UCSF ADVANCED PRACTICE NEWSLETTER
April 2019
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CELEBRATING PROFESSIONAL
NURSE PRACTITIONERS
NURSE ANESTHETISTS
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
NURSE MIDWIVES
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Provider Experience Survey
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We are very close to our target threshold of 70%. 32 providers have begun the survey but did not complete. If THOSE WERE COMPLETED then we would be near 77%. If you did not receive or can NOT find the unique anonymous link in your email then let me know so I can get it to you.
THE DEADLINE IS APRIL 5TH!!
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IN THIS ISSUE
Provider Experience Survey Closing
Highlighting AHP Practice at UCSF Health
International Women's Day at UCSF Health
AHP UPDATES
Medi-Cal SPA Time Study for Ambulatory Providers
AHP Academic Stipend
New AHP AHA Certification Workflow
Exceptional AHP Award Nominations
NP3 Promotion
UCSF Health's Annual Improvement Symposium
Schwartz Rounds
Refresher - FAQ regarding Billing and Coding
National Subcommittee Opportunity
Advanced Health Care planning for Providers
GME Grand Rounds
New AHPs to UCSF Health for the 8th Cohort in18/19 FY
Committee Opportunities for AHP Advisory Board - please volunteer
Advisory Board Minutes -February 2019
Association of PAs in Oncology Conference
Pediatric Pain Conference
California Healthcare News
UCSF Health Events Calendar
Center for the Enhancement of Communication in Healthcare
True North Metrics
AHP Students at UCSF Health
Sharing your Expertise across the State and Nation
Caring for the Caregiver
SON Preceptor Opportunities
RECOGNITION, PUBLICATIONS, AND PRESENTATIONS
Gabe Schwartz, NP
Mitchel Erickson, NP
RESOURCES
Fun Discounts for UCSF Employees
Pager Box Update
2018/2019 AHP Advisory Board
Required Training in LMS
Face Card Process
How To Correct The Staff Directory
AHP Resource Manual Link
Adding New Privileges
Scope Of Practice Details
Licensing and Certification Responsibilities
CURES Sign Up for Scheduled Medication Prescribing
BRN Link
DEA
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HIGHLIGHTING THE ADVANCED HEALTH PRACTITIONERS
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UCSF Celebrated International Women's Day
Friday, March 8th, 2019
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March 8, 2019 was the inaugural International Women’s Day celebration at UCSF. With the goal “to celebrate, inspire and empower all women at UCSF,” a series of diverse programming was offered all day across all UCSF campuses via free onsite sessions and/or live-stream gatherings. Sessions included: corporate headshot portrait sessions, career development workshops, UCSF mentoring program introductory sessions, mindfulness meditation, and yoga classes.
One session was developed by Laura Kirk, PA-C, and co-facilitated with Diane Sliwka, MD and Anna Meyer, MD: Women’s Advocacy Using Relationship-Centered Communication Skills. The sold-out session, held on Mission Bay campus, addressed a common struggle among women to advocate for themselves professionally and personally. Using a framework for relationship-centered negotiation, women participants were given the opportunity to observe and practice skills for effective advocacy in the workplace and beyond.
Participants stated:
"I thoroughly enjoyed the Advocacy session and feel like it gave me tangible tips and information that can help me make a change in my workplace."
"Since the workshop, I have re-written emails and tried to change some of the vocabulary I use based on (their) recommendations."
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VERY IMPORTANT
Ambulatory AHP Providers ONLY
Please complete at your earliest convenience in preparation for the next request from Medi-Cal.
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As we move to make inpatient AHPs billing providers, we need to offset this change by adding an opportunity to
ONLY outpatient providers
. This involves ambulatory AHPs completing a Medi-Cal SPA Time Sheet which physicians already complete. This event only happens 3 times per year and date selection is random and decided by Medi-Cal. It could add significant revenue for work that you do that is NOT compensated currently. The following training link provides information that ALL ambulatory AHPs must review to be included. ONLY AHP providers that completed the LMS module will receive a link to the TIME SHEET when the next date is announced.
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The UCSF Office of Advanced Practice has 15 supported stipends to offset the cost of AHPs presenting at an academic conference in their specialty. Podium/poster/panel presentations will be eligible. Other requirements listed in link.
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SUPPORT FOR Academic Excellence for AHPs PRESENTING AT A CONFERENCE RELEVANT TO THEIR SPECIALTY
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Gabe Schwartz, NP (bottom)
Adult GI medical oncology
talk: Updates in Cancer Screening
42nd Annual Educational Conference California Association for Nurse Practitioners in San Diego, CA
Mary Lesh, NP (middle)
Pediatric hematology-oncology
Talk: MSKUS-Professional Approach to New Therapies
Nurses Forum of International Society Hemostasis Thrombosis in Melbourne, Australia
Sarah Kabatt, NP (not pictured)
Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care
Talk: Impact of Iron Supplementation in Infants with Shunted Single Ventricle Physiology
22nd Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease in Huntington Beach, CA
Alisa Yee, NP (top)
Adult GI surgery Oncology
Poster: Onboarding for Advanced Practice Providers
Americas Hepato-Pancreatio-Biliary Association Annual Conference in Miami Beach, CA
We are proud to highlight the first four recipients and their work.
