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      • 09/15/2011 - IPRO Wins 2011 National Mature Media Award
      • 06/15/2011 - Fourteen New York Healthcare Providers and Professionals Recieve 2011 IPRO Quality Awards
      • 06/14/2011 - IPRO Executive Named to Healthcare Accreditation Board
      • 01/03/2011 - IPRO Appoints Chief Quality Officer, Strategic Planning Lead
      • 11/10/2010 - NYC Minority Seniors Celebrate, Take Charge of their Diabetes
      • 09/30/2010 - IPRO Earns New Healthcare Accreditation
      • 05/20/2010 - Seventeen New York Healthcare Providers to Receive IPRO Quality Awards
      • 01/08/2010 - IPRO Chief Medical Officer Wins National Cancer Prevention Award
      • 11/24/2009 - IPRO Earns Third Consecutive Quality Management Certification
      • 10/19/2009 - IPRO Wins Federal Contract to Support Hospice Oversight
      • 10/13/2009 - IPRO Supports MRSA Awareness Month, October 2009
      • 10/1/2009 - IPRO Secures Special NY Funding to Coordinate Care for Patients with Diabetes
      • 09/14/2009 - IPRO Wins Knowledge Transfer/Implementation Federal Contract from AHRQ
      • 08/06/2009 - IPRO Wins Federal Medicaid Integrity Contract
      • 06/03/2009 - QIO Support Accelerates Hospital Improvement in Heart Care, Researchers Find
      • 04/13/2009 - Improved Care for Kidney Patients Reduces Medicare Costs and Saves Taxpayers Money
      • 04/09/2009 - IPRO Honors Upper Capital Region Health Care Providers
      • 08/12/2008 - IPRO Wins Award in 2008 National Mature Media Awards Program
      • 10/28/2008 - Foundation Releases Comprehensive Regional Health Care Report Card
      • 07/25/2008 - IPRO Welcomes Back Anthony Shih as Chief Quality Officer, Strategic Planning Lead
      • 06/26/2008 - IPRO Honors 15 Health Professionals and Organizations for Quality Improvement Efforts
      • 05/29/2008 - IPRO Receives Google Advertising Grant
      • 02/12/2008 - Milly Quezada "Queen of Merengue" To Launch Partnership To Educate Latino Seniors About Health Care Rights
      • 01/24/2008 - IPRO Awarded First-Ever Medicaid Integrity Contract
      • 12/18/2007 - First New York Medicare Quality Of Care Complaints "Report Card" Released
      • 12/13/2007 - Ambulatory Care Facilities Lead the Way to Combat Health Disparities
      • 11/27/2007 - Theodore O. Will To Receive New York Business Group On Health Leadership Award
      • 11/19/2007 - IPRO, NYSDOH Patient Safety Center Take Home "Best of Web" Honor
      • 09/06/2007 - First New York/New Jersey Health Care Report Card Released
      • 07/10/2007 - New Study Shows Significant Value In Medicare Quality Improvement Investment
      • 07/09/2007 - IPRO Recognizes 17 Health Professionals and Organizations for Quality
      • 06/11/2007 - IPRO, M Booth & Associates Win Top Public Relations Award
      • 04/12/2007 - Majority of State Medicaid Programs Have or Plan to Have "Pay-for-Performance" Programs According to Landmark Study
      • 04/10/2007 - IPRO Recertified Under ISO 9001:2000, Demonstrating Continued Commitment to Quality Management
      • 01/24/2007 IPRO Joins Select Group Receiving 'Empire State Silver' Certification for Quality of Work, Results for Customers
      • 01/18/2007- Health Care Leaders and Home Health Agencies in New York Join National Campaign to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations
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