Input for NIHB Quality of Care Issues at IHS
January 19, 2016

In the last year, several hospitals serving Tribes in the Great Plains region of the Indian Health Service (IHS) have lost, (or received threats of revocation) their ability to bill the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).   This not only severely hampers the critical 3rd Party Revenue on which these facilities depend, but it also indicates serious failures in the quality of health care in the Great Plains Region. These recent developments in the Great Plains region have exposed a systemic lack of quality care being provided in at least two hospitals being run by the Indian Health Service.  

NIHB will be submitting written testimony for this hearing and welcomes input from Tribes or others about the quality of care at the IHS.  This could include information about your own experience in poor quality of care being provided at IHS or legislative ideas for how to reform the system.  

PLEASE RESPOND BY TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2016
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Please provide any information or trends about the quality of care of provided to patients at your IHS facility.  This could include stories about patient experiences, poor diagnoses or improper care, long waiting times, or lack of purchased/referred care dollars.
What challenges do you think exist for patients when it comes to accessing a high quality of health services? What recourse do patients have if they have been provided poor care?
Is your IHS Facility adequately staffed? Is the staff adequately trained and competent in their duties?  If no, please describe why you think this is.
Please share any policy ideas for Congress or the Administration (besides additional funding) that you think could make a difference in getting better care to patients utilizing IHS facilities?
Are you comfortable with NIHB sharing the information provided in this form with Congressional staff? *
Is your health care faclity operated by the Indian Health Service or a Tribal government/ organization? *
Name *
Tribe / Organization *
Email Address *
Phone Number *
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