General Membership Meeting & Election Held on April 26  Congratulations to Dr. Brenda Camacho, Dr. Buddy Festerling, and Dr. Craig Shikuma for being elected to the Board.  Mahalo to the outgoing Board Members Dr. Peter Matsuura and Dr. Rodney Ono for their service. The meeting included a financial report, summary of program activities and plans and a discussion regarding aligning/partnering with Hawaii Health Partners (HHP), a subsidiary of Hawaii Pacific Health. Member meetings will be held to hear details of a potential partnership. The following members were in attendance:  Dr. Daniel Belcher, Dr. Brenda Camacho, Dr. Pradeepta Chowdhury, Dr. Lynda Dolan, Dr. Buddy Festerling, Dr. Jon Gerdsen, Dr. Sheareen Gedayloo, Dr. Laurie Hopman, Debra Kettleson, APRN, Dr. Kevin Kurohara, Dr. Richard Lee-Ching, Dr. Henry Lee-Loy, Dr. Michelle Mitchell, Dr. David Nakamura.  Attached is the meeting presentation.

eClinical Works Agreements  Deadline for signing eClinical Works agreements is fast approaching (this week).  Please contact Susan Mochizuki if you have any questions.  smochizuki@ehiipa.com

Healthcare Ecosystem Referral: Advance Healthcare Directive  Refer your patients to the free presentations hosted by Community First at ADRC. Next presentation date is Wednesday, May 3 – 9:00 a.m. with follow-up on May 17. Please contact Tony Kent for more information at akent@communityfirst.co

KupuCare Monthly Patient Education Series  Please help spread the word – Kupu Care, a Community Based Palliative Care program offered exclusively in East Hawai‘i by Hospice of Hilo, is inviting the public to join them in their free community talk titled, “Why Does Everyone Need an Advanced Health Care Directive” on Wednesday May 3rd, from 5:00pm-6:00pm at the organization’s Community Building located at 1011 Waiānuenue Avenue, Hilo. Those interested in attending the talk are asked to RSVP no later than Tuesday, May 2nd by contacting Lani Weigert at (808) 934-2913 or online at www.kupucare.org (events)

Announcements

  • CMS CPC+ Webinar (Track 2 highly recommended): Using Your Comprehensive Primary Care Payment for Non-Traditional Office Visits – Wednesday, May 3, 10-11 AM HST

  • Ka Huliau Pediatric Payment Transformation Webinar: Tracking Referrals to the Ecosystem – May 4, 12:30-1:30 PM

  • Hilo Medical Center CME Program “A Rare Parasite in Paradise” – May 20, 7:30 AM

  • Healthcare Ecosystem Referral: Medical Qigong – Refer you patients to these classes from May 30 – June 27. Flyer attached.