HealthSystems of Illinois, NFP
The Medicaid Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for the
State of Illinois Department of Heathcare and Family Services.


Provider Updates

HealthSystems of Illinois publishes the "Provider Update" bulletin to ensure accurate and timely communications with health care providers. The bulletin will be published as needed and faxed to your office. Archived issues are available on the HSI Web site.
 
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Vol. 7, No. 3 Dec 14, 2009 HSI Closed December 24th and 25th - Extends Short Stay Policy
Vol. 7, No. 2 Dec. 4, 2009 HFS Updates Attachment C: Admitting Diagnosis Codes Subject to Review
Vol. 7, No. 1 Nov. 10, 2009  HSI Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday - Extends Short Stay Policy
Notice - November 2009  HSI Hosts Education Sessions in December
Volume 6, No. 11 May, 2009 HSI Awarded QIO Contract Extension

Notice - April 27, 2009

 HSI Hosts Teleconferences to Discuss New Web Application
Vol. 6, No. 10 April 24, 2009 HSI Announces Upgrade to Provider Web Connection
Notice - April 23, 2009 HSI Installs New Web Application
Notice - April 22, 2009 HSI Web Review System Unavailable
Notice - April 21, 2009 HSI Web Site And Web Review System Unavailable
Notice  - April 20, 2009 HSI Web Site And Web Review System Unavailable
Notice - April 17, 2009 HSI Web Site And Web Review System Unavailable
Notice  - April 16, 2009 HSI Web Site And Web Review System Unavailable
Vol. 6, No. 8 April 15, 2009 HSI Web SITE & Web Review System Restored (THIS IS OBSOLETE)
Notice - April 14, 2009 HSI Web Review System Unavailable
Vol. 6, No. 7 April 13, 2009 HSI New Entry For Web Review System (THIS IS OBSOLETE)
Notice - April 10, 2009 HSI Web Review System Unavailable
Notice - February 2009 HSI Hosts Web Education Session: Provider Web Reports
Vol. 6, No. 6 February 2, 2009 HSI Updates Telephone Hold Messages
Vol. 6, No. 4 December 16, 2008 HSI Will Be Closed For The Holidays
Vol. 6, No. 5 December 2008 Is Your Hospital Contact Information Up to Date?
Notice - November 18, 2008 HSI Offers General Education Session
Vol. 6, No. 3 - November 2008 HSI Will Be Closed for Thanksgiving
Vol. 6, No. 2 - October 29, 2008 Changes to Diagnosis Codes Subject to Utilization Review
Vol. 6, No. 1 - October 2008 New Web Reports Added And Others Restored  To Web Review System
Notice - July 17, 2008 Informational Notice - HSI Offers General Education Sessions
Vol. 5, No. 11 - June 20, 2008 HSI Adds New Feature to Web Review System - Medicare Part A Exhaust
Vol. 5, No. 10 - May 7, 2008 Change to Diagnosis Codes Subject To Utilization Review
Vol. 5, No. 9 - May 8, 2008 Change to Medication Table for Web Review Requests

Notice - May 6, 2008

 HSI's Web Report Currently Unavailable
Notice - May 5, 2008 HSI's Web Reports Unavailable 5/5/08
Vol. 5, No. 8 - May 2008 REMINDER - HSI Web-based Review System Unavailable This Weekend
Notice - May 1, 2008 REMINDER - HSI Web-based Review System Unavailable for CARES Providers
Vol. 5, No. 7 - April 2008 HSI Web-based Review System Unavailable First Weekend In May
Notice - April 21, 2008 HSI Web-based Review System Unavailable for CARES Providers
Notice - March 27, 2008 New Utilization Review Manual
Notice - March 19, 2008 New Hospital Contact Form
Notice - March 10, 2008 HFS And HSI Hosting Teleconferences - April 2 & April 4
Vol. 5, No. 6 - January 2008 Notice of Cancelled Review Requests For Admitting Diagnosis Not Subject To Review
Notice - December  27, 2007 HSI Experiences Temporary Power Outage
Vol. 5, No. 5 - December 2007 HSI Will Be Closed for the Holidays
Letter - December 3,  2007 Letter - Clarification on Daily Lists
Vol. 5, No. 4 - November 2007 Short Stay Review Extension for Thanksgiving Weekend
Vol. 5, No. 3 - October 2007 Clarification for Utilization Review for DRG Reimbursed Hospitalizations
Vol. 5, No. 2 - October 2007 Update for Review Process - DRG-Reimbursed Hospitalizations
Vol. 5, No. 1 - August 2007 HSI Simplifies Inventory Tracking Sheet for Offsite Review
Letter - June 2007 HFS Clarification of New Error Code A88
Vol. 4, No. 11 - May 2007 New Process: Updating Medicaid Participants’ Contact Information During Admission Review
Letter - May 10, 2007 Important Information for Submitting Medical Records to HSI for Review
Vol. 4, No. 10 - May 2007 Medical Records Due Date Extended for Retrospective Review
Notice - May 1, 2007 Teleconferences to Discuss Changes to Utilization Review
Vol. 4, No. 9 - February 2007 HFS Announces updates to utilization review program
Vol. 4, No. 8 - February 2007 New A/C Review Component: Quality Screening
Vol. 4, No. 7 - January 2007 Utilization Review Policy Update for Short Stays
Vol. 4, No. 6 - December 2006 Key Changes to Medicaid Inpatient Utilization Review
Vol. 4, No. 5 - November 2006 We will be closed for Thanksgiving
Vol. 4, No. 4 - September 2006 Change in Patient Discharge Status Codes
Vol. 4, No. 3 - November 2006 InterQual® Criteria Revisions and Updates to Utilization Review Program

