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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 28,1995 PSA#1335SCOPE OF WORK AVAILABLE FOR UTILIZATION AND QUALITY CONTROL PEER REVIEW
ORGANIZATION (PRO) CONTRACTS Contact, Contracting Officer, Brian
Hebble, 410/966-5159, Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA),
Office of Acquisition and Grants, 6325 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
MD 21207. The Scope of Work for the 5th PRO contracting cycle is
available from HCFA. The current PRO contracts will begin to expire on
March 31, 1996. The PRO in each state is responsible for reviewing
certain health care services furnished under Title XVIII of the Social
Security Act and under certain other Federal programs to determine
whether those services are reasonable, medically necessary, furnished
in the appropriate setting, and are of a quality that meets
professionally recognized standards. PRO activities are part of the
Health Care Quality Improvement Program (HCQIP), a program which
supports the mission of HCFA to assure health care security for
beneficiaries. The HCQIP is carried out locally by the PRO in each
State. Each PRO is to focus on the development and implementation of
cooperative projects as a method for the PRO to improve the quality of
care in the State. Please send written requests, for the SOW, to the
above address. However, after May 16th the acquisition office will be
moving to Room C-2-21-15, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD
21244-11850. No telephone requests or questions will be honored. The
Scope of Work is available to the public for informational purposes
only. Future competitive procurements will be synopsized. Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0538 19950427\SP-0003.MSC)
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