HMSA Payment Transformation Patient Attribution   Last week, HMSA sent Payment Transformation providers a letter describing the problems/challenges with correct patient attribution to each provider’s panel and how to correct discrepancies. Kahea Wakinekona, our Quality Improvement Manager, created the attached workflow to help you correctly attribute patients and track corrections/additions. If you have any questions, please contact her at kahealani@kidneyhi.org. In addition, feel free to reach out to Tiffany Pa, HMSA Provider Services Coordinator for East Hawaii to research and identify problems at Tiffany_pa@hmsa.com. We would also appreciate your cc’ing Susan Mochizuki so that we may track these problems and address them as a group with HMSA at smochizuki@ehiipa.com.

Medicare Workshop – Are You MIPS Ready?   Mountain-Pacific Quality Health is presenting a workshop for eligible providers (CPC+ Physicians Are Excluded) on Tuesday, September 5. Please RSVP by Thursday, August 31.  Attendance is limited to 3 staff including provider per practice, first come, first served.

New Staff: We recently welcomed Gay Mukai, RN, to your team as a licensed care manager.

East Hawaii IPA Office will be closed half-day on Thursday, August 17, and all day Friday, August 18, due to the East Hawaii IPA Symposium. If you have an urgent matter, we can be reached at the Fairmont Orchid, Waikoloa at 808-885-2000.

Announcements:

  • Healthcare Ecosystem Referral Resource: Aloha Kidney September 2017 Class Series – September 21, 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26, 1:00 – 3:30 PM. Flyer attached.

  • Healthcare Ecosystem Referral Resource: Chronic Disease Self-Management Program – August 22, 29, September 5, 12, 19, 26 – 9 AM – 11:30 AM at ADRC. Flyer attached.

  • Healthcare Ecosystem Referral Resource: Hawaii Island Diabetes Conference 2017 – Saturday, October 14, 2017, 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Hilo High School Cafeteria. Flyer attached.

  • Introducing Dr. Alistair Bairos with new Kona and Waimea office locations for his Wound & General Surgery offices. More information attached.