Medicare Program Integrity Manual (Pub. 100-08), § 5.3
How to Use the IRP Tracking System - (Rev. 3, 11-22-00)
5.3 - How to Use the IRP Tracking System - (Rev. 3, 11-22-00)
Selected IRP screen exhibits may be viewed from the PIM whenever "Click here to view the
selected screen" is indicated in bold.
After you log on to the Winframe, you will see the IRP Tracking group icon. Double click on
that icon, then double click on the IRP Tracking to run the application. The first screen IRP
Menu will appear.
Click here to view an exhibit of the IRP Menu screen.
A. Screen Use
From the IRP menu screen, click on the item you would like to select. Reference §§5.4 through
5.9 below for explicit instructions on how to use every menu option of the IRP system.
B. Options
1. Pending Case List - This function allows you to view all of the pending cases in the
system. See §5.4 below for details on this option.
2. Pending List By Contractor - This function allows you to view all of the pending
cases that are listed by each contractor ID number. See §5.5 below for details on this option.
3. New Case - This function allows you to enter a new case into the system. See §5.6
below for details on this option.
4. Closed Case List - This function allows you to view all of the closed cases in the
system. See §5.7 below for details on this option.
5. Closed Case List By Contractor - This function allows you to view all of the closed
cases that are listed by each contractor's ID number. See §5.8 below for details on this option.
6. Report Menu - This function allows you to open the report menu that contains all
available predefined reports.
5.4 - Section I: Pending Case List Screen - (Rev. 3, 11-22-00)
Click here to view an exhibit of the Pending Case List Screen.
View Case- After you select a case number, you can double click on the view case button on the
bottom of the screen to view the case detail screen of the case selected. From the case detail
screen you may:
1. View Comments
You may enter/edit contractor comments or view CMS comments. DO NOT EDIT CMS
COMMENTS. You may save comments or save/close form.
2. Edit Case
You may select view/edit comments and enter/edit contractor comments or view CMS
comments. DO NOT EDIT CMS COMMENTS. You may save comments or save/close
form. You may also select enter/edit provider to access the provider detail screen. From the
provider detail screen you may click on 1) add new provider; 2) delete provider; 3) edit provider;
or 4) enter/edit an allegation against a provider. To edit the provider appearing on the screen,
click on the edit provider button. You may click on next provider or previous provider to find
the one that you want to edit. To enter/edit an allegation, click on the allegation button to get to
the view allegations screen. Select the case desired and you may add or delete an allegation or
cancel this function.
3. View Report
Click on the view report to get to the case report menu. You may now view the details of the
selected case.