The GAO has issued a report to Congress highlighting the need for Medicare’s Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO) to provide consistent information to CMS regarding the costs associated with quality of care reviews. The GAO found that because of inconsistencies in QIO reporting, CMS cannot accurately assess the volume of QIOs’ quality of care reviews and the costs associated with conducting these reviews. As a result, CMS cannot be assured that the budgets it establishes for QIOs’ quality of care reviews are appropriate. The GAO recommends that CMS develop clear instructions for QIO reporting of information about the volume and costs of their quality of care reviews.