NAIRO Downloads
Following is a catalog of useful downloads for users interested in or affiliated with the National Association of Independent Review Organizations (NAIRO). Downloads may require the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. If your system does not have the current reader software, please follow this link to complete a simple download and installation prior to accessing the links below.
NAIRO Endorses URAC as Recognized Acceditation Body - June 30, 2009 -- NAIRO recently weighed in to make sure that URAC is recognized and included among the recognized accreditation bodies under the Affordable Health Choices Act, which is currently under consideration in the U.S. Senate. Download a copy of our joint letter to Senator Edward Kennedy here. Read more »
Health Plans and IROs Can Work Together to Determine Proper Care for Eating Disorders - Learn how IROs help health plans to make evidence-based coverage determinations involving eating disorders, an area that is rapidly growing in the U.S. Read more »
IROs Help Cut Health Plan Costs during the Recession - As pressure gets exerted on the US healthcare system for cost reduction, IROs are playing an increasingly critical role in helping payers eliminate waste and reduce over-utilization while preserving the integrity of care for members. Read this article to learn more. Read more »
NAIRO Letter to President Barack Obama and Congress - This letter from NAIRO to President Obama and members of Congress advocates for increasing the role of independent medical review, as a means to improving the quality and integrity of our nation's healthcare system. Read more »
Position Paper: A Vision for Improving Healthcare in America - The healthcare cost debate is not about whether America has a problem, but the best solutions for it. From NAIRO members' perspective, redundant administrative overhead plays a large role in America’s healthcare problem today. Read more »
The Official NAIRO White Paper Read more »
Article: IRO Case Manager - Providing high-quality care while keeping healthcare costs under control is not the responsibility of just one group. It is a collaborative effort requiring inter-organizational cooperation. Read more »
Article: Independent Review Organizations for Peer Review - It's no secret hospital peer review is a broken process. Its intent - improving the quality of care for patients by protecting them from substandard medical care - is an admirable goal and one that doctors and hospital risk managers agree on. Read more »
IROs Help Determine Medical Necessity of Growth Hormone Therapy - Download this feature release article, which describes how IROs help health plans and payers make critical care and coverage decisions that improve healthcare delivery. Read more »
Article: How IROs Keep Healthcare Costs Down - and Patients Get the Right Care… there's another trend that also can help manage the costs of third-party administration - the use of an Independent Review Organization (IRO) to assess medical procedures that are in doubt. Read more »
Article: A Consumer Guide to Handling Disputes with your Employer or Private Health Plan, 2005 Update.* Read more »
* The Kaiser Family Foundation is non-profit, private operating foundation dedicated to providing information and analysis on health care issues to policymakers, the media, the health care community and the general public. The Foundation is not associated with Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser Industries.