PSRC of America--Who We Are

<body> <p>This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them.</p> <table border="0" width="555"> <tr> <td width="551"><font face="Arial"><script language="JavaScript"></script></font><small><small><a href="#What is the PSRC of America" name="Top"><font face="Arial">WHAT IS THE PSRC OF AMERICA?</font></a><font face="Arial"><br> <a href="#What the PSRC Has to Offer">WHAT THE PSRC HAS TO OFFER</a><br> </font><a href="#Who Uses Our Services"><font face="Arial">WHO USES OUR SERVICES?</font></a><font face="Arial"><br> </font><a href="#Mission Statement"><font face="Arial">MISSION STATEMENT</font></a><font face="Arial"><br> <a href="#Affiliated Organization">AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION</a></font></small></small><p><small><font face="Arial"><br> </font><font face="Arial"><a name="What is the PSRC of America"><strong>What is the PSRC of America?</strong></a></font></small></p> <p><font face="Arial"><small>The PSRC of America is an organization of physicians, nurses, administrators, allied health care professionals, and data analysts providing services to promote quality of care and the efficient management of health care resources in managed care and traditional settings.<br> <br> Founded in 1977, the PSRC is an independent, not-for-profit organization serving corporate and governmental clients.<br> <br> Our services are available to large and small clients, on a local or national basis.</small></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="#Top"><font face="Arial"><small><small>BACK TO TOP</small></small></font></a></p> <hr> <p><font face="Arial"><a name="What the PSRC Has to Offer"><strong><small>What the PSRC Has to Offer</small></strong></a><br> <small><br> The rapid changes occurring in the health care system, as well as increasing consumer expectations, have prompted a reevaluation of how health care is provided. Health care organizations are increasingly faced with the need to balance cost containment with vigilant concern for quality and access to care. In this changing environment, the PSRC assists health care providers by assuming many of the clinical review and administrative tasks associated with an enhanced delivery system<br> <br> As an organization of clinical personnel committed to professional standards, the PSRC works with its clients to develop quality care mechanisms within an efficiently managed structure. Our services are tailored to client needs and encompass design and implementation of quality and cost management programs, individual medical record or environmental site reviews, and educational and training programs for professional caregivers.<br> <br> The PSRC has an outstanding reputation in the health care field. We are adept at working with all segments of the provider community, particularly physicians. Our clinical staff have hands-on experience and understand current practice patterns. They have earned the respect of the professionals they have evaluated.</small></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="#Top"><font face="Arial"><small><small>BACK TO TOP</small></small></font></a></p> <hr> <p align="left"><a name="Who Uses Our Services"><font face="Arial"><strong><small>Who Uses Our Services?</small></strong></font></a></p> <p align="left"><small><font face="Arial">Managed care organizations serving both public and/or private patients<br> Credentialing departments<br> Quality and utilization management departments<br> Physician networks<br> Community-based health clinics<br> Hospitals<br> Insurers<br> State and local departments of health, social services and mental health<br> Foundations supporting services to increase health care access and quality<br> Federal health care regulatory agencies<br> Pharmaceutical companies</font></small></p> <p align="center"><a href="#Top"><font face="Arial"><small><small>BACK TO TOP</small></small></font></a></p> <hr> <p align="left"><small><font face="Arial"><a name="Mission Statement"><strong>Mission Statement</strong><br> </a><br> The PSRC of America, Inc. was established to accomplish three principal goals:</font></small></p> <blockquote> <p><font face="Arial"><small>to maintain and enhance the quality of health care<br> to encourage the delivery of appropriate types of care<br> to engage in activities which advance the public benefit.</small></font></p> </blockquote> <p><font face="Arial"><small>In pursuit of these goals the PSRC carries out, on behalf of managed care, corporate and public sector clients, programs which review and seek to enhance the quality and efficiency of health care delivery in all settings. The scope of our services includes physician office practice patterns, credentialing mandates, and educational and research projects designed to promote the general health and well-being of the community at large.</small></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="#Top"><font face="Arial"><small><small>BACK TO TOP</small></small></font></a></p> <hr> <p align="left"><font face="Arial"><small><a name="Affiliated Organization"><strong>Affiliated Organization</strong></a><br> <br> The Foundation for Quality Medical Care, Inc. (Foundation) carries out the following programs:<br> <br> <em>Nursing Home Audits</em><br> <br> The Foundation validates the level of care and resources provided to New York State nursing home residents. The program uses the Patient Review Instrument, commonly known as the PRI. The Foundation has carried out this program for the New York State Department of Health since 1985.<br> <br> Registered nurses from the Foundation audit the information submitted by nursing homes on their resident population. This audited information forms the basis for State reimbursement to the facility for the care rendered to nursing home residents.<br> <br> Approximately 50,000 resident records are reviewed annually at over 700 skilled nursing facilities.<br> <br> <em>The Hotline</em><br> <br> </small><img src="yl.jpg" alt="Yvonne Lazarczyk, RN" align="right" WIDTH="148" HEIGHT="170"><small>The Foundation serves as the "hotline" for any individual, institution or community-based organization which requires information and clarification on the PRI program described above. Our registered nurses answer questions on how to complete the form, what medical conditions meet the program criteria as well as numerous other questions relating to the program.</small></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Arial"><small>Thousands of inquiries are answered every year. The hotline has facilitated understanding of the patient assessment process and has enhanced program effectiveness. The hotline may be reached at (212) 213-8186.<br> <br> <em>Other Activities<br> </em><br> Over the years, the Foundation has been called upon by the New York State Department of Health to carry out many other programs. These include a study to assess the time spent by registered nurses caring for patients in the home, and an intensive clinical review of cerebral palsy/rehabilitation patients and the services they receive at diagnostic and treatment centers.</small></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="#Top"><font face="Arial"><small><small>BACK TO TOP</small></small></font></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><small><small><small><a href="who-we-are.htm" target="_top"><font face="Arial">Who We Are</font></a><font face="Arial">  |   </font><a href="services.htm" target="_top"><font face="Arial">Services</font></a><font face="Arial">  |  </font><a href="exec-director.htm" target="_top"><font face="Arial">Management Team</font></a><font face="Arial">  |  </font><a href="confidentiality.htm" target="_top"><font face="Arial">Confidentiality</font></a><font face="Arial"> <br> </font><a href="chairmans_message.htm" target="_top"><font face="Arial">Chairman's Message</font></a><font face="Arial">  |  </font><a href="pri-screen.htm" target="_top"><font face="Arial">PRI/SCREEN</font></a><font face="Arial">  |  </font><a href="contact-us.htm" target="_top"><font face="Arial">Contact Us</font></a><font face="Arial">  |  </font><a href="links.htm" target="_top"><font face="Arial">Links</font></a><font face="Arial">  |  <a href="index.html" target="_top">Home</a></font></small></small></small></td> </tr> </table> </body>