EHI IPA Future PlansAll provider members and their business partners are invited on Wednesday, October 17 at 6:00 PM to hear about the IPA’s future plans for restructuring to provide Management Services Organization (MSO) support to members and give members an opportunity to form a Medical Group that employs providers. The Board will present details on how to join the Medical Group and explain how the MSO would benefit the group practice and members at large. Providers (principals) and their business partners invited. RSVP here.
Final Membership Dues Notice A certified letter was sent to members who have not yet paid their 2018 dues with a final invoice for payment due October 1, 2018. If payment is not received by this date, we will assume that the member is no longer interested in membership. Providers who are not members are not able to participate in HMSA’s Payment Transformation contract and their patients that are part of the EHI IPA Health Center will need to be assigned to another IPA. If you have any questions about your payment, please contact Joyce at jvitales@ehiipa.com or 808-797-3113.
HMSA Measure – Accepting NEW Patients + Demographics HMSA is asking that you complete and submit the attached form by its deadline: Thursday, October 4(updated quarterly). This form indicates whether your practice is accepting NEW HMSA patients for EACH line of business along with updated office demographics. We would also like to know if you are accepting new patients for carriers other than HMSA. Offices that still need to submit the forms are:
Drugs most commonly implicated in medication-related hospitalizations are warfarin, oral antiplatelets, insulins, oral hypoglycemic agents, digoxin and opioid analgesics.
In 2016, 40% of deaths due to opioid overdose involved prescription opioids: Methadone, Oxycodone, or Hydrocodone.
Save the Date – Super Huddlefor PCPs Adults & Peds – Tuesday, October 16, 12:00-1:15 PM The next super huddle that was originally scheduled on September 18 will now be held on October 16 at noon at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center. RSVP here.
New IPA Staff MemberWe welcome Kevin Larkin, RN, MA, Behavioral Health Care Manager as a new member of our care management team.
The Keckley Report — Primary Care 3.0: The Front Door to Health System Transformation — We thought you would find this report about the current and future state of primary care compelling. Please read attached report here.
Announcements:
eClinicalWorks Day – User Group Meeting on O‘ahu – Friday, October 12. Register here for a free day of education on eClinicalWorks products & services.
UH Homestay Aloha – Providing homestays for UH health sciences students on clinical rotations. Flyer attached. You can register here.
Beacon Health – PCP Referral for Behavioral Health Support Beacon Health offers behavioral health services for HMSA patients. Attached is the referral form (here) and the overview of services (here).
KTA Diabetes Self-Management Education Classes — Refer your patients to diabetes education classes presented by KTA Pharmacist Dayna Wong-Otis on Thursdays at 9:00-11:30 AM or 4:00-6:30 PM, starting October 4, 2018. One-on-one sessions available onMonday, October 1. Fax the COMPLETE and signed referral form to EHI IPA at 808-935-4472. Referral form attached.
UPDATED Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) Referral Form – Please use the attached referral form to refer patients to their programs. Also attached is a list of what their Kupuna Care services provide.
Ola Hou I Ka Hula: Hula & Hypertension – Refer your patients to this culturally-based program for those seeking healing from health problems! Mondays & Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 PM, starting August 20. Flyer attached.
Mountain-Pacific Quality Health WEBINAR: “Making a Meaningful Clinical Interventions in the Community Pharmacy – Thursday, October 4, 8:00 AM HST. Join HERE at time of the meeting.
Hilo + Puna Community Medical Center Rat Lungworm Disease Support Group – Oct. 10, Nov. 14, Dec. 12, 4:00-6:00 PM at the Kea‘au Community Center. Flyer attached.
Symposium on the Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Neuroangiostrongyliasis (Rat Lungworm Disease) – Wednesday, October 10, 8:00 AM at Hilo Medical Center Nursing Conference Room. Flyer attached.
Project ECHO Geriatric Clinic – Free CME Opportunities from September 2018 to April 2019. Schedule attached here and memo attached here.
NKFH Chronic Disease Self-Management Program – Friday, September 28, 9:00-11:30 AM, EHI IPA office – Refer your patients with ANY chronic disease to this six-week program by calling Mary at 808-829-4115 or 895-2730, or fax patient name(s) to 808-935-4472. Flyer attached.
Hilo Medical Center Diabetes Support Group – “Carbs You Can Count On” Flyers attached here. Will continue every first Tuesday of the month from 4:00-5:00 PM for the rest of 2018.
