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Quality Insights to review long term care disputes

4/25/2012

Through a new agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Quality Insights will help resolve disputes arising from the the survey and certification process. Long term care facilities that do not agree with a deficiency identified by the state department of health may appeal to Quality Insights. Quality Insights team will review the case, make a recommendation to the Department of Health and also recommend process improvements that may prevent future deficiencies.

 
This new process is a result of Long Term Care Facility Independent Informal Dispute Resolution Act 128 which established Independent Informal Dispute Resolution (IIDR) for the survey and certification process. This act was signed by PA Governor Tom Corbett in December 2011. The Act designates the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) in Pennsylvania as the independent IDR agent.
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