University of Iowa Ionwave #18694 Addendum 1

UI Health Care inpatient clinical documentation and quality review services

The University of Iowa is seeking one provider for inpatient clinical documentation and quality review services across UI Health Care. - Buyer: University of Iowa; sub-agency: University of Iowa Health Care (UI Health Care); office: Purchasing. The bid identifies Andy Lane. - Scope: Inpatient services for adult and pediatric admissions at the University, Downtown, and North Liberty medical centers, including Stead Family Children’s Hospital. Ambulatory CDI is excluded. - Requested services: Post-discharge documentation and coding analysis; physician-led clinical validation and quality reviews; denial prevention and support; quality, coding, and revenue-integrity analytics and reporting; and clinician education based on review findings. Mortality and length of stay are priority performance areas. - Supplier approach: One supplier must cover the service components. The University welcomes an independent assessment and recommendations, with support to build internal capabilities if needed. Epic experience is preferred; proposals should address implementation, measurable outcomes, and estimated ROI. - OEM/vendor named: 3M is identified as UI Health Care’s current computer-assisted coding system and a reference, not as a requested product or selected provider. No products, part numbers, or quantities are requested. - Notable requirements: The agreement template includes University ownership of work product, personnel background checks, technology accessibility, and University Data protections covering security, encryption, incident reporting, data purging, AI use, and U.S.-only access. The template itself does not define additional services. - Performance term: One initial year, with up to four additional one-year extensions by mutual written consent.

Description

The University of Iowa is seeking qualifications from firms to provide inpatient clinical documentation improvement review services, quality-focused clinical reviews, physician education based on findings, quality reporting, and support for improving publicly reported quality metrics. The work covers all UI Health Care inpatient service locations and adult and pediatric admissions. Responses must be submitted electronically through the eBid system, and the proposal attachment is limited to 25 pages. The University indicates mortality and length-of-stay performance are top priorities and is seeking a single vendor for all components.

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