IPA Bonus Bucks ProgramAt Tuesday’s Super Huddle meeting, we announced that special IPA bonuses will be given to providers who continue to participate in HMSA’s Payment Transformation Program and are current as of December 1, 2017. A point system is being established to award bonus payments before the end of the year based on: 1) Meeting attendance, 2) 24/7 access (need to attest and complete questionnaire attached), 3) Whether office follows up with a call, email or appointment after patients’ ER visits, and 4) Completion of communication survey attached. Amount awarded will depend upon projected IPA surplus at year end, points earned and number of HMSA patients. More details about the point system will be forthcoming.
Ecosystem ResourcesEHI has put together a comprehensive listing of local resources including directories, contact information, forms and explanation of processes for services in the community to support your patients. The resource directory is available via jump drive or can be installed directly on your computer (EHI IPA offices only). Please contact Jane if you are interested in receiving this atjbontuyan@ehiipa.com.
Diabetic Patient Lists & Referral to Programs At the Super Huddle on Tuesday, in an effort to help offices identify and refer diabetic patients to community programs, we passed out lists of patients that we pulled from Suremetrics (COZEVA) supposedly with HbA1 > 8. Unfortunately, many of the lists had errors. Marynell Vitales, our new Patient Services Coordinator, will be stopping by your offices on Friday, September 22, to see how she can help identify and contact diabetic patients needing referrals/support. Please contact her if you have any questions at mvitales@ehiipa.com.
eClinical Works Providers – Go Live! Lunch – Tuesday, September 26, Noon Provider offices that are switching to or are already on eClincal Works (eCW) EHR are invited to attend a lunch to meet the eCW trainers. RSVP attached.
Sharecare PCP Engagement Measure Providers must meet both of the following requirements to meet this measure: 1) Add a Sharecare profile picture (headshot) and 2) Log into your Sharecare account. iPhone photos are accepted and you can submit your photos to Tiffany at tiffany_pa@hmsa.com or send a request to Tiffany if you want to be re-sent an onboarding email with login information. The Sharecare Engagement measure is worth 5% of PCPs potential Commercial and Akamai Advantage band rates (4% of Quest Integration band rates) in Year 2 (2018), based on engagement measures performance in Year 1 (2017).
CPC+ Third Quarter Reporting CPC+ Quarterly Reporting submission begins on September 25. We will be sending out Hilo Medical Center Quarter 3 utilization reports during the first week of October in order to cover the entire quarter (to 9/30/17).
CPC+ Care Management Fees & East Hawaii IPA Staff CMS has given EHI IPA the “green light” to invoice individual CPC+ offices for care management services under certain conditions. Please contact Susan at smochizuki@ehiipa.com (808-797-3114) if you have any questions and/or are interested.
EHI IPA Provider Liaison at Hilo Medical Center Misae Wela, RN, Transitions Coordinator, will be at Hilo Medical Center daily to touch base on admitted patients of Payment Transformation providers. Her goal is to the optimize care of patients by improving communication and coordination between HMC and their PCPs.
East Hawaii IPA–Hilo Medical Center Mixer – Tuesday, November 7, 5:30-7:30 PM EHI IPA will host this event focusing on “Physician to Physician Communication.” Guest facilitator will be Dr. Barbara Spivak, CEO, Mount Auburn Cambridge IPA. RSVP attached.
East Hawaii IPA Membership Retreat – Wednesday, November 8, 3:00-7:00 PM Provider members are invited to join this important meeting to chart the future of the IPA. Attendees are asked to participate in the ENTIRE session. RSVP attached.
Hilo Medical Center Foundation 15th Annual Wine, Cheese, Chocolate & More – Saturday, November 4, 5:00PM-8:00 PM – Hilo Hawaiian HotelThe EHI IPA Board approved sponsoring this event. The IPA has 8 complimentary tickets for members. Please contact Joyce at jvitales@ehiipa.com if you are interested in attending. If there are more than 8 members interested we will have a drawing for the 8 seats.
Announcements:
HMC CME Program: “Tuberculousis in Hawaii – An Update” by Elizabeth MacNeil, MD – Saturday, September 23, 7:30 a.m. Flyer attached.
Hui Mālama Ola Nā ʻŌiwi Open Position – Mobile Health Resource Specialist. Job description attached. Applications must be received by Wednesday, October 4 by 4:30 p.m.
Hawai‘i Sleep Epidemiology Research Center Inauguration will be held at the Honolulu Neuroscience Clinic’s Ward Avenue offices – October 7, 9:00 a.m. Flyer attached.
IPA Pediatrician Meeting – Thursday, October 12, Noon – This session will focus on health plan service coordination and EHI IPA updated with Leolinda Parlin, director of Hilopa‘a. RSVP attached.
CMS CPC+ New Participation Agreements – Starting October 16; Due December 1 – CMS will send your practice the Amended and Restated Participation Agreement (PA), which will include all PY 2018 program requirements. Your signed PA will be due no later than December 1, 2017. See more information here.
Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) invites your practice to complete an important online survey to assess best practices among primary care providers, Ob/GYNs, pediatricians, and dentists in the State of Hawaii. The survey may be taken by practicing MDs, DOs, APRNs, NPs, and PAs in these specialties. The data is gathered to gain a clearer understanding of provider needs, so that DOH is able to enhance support to providers across the state and promote better health outcomes for the people of Hawai‘i. It should take no more than 15-20 minutes to complete.
If you have any questions about the survey, please call SMS toll-free at 1-888-502-7377. If you have questions for DOH, please contact Ms. Amber Bowie at 808-586-5446 or by email at amber.bowie@doh.hawaii.gov. You may also email Ranjani Starr, lead chronic epidemiologist for DOH, at ranjani.starr@doh.hawaii.gov.
