Medicare

Medicare Administrative Memos

2012

• Release Of New Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Manual Chapter 5, "Quality Of Care Review" By The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Medicare Memorandum of Agreeent (MOA) 10th Statement of Work
• Clarification In Regard To IPRO Medicare Administrative Memorandum #2012-03: Changes To Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services' (CMS) Non-Hospital Notices Of Noncoverage
  
• Changes to Center Fof Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Non-Hospital Notices Of Noncoverage
  
• Updated Information Regarding The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services (CMS) Establishment of a Beneficiary and Family Centered Care National Coordinating Center
  
• IPRO Annual Medicare Physician Acknowledgment Monitoring - Short Term Acute Care Prospective Payment System (PPS) Hospitals

2011

• Information Regarding The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services (CMS) Establishment Of a Beneficiary And Family Centered Care National Coordinating Center
• Use of Secure Email for Medicare 10th Statement of Work Medical Record Review Requests
• IPRO Annual Medicare Physician Acknowledgment Monitoring - Short Term Prospective Payment System (PPS) Hospitals

2010

• IPRO Annual Medicare Physician Acknowledgment Monitoring - Short Term Prospective Payment System (PPS) Hospitals
• Webinar Registration Information, Ensuring Patient Readiness for Discharge - A Case Review Based, Beneficiary-Centered, Quality of Care System-Wide Improvement Initiative

2009

• Ensuring Patient Readiness for Discharge - A Case Review Based, Beneficiary-Centered, Quality of Care System-Wide Improvement Initiative
• Announcing New Direct Expedited Hospital Appeal Toll Free Number: 888-880-9976
• Reminder: Reporing Hospital Quality Data for Annual Payment Update (RHQDAPU) Qualitynet Security Administrator Requirement
• IPRO Annual Medicare Physician Acknowledgement Monitoring - Short Term Prospective Payment System (PPS) Hospitals

2008

• Medicare Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) 9th Scope of Work
• Implementation of Milliman Care Guidelines for Medicare Case Review
• Clarification: Extension of the Current Fee-For-Service Expedited Review Notices
• Extension of the Current Fee for Service Expedited Generic Review Notices
• IPRO Annual Medicare Physician Acknowledgment Monitoring
  

2007

• Clarification In Regard To Authorized Representative
  
• Upcoming Webinars: Overview Of The New Medicare Hospital Discharge Appeals Process
  
• IPRO Review Of The New Hospital Discharge Appeals For The Medicare Beneficiary-Effective July 2, 2007 - Important Telephone Number Information
  
• IPRO Review of The New Hospital Discharge Appeals for The Medicare Beneficiary - Effective July 2, 2007
  
• Reminder: Change In Clinical Data Abstraction Center (CDAC) Mailing Address
  
• IPRO Annual Medicare Physician Acknowledgment Monitoring
  
• Clarification of Excisional Debridement Coding