CPC+ Financial Reconciliation Hands-On Workshop – Tuesday, January 16, Noon to 1:00 PM   Christine Asato of Mountain-Pacific will be holding this hands-on workshop. Please bring your financial worksheets, laptops & accounting information for hands-on help. EHI will also have laptops available if you would like to bring a jump drive with your information. RSVP to Jane at jbontuyan@ehiipa.com by Friday, January 12.

HMSA Payment Transformation Monthly Measure – Accepting New Patients   HMSA requires the IPA to submit monthly lists of PCPs who are accepting new HMSA patients. Please fill out and send the attached form. Please fax to 808-935-4472 no later than Friday, January 12. On an ongoing basis, please let Joyce know at jvitales@ehiiipa.com immediately if your office decides to accept/stop accepting new HMSA patients at any time.

  • We still need completed forms from: Dr. Melanie Arakaki, LaRae Barnes APRN,  Alice Davis APRN,  Debra Kettleson APRN, Dr. David Nakamura, and Dr. Douglas Olsen

eClinical Works User Group Meetings – Lab Order Workflows Workshop – Tuesday, January 23 – Noon-1:00 PM   Please RSVP to jbontuyan@ehiipa.com.

Membership Strategic Planning Retreat Follow-up   The Board at its meeting last night decided to form work groups to develop proposals and plans for the following four areas of importance to members. The four areas are: 1) tiered membership system for the IPA; 2) identifying possible consolidation models/partners or investors to create a long-term infrastructure for recruiting, retaining and employing physicians; 3) defining role then recruiting for a Chief Medical Officer to help lead infrastructure building efforts; and creation of a health and wellness foundation for advancing the health/wellness of providers, staff and patients. If you are interested in being part of any of these initiatives/work groups, please contact Susan Mochizuki at smochizuki@ehiipa.com. We will convene the first work group to get input on a “Tiered Membership” system for the IPA during the last week in January. We will be polling members regarding the best date (either evening on Tuesday, January 30, or morning on Saturday, February 3). Take survey here by January 18.

East Hawaii IPA has become a member of APG (America’s Physician Groups – formerly CAPG), a national organization that advocates for and provides education and other resources to physician groups. We are looking for members interested in engaging and being involved on behalf of the IPA in APG activities including their National Conference, Colloquium and Regional Meetings. The IPA is budgeting for the cost of associated travel and conference fees for physician/provider members who will consistently attend and be involved in the organization for us. We would ask EHI representatives to bring resources back to share with the IPA such as health plan contracting advice, quality performance reporting information, best practices, and potential consolidation partnership ideas. If you are interested in being involved, please contact Susan Mochizuki by 1/17/18 – smochizuki@ehiipa.com

Register for APG’s First 2018 APM Committee Meeting – Tuesday, January 16 at 8:00 AM HST   Dr. Robert Stone, Medical Director for Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians, will speak about their participation in the CPC+ program. Register here.

HMSA Payment Transformation COREO to Replace COZEVA   Starting April 1, 2018, HMSA will replace COZEVA with a new reporting system called COREO. Three webinar training sessions will be held on Wednesday, January 31 (Session 1), Wednesday, February 28 (Session 2) and Wednesday, March 21 (Session 3) from 12:30 PM-2:00 PM. Register here.

HIPAA Awareness Training   If your office would like online HIPAA training, please contact Joyce at jvitales@ehiipa.com.

Announcements

  • Ecosystem Healthcare Referral: KTA Diabetes Self-Management Education Classes — Refer your patients to diabetes education classes presented by KTA Pharmacist Dayna Wong-Otis on Thursdays 9:00-11:30 AM and 4:00-6:30 PM, January 25 – February 15, 2018. Fax the COMPLETE and signed referral form to EHI IPA at 808-935-4472. Referral form attached.

  • CMS MIPS/MACRA Webinar: “MIPS Data Submission – Practical Advice for Small Group Practices and Solo Practitioner” – Tuesday, January 23, 6:00 – 7:00 AM (register here) or Thursday, January 25, 10:30 – 11:30 AM (register here).

  • CMS MIPS/MACRA – MIPS Data Submission: Now through Marcy 31, 2018 – Submit your data on the CMS Enterprise Portal here.

  • Mountain-Pacific Quality Health Webinar: “Managing Opioids, Benzodiazepines and Overdoses” – Thursday, January 25, 2018, 9:00 AM. RSVP here.

  • Mountain-Pacific Seminar: “Panel Management for Dollars: Navigating Strategies for Effective Panel Management that Maximizes Reimbursement” – January 25, 2018, 5:00 – 8:45 PM in Honolulu. Flyer attached.

  • Dr. Kaawaloa’s Faxing Issues – Irena from Dr. Kaawaloa’s office is successfully receiving faxes at (808) 959-1616 if you need to request medical records. You may also call Irena on her cell at (352) 262-4017 if you are having issues. Irena will be able to pick up release forms should faxing issues continue or if the offices need confirmation that she received their patient’s release forms.