Medicare Program; Evaluation Criteria and Standards for Quality Improvement Program Contracts (9th Scope of Work)

SUMMARY: This notice with comment period describes the general criteria we intend to use to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) who will enter into contractwith CMS under the 9th SOW on August 1, 2008. The evaluation of the QIOs' performance related to their Statement of Work (SOW) will bebased on evaluation criteria specified within the themes, tasks, and subtasks set forth in the QIO's 9th SOW.