title: PEPP: collaborating to improve quality.
abstract: By collecting and analyzing information about Medicare payment errors, PEPP initiatives are making a contribution to healthcare quality efforts nationwide. Here's how one organization takes a collaborative approach to improving quality.
authors.affiliation: Iowa Foundation for Medical Care, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poole
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards; D007484:Iowa; D008499:Medical Records / Q000145:classification*; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D009329:Nebraska; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011366:Professional Review Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000592:standards*