Attn: All Hospitals
Clarification on Release of 60-Day Quality Improvement Organization Reports by CMS
The Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) is sending this message as a part of our commitment to Collaboration, Innovation and Quality.
On March 27, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued QSO-24-09-EMTALA.
Memorandum Summary
- CMS is clarifying procedures related to the release of the Quality Improvement Organization’s (QIO) 60-day report, requested for CMS’s referral of an EMTALA case to the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and for OIG’s investigation of the case.
- Specifically, the 60-day report may not be released to the affected physician and/or hospital until after the OIG investigation is completed and the OIG closes the case.
Contact:
Where the case has been referred to the OIG, the hospital and/or physician should direct questions about the 60-day QIO report to the Office of Counsel to the Inspector General (OCIG). In most cases, the hospital or physician would have a point of contact at OCIG. If not, the hospital may contact OCIG at (202) 619-2078 or their CMS Location.
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