Vol. 4, No. 2 - July 2006

Change in Method for Submitting Concurrent Reviews
Vol. 4, No. 1 - June 2006
HSI Awarded QIO Contract

Vol. 3, No. 6 - December 2005

Administrative Denials Eliminated
Vol. 3, No 5 - December 2005
A/C Reviews for Short Stays Permitted After Discharge

Vol. 3, No. 4 - April 2005

Summary Report Data Illustrated in Graphs
Vol. 3, No. 3 - March 2005
Submitting Discharge Dates Via the Web

Vol. 3, No. 2 - February 2005

Submit Helpline Questions Via the Web
Vol. 3, No. 1 - January 2005
Automated Case Listings For Onsite Review

Vol. 2, No. 9 - December 2004

New Summary Reports Available
December 2004
Discharge Date Submission Feature

Vol. 2, No. 8 - October 2004

New Reports Available on HSI’s Website
Vol. 2, No. 7 - October 2004
 Referenced Example Doc.		 Examples of Unambiguous Admitting Orders

Vol. 2, No. 6 - September 2004
Web-based Report Includes SASS Information
Vol. 2, No. 5 - August 2004 Submit Helpline Questions Online

Vol. 2, No. 4 - July 2004
Enhancement to HSI’s Web Review System Discharge Date Submission Feature
Vol. 2, No. 3 - June 2004 HSI Schedules Computer System Maintenance

Vol. 2, No. 2 - April 2004

Changes to Patient Discharge Status Codes
Vol. 2, No. 1 - March 2004 Simple Steps to Submitting Web Review

Vol. 1, No. 6 - October 2003

Hospitals Benefit From Web Review System
Vol. 1, No. 5 - October 2003 Retrospective Outcome Report Available on the Web

Vol. 1, No. 4 - August 2003

Coding Job Aids Available to Hospitals
Vol. 1, No. 3 - August 2003

Questions Most Frequently Asked of HSI’s Helpline and Nurses
Vol. 1, No. 2 - June 2003

Enhancement to HSI’s Web Review System Diagnostic Code Search Feature
Vol. 1, No. 1 - March 2003

Patient Account Numbers - New Report - HSI Process Flow Charts

HIPAA Business Associate Agreement Determination Notice
Sample Report of Coding Changes

HFS Informational Notices
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November 30, 2009 Attachment C Utilization Review Changes
October 1, 2008 Attachments B and C Utilization Review Update for November 1, 2008
May 1, 2008 Attachment C Utilization Review Update
September 19, 2007 Inpatient Utilization Review Update
July, 2007 Healthcare and Family Services Clarification of Error Code A88
February 27, 2007 Changes to Utilization Review
November 28, 2006 Inpatient Utilization Review Update
November 6, 2006 Utilization Review – InterQual Behavioral Health Criteria
February 2, 2006 Utilization Review – Revisions to Concurrent Review Procedures
October 31, 2005 Utilization Review – Additional Diagnosis Codes Subject to Review
March 30, 2005 Utilization Review – Deletion of Diagnosis and DRG Codes Subject to Review
January 21, 2005 (SASS) Program Video Conference
June 25, 2004 Hospital Participation in the (SASS) Program
August 14, 2002 Utilization Review – Diagnosis and DRG Codes Subject to Review
July 23, 2002 Peer Review Organization – HealthSystems of Illinois

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