CONTACT: 516-209-5294 Patricia Simino Boyce psboyce@ipro.org Linda Sion lsion@ipro.org IPRO has won a new federal contract to support the dissemination of tools and research findings aimed at improving the quality and safety of health care in the United States. Under the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ’s) Knowledge Transfer/Implementation contract, IPRO will receive specific task assignments… Continue Reading
08/06/2009 – IPRO Wins Federal Medicaid Integrity Contract
CONTACT: Linda Sion, 516-326-7767, ext. 544, or lsion@ipro.org Lake Success, NY (August 6, 2009) IPRO announced today that it has been awarded a Medicaid Integrity Program (MIP) Task Order by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Under this Task Order, IPRO will audit Medicaid claims to identify potential overpayments. “This Medicaid Integrity Contract (MIC) builds… Continue Reading
06/03/2009 – QIO Support Accelerates Hospital Improvement in Heart Care, Researchers Find
Contact: David Schulke Phone: 202-261-7568 Email: dschulke@ahqa.org Technical support provided by federally funded organizations operating in every state has had a substantial role in upgrading hospital care in the U.S. during a period when hospital performance improved faster than outpatient care, according to a new federal report. The annual National Healthcare Quality Report, just released by the U.S…. Continue Reading
04/13/2009 – Improved Care for Kidney Patients Reduces Medicare Costs and Saves Taxpayers Money
Contact: Patricia Simino Boyce (516) 209-5294 psboyce@ipro.org The cost to Medicare for managing chronic kidney disease (CKD) is high; however, IPRO is urging health care providers in New York to work together to both improve patient care and reduce costly complications from the disease. Medicare costs for CKD and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) exceed $70… Continue Reading
04/09/2009 – IPRO Honors Upper Capital Region Health Care Providers
Contact: Patricia Simino Boyce (516) 209-5294 psboyce@ipro.org IPRO is honoring a select group of health care providers in the Upper Capital Region who have signed on to a three-year project aimed at making dramatic improvements in care transitions and reducing avoidable readmissions to hospitals. The providers volunteering to participate in the high-profile Care Transitions Project… Continue Reading
10/28/2008 – Foundation Releases Comprehensive Regional Health Care Report Card
Contact: Patricia Simino Boyce (516) 209-5294 psboyce@ipro.org Health Accountability Foundation’s Online Report Card Provides Information on New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont HMO Quality, Cost; Hospital Quality, Mortality, Payments LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., October 28, 2008 – Health care consumers and employers in the Northeastern U.S. have a unique tool for evaluating the region’s… Continue Reading
08/12/2008 – IPRO Wins Award in 2008 National Mature Media Awards Program
Contact: Patricia Simino Boyce (516) 209-5294 psboyce@ipro.org Linda Sion 516-376-7767 x554 lsion@ipro.org IPRO is a winner in the 17th Annual National Mature Media Awards Program. The program, presented by the Mature Market Resource Center, a national clearinghouse for the senior market, recognizes the nation’s finest advertising, marketing and educational materials designed and produced for older adults…. Continue Reading
07/25/2008 – IPRO Welcomes Back Anthony Shih as Chief Quality Officer, Strategic Planning Lead
Contact: Patricia Simino Boyce (516) 209-5294 psboyce@ipro.org (July 25, 2008) Anthony Shih, M.D., M.P.H., has rejoined IPRO as Chief Quality Officer and Vice President of Strategic Planning, after a two-year stint at The Commonwealth Fund, a national foundation committed to improving U.S. health system performance, where he directed the foundation’s Program on Health Care Quality… Continue Reading
06/26/2008 – IPRO Honors 15 Health Professionals and Organizations for Quality Improvement Efforts
Contact: Patricia Simino Boyce (516) 209-5294 psboyce@ipro.org (Lake Success, NY, June 26, 2008) – Fifteen health care practitioners and providers from across New York State are the recipients of this year’s IPRO Quality Awards. The awards are given annually by IPRO to members of New York’s health care community that have demonstrated outstanding performance in… Continue Reading
05/29/2008 – IPRO Receives Google Advertising Grant
Contact: Patricia Simino Boyce (516) 209-5294 psboyce@ipro.org Dennis Tartaglia / Rebecca Janoff 212-481-7000 In-kind Donation to be Used for Consumer Outreach Lake Success, NY, May 29, 2008 – IPRO, an independent, not-for-profit organization that evaluates and works to improve the quality of health care, announced today that it has received a grant through Google’s AdWords… Continue Reading