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Reviewing Healthcare. Improving Quality. |
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Permedion not only provides independent medical reviews for health care providers and government agencies, we also provide a variety of other services. And we have been providing services for over 30 years, making us one of the most experienced health care quality improvement companies around.
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Who We Are
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Permedion is an independent health care quality review and improvement organization. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of Health Management Systems, Inc.
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What We Do
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Permedion's three primary areas of service are health care quality measurement and improvement, data analysis and management, and independent medical review. To learn more, go to our Services page.
With a unique combination of statistical and clinical expertise, Permedion works with large health care providers, government agencies, and other payors to review, measure and improve health care quality. Our staff includes physicians, nurses, epidemiologists and data analysts, systems experts, and health administration experts. Our partners and customers include health plans, hospitals, physician groups, government agencies, and professional associations.
Permedion is a full-service quality review and improvement organization, yet our services - from independent medical review to focused quality studies - can be customized to meet the needs of individual groups within the health care community.
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Why Work with Permedion
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Permedion is a leader in the assessment of health care services.
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You will get an expert opinion in the timeframe you need it. Guaranteed.
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Our staff is available to answer questions and discuss case specifics.
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We provide independent medical reviews at a negotiated rate so you will know before you ever send us a case, how much the expert opinion will cost.
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We provide proven top quality professional utilization review programs to assist you with cost containment.
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Permedion is certified as an Independent Review Organization (IRO) to review disputed coverage decisions in twelve (12) states.
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Permedion does quality work as indicated by our designation by the federal government as a Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC). We can perform Medicare claim reconsideration review work as one of only eight companies in the U.S. to receive this designation.
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We are accredited by URAC under the standards for Independent Review and Health Utilization Management. This requires a continuous organizational improvement process to meet strict standards. In other words, we never stop learning and growing.
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Our Executive Team
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Permedion offers our customers a comprehensive array of skills and personnel for their health care quality initiatives. Our clinicians, statisticians, health care analysts and project administrators are the key to our customer service success.
Contact Our Executive Management Team:
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Thomas Schultz, MBA
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President |
David Sand, MD, MBA, FACS
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Corporate Medical Director |
Dennis Gramlich, MBA, RHIA
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Vice President |
Jim Dompierre, MS
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Director, Information Services |
Seana Ferris, CHCA
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Director, Strategic Initiatives |
Geetu Melwani, PhD
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Lead Health Research Analyst |
Sue Butterfield, BSN, CCM
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IMR Service Line Manager |
Sue Hackett, MSN, CPHQ
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Quality Assessment Service Line Manager |
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Maureen Riley, BSN, CPHQ
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Permedion’s Strategy for the Future
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Permedion is committed to steadily growing by 1) seeking opportunities to provide quality measurement and improvement services to state and federal health care payors, 2) serving state insurance departments and the federal Medicare program as the independent adjudicator of claims appeals, and 3) providing independent quality of care assessments for providers. We are focused on serving our current clients and with providing an enviable workplace for our employees.
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