Need New PhotosEHI would like to refresh and update its brochures and website with new photos. Please send photos of your office to jbontuyan@ehiipa.com
HMSA PO Collaborative Summary Dr. Kevin Kurohara, Dr. Lynda Dolan and Susan Mochizuki represented the IPA at HMSA’s bi-monthly PO Collaborative meeting of all of the PO’s (physician organizations) on June 1. HMSA held a meeting of key representatives from Physician Organizations around the state. HMSA gave a presentation showing 2016 performance of Pilot Payment Transformation POs such as Castle and Central Medical Groups (did not include EHI). In addition, HMSA announced that their PMSO/POST program has be renamed IMHS (Integrated Health Management Services) headed by Katy Akimoto, Senior VP. Mountain Pacific also gave a presentation about their role in CPC+ as CMS’s designated represented in Hawaii. Attached are the presentation slides for the PO Collaborative and the slides for CPC+ providers.
HMSA Payment Transformation Announcements
Patient Attribution and Patient Attestation Forms — PCPs are asked to follow these guidelines relating to Patient Attestation Forms.
FAX the Patient Attestation Form to HMSA when adding an HMO, QUEST Integration, or Akamai Advantage member to your panel on Cozeva. Forms must be complete with the member or authorized representative’s signature.
DO NOT FAX forms to HMSA for PPO members. Providers should keep a copy of the form in their medical record. PPO members don’t need to call HMSA to designate their PCP.
General Excise Tax (GET) Collection — There is confusion and concern over how and whether to collect State of Hawaii General Excise Tax (4.166%) from patients who are attributed to PCPs who are part of the global capitated payment system (Payment Transformation). There is an effort among many of the IPAs around the state to get clarification around the collection on this tax from HMSA. Please see the attached Open Letter to Hawaii Physicians Organizations prepared by Akamai Practice Management regarding this issue.
Hawaii Health Information Exchange (HHIE) Annual SubscriptionHHIE recent gave a presentation/demo in Hilo and webinars. See attached information about their system.
The EHI Board decided to subsidize subscriptions for up to 10 providers for one year. Please contact Jane atjbontuyan@ehiipa.com if you are interested in the subsidy. First come, first served.
eClinical Works $155 M SettlementEHI asked our E H R consultant to research and assess the risk to our providers who have signed or are signing eCW agreements. The Board reviewed the assessment and did not rescind its decision to move forward with supporting implementation of this system. The consultant will review the details of the settlement and its impact for eCW providers at their kick off meeting on June 14. Please contact Jane atjbontuyan@ehiipa.com if you would like a copy of the assessment.
Hawaii Health Partners AllianceEHI is continuing discussions with HHP regarding a possible alliance. Please contact Susan at smochizuki@ehiipa.com if you would like more information.
Hilo Medical Center (HMC) HealthConnect Training and Log InHilo Medical Center provides regular HealthConnect webinar training sessions to show you how to access information on your patients who are admitted to HMC. Please see below for upcoming webinar dates and registration. Attached is information about the HealthConnect system and the form you need to complete for log-in privileges. After completing the form, HMC should be contacting you within 5 business days. Please let us know if you are not able to receive your login information within this time frame. Attached is the form with the correct information. Jane Furtado is in charge of processing this form. Please contact her at jfurtado@hhsc.org and Erin Moniz at emoniz@hhsc.org if you have questions or would like to check the status of your request, or you can call at 808-932-3176. You can also fax the form to 808-933-9901. The next training webinars will be on July 3rd and July 17th.
Hawaii Island Family Medicine Residency Program Class of 2017 “Inaugural Graduation” — Friday, June 23, 2017, 2:00 p.m. at King Kamehameha Statue in Wailoa State Park. Flyer attached.
Hawaii Health Information Exchange (HHIE) hosted a couple webinars for us these past couple weeks.Attached is information on their EHR and referral network list.
HMSA Risk Adjustment Webinar – The Importance of Coding Specificity and Documentation — Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Please RSVP by Monday, June 26.