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NEW AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATION WORKFLOW FOR AHP PROVIDERS
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Exceptional AHP Award and Nursing Week Advanced Practice Awards are around the corner. Please nominate a colleague. We extend the award to 2 recipients each year. All NPs, PAs, CRNAs, and Midwives are eligible.
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NP3 PROMOTION MATERIALS and DEADLINE:
August 30th, 2019 for reappointment candidates
September 27th, 2019 for new applications
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UCSF Health's 4th Annual Improvement Symposium: Call for Poster Submissions
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We’re thrilled to announce our
4
th
Annual
UCSF Health Improvement Symposium
that will take place on
Thursday
,
May 30
th
from 4-7pm at UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center. Last year, our event generated more than
150 posters
that reflected remarkable improvement work by diverse teams across the organization. The event was a wonderful celebration of those projects and people, particularly for colleagues who had never submitted
(or presented)
a poster before.
All posters should be submitted electronically to
Dhemy Padilla
by Thursday, May 16
th
. This will allow time to organize the poster symposium, create a program booklet, and create a great experience for everyone. Teams will be responsible for printing their posters and we will provide additional logistical information following their submission(s).
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Schwartz Rounds offer healthcare providers a regularly scheduled time during their fast-paced work lives to openly and honestly discuss the social and emotional issues they face in caring for patients and families. The focus is on the human dimension of patient care. Clinicians and staff have an opportunity to share their experiences, thoughts and feelings on thought-provoking topics drawn from actual patient cases. The premise is that health care providers are better able to make personal connections with patients and colleagues when they have greater insight into their own responses and feelings
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Billing and Coding Information Presentation
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If you would like to be considered for a Clinical Subcommittee please send (1) a letter of interest (not to exceed two pages) highlighting experience/knowledge relevant to the expertise in the subcommittee/episode group and involvement in measure development, and (2) a current CV or summary of relevant experience to Patti Epstein
by April 8, 2019.
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JOIN A NATIONAL CLINICAL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTING TO CMS
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The American Nurses Association (ANA) is putting out a call for nominations for ANA members to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) MACRA Episode-Based Cost Measures. There are four Clinical Subcommittees accepting nominations (listed below along with episode groups as defined by prior workgroups). The overall objective of the committees is to develop episode-based cost measures suitable for potential use in the Quality Payment Program. Applications are requested for the following Clinical Subcommittees.
Nominees should be a clinician including nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, or other clinicians with experience in the clinical areas listed above. Nominees should also have familiarity with medical coding (ICD-10, CPT/HCPCS, DRG), board-certified or other professional certifications, as applicable, and experience treating Medicare patients. Complete information on the committees and nomination process can be found on the CMS website.
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ADVANCED HEALTH CARE PLANNING FOR PROVIDERS
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Type
.ACP
anywhere in notes or problem lists to assure that your documentation pulls into the
new ACP Navigator.
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GME Grand Rounds - inter-professional opportunity to share experiences.
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AHP NEW HIRES COHORT 8 2019
Please welcome these new AHP professionals
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STARTING ONBOARDING ON APRIL 24TH, 2019
COHORT 8
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Bohn, Nathaniel
Clements, Jessica
Franco, Shannon
Gil, Eugenia
Greenstein, Alexa
Jackson, Kritopher
Jackson, Tamika
Malott, Jocelyn
Mancini, Carrie
Parker, Alice
Pruett, Christina
Recchioni, Cassandra
Ryan, Michelle
Salmon, Rebecca
San Basillo, Monica
Stratford, Shelley
Tomlinson, Starr
Wendland, Barbara
Wong, Chelsea
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THEY ARE A GROUP OF NP AND PA PROVIDERS COMING INTO MANY DIFFERENT CLINICAL SPECIALTIES ACROSS THE UCSF HEALTH ENTERPRISE AND OUR AFFILIATE PARTNERS.
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Get involved in onboarding of new AHP providers through one of the committees recruiting. Socializing after a Cohort Session.
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Seeking AHP Committee Participants that will report to the AHP Advisory Board.
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AHP ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES
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2nd Surgical Oncology Advanced Practitioner Conference (aka SOAP Conference), April 26-28, 2019 at MD Anderson
has been approved for 17.75
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits
TM
, of which 1.50 have been designated in the area of medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.
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CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE NEWS
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A COUPLE ARTICLES RELEVANT TO ADVANCED PRATICE. YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE IF YOU WISH.
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Enhancing Relationship Centered Communication Skills Professional Development for Clinicians
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UCSF HEALTH UPDATES REGARDING TRUE NORTH METRICS
Includes an article on price transparency.
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For more information, contact Mitchel Erickson, NP Director of Advanced Practice
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ALL AHP STUDENTS AT UCSF HEALTH FACILITIES
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All preceptors are required to ensure all students from ALL educational institutions have been vetted by UCSF prior to any educational activities, including employees. UCSF has many parts of the organization involved in this process. Their school needs an affiliation agreement with UCSF, they need health screening to be completed, they require online training for Health and Safety and APEX, and sign a HIPPA form.
