eClinical Works Meet & Greet –  Wednesday, June 14 – Noon-1:15PM – (DATE CHANGE!)   Please join us to meet and have lunch with Ashwani Kaul, EHI IPA’s Project Manager for eClinical Works. Ashwani will also meet with each office individually to review your implementation plans and answer questions. Jane will reach out to your office to schedule his visits from June 14-16.

High Risk Medication Management   At the March Super Huddle, KTA introduced their High Risk Medication Management program for elderly patients. In order to reduce preventable adverse effects, KTA will notify you by FAX and suggest a medication change if a medication prescribed for your elderly patient(s) is of high risk based on 2015 Beers Criteria. Taking action based on this recommendation will help you fulfill CPC+ quality measures. Attached is a copy of KTA’s form.

HMSA Payment Transformation – ShareCare Real Age Assessment & Login Timeline   Every provider who hasn’t logged into the ShareCare website yet will be sent an email with instructions and a temporary password on Friday, May 19. The Real Age Assessment should be completed by your patients at this site: (www.hmsa.com/sharecare) by December 31, 2017 in order to complete that Payment Transformation Engagement measure. Providers must log in to receive credit for this engagement measure.

CPC+ Offices with HMSA PMSO Services – eCQM Reporting Questionnaire   First Vitals will be assisting CPC+ practices whose EMR systems cannot report eCQM measures directly to CMS. They will explain how they will do this at the upcoming workshop on May 23 in Hilo. Please complete the attached EMR questionnaire and data use agreement before attending the workshop. Also attached is an explanation of how to inform CMS when switching EHRs. You may complete and scan and email to jvitales@ehiipa.com  or FAX  to 808-935-4472 by Monday, May 22.

Sustaining Improvement Workshop #3 – Tuesday, June 6 – Noon-1:15PM   This workshop will be for CPC+ practices and focused on “after visit” activities and follow-up items from previous workshops. We will also share current IPA initiated care management/coordination initiatives. Please RSVP.

Payment Transformation Engagement and Quality Improvement Check In – for HMSA Payment Transformation providers – Tuesday, June 13 – Noon-1:15PM   We will share Payment Transformation Engagement and Quality Improvement year-to-date information for the IPA as a whole and for each office to see how you can best leverage your efforts to maximize your payment transformation engagement and quality improvement dollars.

Healthcare EcoSystem Referral: Better Choices, Better Health – Diabetes Self-Management Program Workshops  Kahea Wakinekona, RN, QI Clinical Manager, is holding diabetic self-management education workshops at ADRC, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on Fridays, May 26, June 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30. Referral to this program helps fulfill HMSA’s Ecosystem referral measure and CPC+ Patient Self-Management Measure 4.2. PLEASE REFER YOUR PATIENTS! Flyer attached.

New Staff

The EHI Office welcomes the following new staff: Joyel Kekua, Patient Navigator and Cheryl Pavel, RN, Licensed Care Manager.

Announcements

  • CME CPC+ Webinar: “Advancing Your Episodic Care Management Approach” (Session 1 / Action Group 007) – May 18, 6:00-7:00 a.m.

  • HMC CME Program: “Rat Lungworm Disease; Diagnosis and Treatment” presented by Dr. Jon Martell – May 20, 7:30 a.m. Flyer attached.

  • Healthcare Ecosystem Referral: Kupu Care Education Series: Palliative & Life Education “I Don’t Want to be a Burden to my Loved Ones,” a community presentation facilitated by Lani Weigert, Clinical Relations Manager at Kupu Care, on Thursday, June 15 at 9:00-11:30 a.m. at Hospice of Hilo Community Room, Building B. Please refer your patients and RSVP by June 14!