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Research
and Quality Improvement Council Comments on National Quality Forum draft
Nursing Home Performance Measures — July 24, 2003
The Research
and Quality Improvement Council of the National Quality Forum is still
concerned that explicit documentation of the evidence to support the
recommended measures remains less than robust. Concern persists that
NQF is proposing national standards based on modest clinical evidence.
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Comments
for Town Hall Meeting on the Refinement of the Minimum Data Set
(MDS), Version 3.0 — June 2, 2003
The American
Health Quality Association (AHQA) appreciates the opportunity to comment
on the proposed Minimum Data Set Draft Version 2.0 and makes the following
recommendations. More...
Comments
on Proposed Rule: Medicare Program: Changes to the Medicare Claims Appeals
Procedures — January 14, 2003
We are
pleased CMS has acknowledged in this proposed rule its plan to have
the QIOs handle all of the new expedited initial determinations created
by BIPA section 521.... We believe QIOs are the appropriate entity to
conduct these expedited reviews of provider terminations, given that
they already have the professional medical capabilities to review such
medical necessity cases and they are located in every State. More...
AHQA
comments to CMS on delivery schedule requirements under the Seventh
Scope of Work — January 7, 2003
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