Inpatient Clinical Documentation and Quality Review Services

The University of Iowa is seeking qualified firms to provide inpatient clinical documentation improvement, quality-focused clinical review, coding analysis, physician education, denial support, and integrated reporting services for University of Iowa Health Care.

University of Iowa


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Open
Request for Qualifications - Sealed-18694
Nov 04, 2026 03:00 PM
Oct 14, 2026 03:02 PM
1 year base + 4 × 1 year options
Request for Quote/Qualifications (RFQ)
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Contact
andy-lane@uiowa.edu
+13193351207
202 West Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA, USA
Description

The University of Iowa is soliciting written proposals from qualified suppliers to provide clinical documentation and quality review services for University of Iowa Health Care. The scope includes inpatient clinical documentation improvement, post-discharge documentation and coding analysis, DRG, HCC, RAF, procedure, medical-necessity, secondary-diagnosis, and quality-impact reviews, physician-led clinical validation, denial prevention and defense, compliant clarification processes, physician education, analytics, dashboards, case-level tracking, targeted dual-pass reviews, and performance reporting. Proposals must address the supplier’s experience and process, implementation plan, expected return on investment, fee structure, scope of services, key personnel, stakeholder involvement, expertise, risk assessment, and any exceptions to the University’s terms and conditions. Respondents must also provide three references and audited financial statements for the previous two years. The resulting agreement is expected to have a one-year initial term with four possible one-year extensions, for a maximum of five years. University data must be handled in accordance with applicable privacy and security requirements, including HIPAA where applicable, and within the United States.

Classification Codes
NAICS621999All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services
PSCQ601Medical Coding and Auditing
Smart Codes
clinical documentation improvementclinical quality reviewhealthcare analytics
Specifications
Service Only
Timeline
Oct 14, 2026 03:40 PM-Issue Date
Oct 22, 2026 08:00 PM-Questions Deadline
Nov 04, 2026 09:00 PM-Response Deadline
Requirements
Required
  • Employer's Liability — $500,000.00
  • Commercial General Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Commercial Automobile Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Umbrella Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Errors and Omissions / Professional Services Liability / Cyber Liability — $1,000,000.00
Required
  • Minimum 3 references
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
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