University of Iowa Ionwave #18694

UI Health Care inpatient clinical documentation and quality review services

The University of Iowa, through University of Iowa Health Care (UI Health Care), is seeking a qualified firm to improve inpatient clinical documentation, coding quality, and publicly reported quality performance. - Buyer: The University of Iowa; sub-agency: UI Health Care; office: Purchasing Department. - Locations and patients: Adult and pediatric inpatient admissions at the Medical Center University campus, including Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Medical Center Downtown, and Medical Center North Liberty. - Services requested: Post-discharge clinical documentation and coding reviews; physician-led clinical validation; DRG, HCC, risk adjustment, procedure coding, medical necessity, secondary-diagnosis, and quality-documentation reviews; denial prevention and support; analytics and reporting; targeted quality reviews; and physician education. - Approach and requirements: Integrate AI with physician and coding expertise, support quality and revenue integrity, and minimize impact on discharged-not-final-billed (DNFB) accounts. The agreement template also specifies background checks, accessibility compliance for technology, University ownership of work created, and safeguards for University Data, including encryption, incident reporting, data purging, AI-use controls, and U.S.-only access. - Term: One initial year, with up to four additional one-year extensions by mutual written consent, for a maximum of five years. - OEMs and vendors: No OEM, contractor, or service provider is identified by name in the opportunity materials.

Description

The University of Iowa is soliciting qualifications from firms to provide inpatient clinical documentation improvement reviews, quality-focused clinical reviews, physician education based on findings, and quality reporting aimed at improving publicly reported quality metrics. Services cover all UI Health Care inpatient locations, including the University campus, Downtown campus, and North Liberty, for both adult and pediatric admissions. Responses must be submitted electronically through the eBid system; proposals should include the supplier’s relevant experience, service approach, implementation plan, and estimated return on investment if possible. The response deadline is November 4, 2026, at 3:00 PM CT.

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