Weekly Alert Changed to THURSDAYS  From this week, Weekly Alerts will be sent on Thursdays. We are changing the schedule because most of our Board and other key meetings are held on Wednesday and we want to share information on the latest decisions and activities.

2017 EHI IPA Officers Elected  The Board elected the following 2017 officers:  President, Kevin Kurohara, MD; Vice-President, Lynda Dolan, MD, Treasurer, David Nakamura, MD & Secretary, Brenda Camacho, MD.

Hawaii Health Partners Alliance  As reported in the General Meeting & Election, EHI will be moving forward with a possible alliance with Hawaii Health Partners (HHP), a wholly-owned accountable care organization subsidiary of Hawaii Pacific Health (Kapiolani, Pali Momi, Straub, Wilcox).  Member forums will be held in June to share information and feedback.

eClinical Works Kick Off – Tuesday, May 9  An EHI IPA kick-off webinar/call will be held for the first “wave” of eClinical Works offices.  An email invitation will be sent to practices who have signed their agreements.

SBIRT Grant  East Hawaii IPA received a grant from the State of Hawaii to implement SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral & Treatment ) for patients with alcohol and substance abuse challenges. The grant will cover training and support practice efforts to screen patients and will help practices meet HMSA Payment Transformation and CPC+ quality reporting measures.  More information on the way.

CMS CPC+ Webinars & Emails  If you want to view the CMS CPC + webinars please contact CPCPlus@telligen.com directly for the link(s) to the webinars. The IPA does not receive this information and it is only sent directly to the email addresses you used in your application.  Please contact them directly if you need to change the names of the staff members in your practice who receive the weekly emails announcing the webinar information including the logins.

Getting EHR Access for Patients Admitted to the Hospital  Training session at Hilo Medical Center Learning Center Conference Room (second floor) on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, noon to 1:30 p.m. Training includes how to see information on patients admitted to HMC via their Meditech HealthConnect System. Hawaii Health Information Exchange (HHIE) will also give brief training on how to access health record information on patients admitted to Queen’s, HPH, and Castle hospitals. Lunch will be provided. Space and seating is limited – Registration is required. You will receive a phone confirmation.

FirstVitals & eCQM Reporting, Mountain Pacific’s Role & NAVVIS’ Support Workshop  This workshop is for HMSA PMSO CPC+ provider offices only for Tuesday, May 23, noon to 1:30 p.m. at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center Classroom. Lunch will be provided. Registration is required. You will receive a phone confirmation.

HMSA Strategic Relations Representative for Hawai‘i Island  Nahea Brenneman is on extended leave.  Please contact Matthew Kanemura at matthew_kanemura@hmsa.com for Payment Transformation questions/concerns.

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes  If you would like to read Board of Directors Meeting minutes at any time, please contact Joyce and she will email them to you. jvitales@ehiipa.com

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