an independent third-party survey administrator. The anonymous survey measures several aspects of workplace culture, including alignment, execution, and connection, just to name a few. IPRO was ranked #8… Continue Reading