Corporate Overview

In July 1983, IPRO was incorporated as an independent not-for-profit corporation. Today, as one of the largest and most experienced health care quality review and improvement organizations in the United States, IPRO continues to dedicate its efforts to assessing and improving the value of health care services through the use of innovative methods and technologies.

IPRO's professional staff includes more than 350 physicians, registered nurses, epidemiologists, health policy analysts, data analysts, biostatisticians, medical records analysts and systems analysts, as well as a network of more than 300 board-certified physician consultants. The expertise and experience of IPRO's staff enable the organization to provide clients with a diverse and comprehensive range of essential services, including:

• Utilization review and quality assurance;
• Quality improvement;
• Data collection, abstraction and analysis;
• Retrospective claims review;
• Independent review of health plans' decisions to deny, reduce or terminate care;
• Encounter data validation;
• Health Plan Employer Data & Information Set (HEDIS®) Compliance Audits™.

IPRO's clients include federal and state agencies, health care providers, managed care organizations, commercial insurers, corporations, business coalitions and unions.

HEDIS® is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). NCQA HEDIS® Compliance Audit™ is a trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).