New Information to come soon to centralize student engagement at UCSF Health.
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WANT TO SHARE YOUR EXPERTISE WITH AHP COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE STATE, THE NATION, OR THE WORLD?
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MORE INFORMATION AND TO BE A PEER SUPPORTER, EMAIL THE FOLLOWING LINK.
Other Resources
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Mindfulness Mediation
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Gratitude Mediation
3.
Loving Kindness Meditation
4.
1-Minute Meditation (for the super-busy)
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Are you a Clinical Preceptor?
Are you interested in precepting or becoming volunteer clinical faculty?
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Presentations, Publications, Recognitions, and News
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Gabe Schwartz, NP with his wife at CANP Meeting in San Diego, CA, March 2019
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My wife (NP and UCSF nursing professor) and I presented yesterday at the California Association of NPs conference - photos attached! The presentation went really well and the room was packed and I know a number of other professors will be adapting the presentation for use in their classes. We've also been invited to a panel at UC Irvine as a result of this lecture. I think we'll also try to spin this out to a journal article.
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Mitchel Erickson, NP provided the Keynote Address to the 4th UCLA Advanced Practice Conference
March 30th, 2019
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Mitch was asked to speak about the Value Advanced Practice Providers bring to health care. The presentation was a historical overview of legislative APP history in California. It also addressed value as measured financially and based on other metrics. Part of the discussion covered new and current forces that are influencing the conversation around scope of practice.
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RESOURSE INFORMATION AND LINKS
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UCSF EMPLOYEE DISCOUNTS AND BENEFITS FOR WORK, LIFE, AND FAMILY
Six Flags - when buying tickets enter promo code UCSF
California Academy of Sciences - when buying tickets for 20% off use promo code UCSF
SF Zoo - use discount code 75001 for $3 off adults, $2 off children with one free train or carousel ride for each ticket
Monterey Bay Aquarium - discount using Store Name UCSF1002
Travel discounts - hotels, packages, cruises. Register for UCSF Passport Discounts, search UCSF Get Away Today
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UPDATING YOUR PAGERBOX CONTACT INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT
In order for other providers to reach you or contact you outside the messaging feature in apex, pagerbox is another mechanism to utilize. This is an internal system and not available to patients. If you do not have a pager, please consider adding your contact information to the pagerbox system. You are only required to respond to pagerbox messages during your normal working hours. All Pagerbox services are now managed by UCSF IT Services.
Feel free to let me know of any problems.
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2018/2019 AHP ADVISORY BOARD
Feel free to reach out to them through global Outlook
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Alisa Yee, NP
Willie Ching, CRNA
Shelley Gierat, CRNA
Jeremy Graham, NP
Jennifer Kerney, NP
Laura Kirk, PA - Chair
Maura O’Day, NP
Brandon Sessler, PA
Stacy Wong, NP
Eliana Agudelo, PA
Dana Morgan, PA
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Laura Weil, CNM
Annette Carley, NP
Gerri Collins Bride, NP
Tracy Curtis, PA
Mitch Erickson, NP
Lissa Gray, NP- Co-chair
Rebekah Kaplan, CNM
Danielle Krieger, NP
Tara Valcarcel, NP
Stacie Rohovit, NP
Michelle Klosterman, NP
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Check for any Required Training
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THE APEX SMART PHRASE FOR AMBULATORY AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ENCOUNTERS
This phrase MUST be present in ALL encounter notes. ONLY this phrase will work to capture your wRVU attribution. The billing logic was designed for ONLY THIS DOT PHRASE (.ahpvisittype)
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FACE CARDS FOR AHP PROVIDERS
Use the following web-link to complete the ordering process. The instructions are self explanatory. You do not pay but do need to create an account. You may upload a professional photo of your choice or use the RCL or use the RCL photo stock. If you want to use the RCL photo stock. To retrieve a photo taken by RCL, please contact the email below with your name and purpose of use. State for UCSF provider Face Cards.
webservices@ucsfmedctr.org
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Making yourself more visible at UCSF Health
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In an attempt to ensure all Advanced Health Providers are visible to the public, your patients, and your colleagues at UCSF, please check and to ensure your working title and contact information are correct. Click the link below and complete the log in process and correct what you can. If your title is incorrect then an additional step will be required as this function is controlled by HR. If you find your title needs to be corrected, email me at
mitchel.erickson@ucsf.edu
with your hire title and I will collect information in batches and forward to the correct person. The "Find a Doctor or staff member" portal update is delayed. UCSF Health is building a new web portal and is challenged with migrating data from the old platform to the new platform. Once ready, we will have capacity to add all the AHPs with photos and CV related data. We have been authorized to develop a dedicated AHP Web portal at UCSF Health. More to come.
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This link will bring you to the UC ME login page. Use the button on the far left at the bottom to access the AHP Resource Manual.
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ADDING NEW PRIVILEGES
This can be completed at the UC Me page by clicking on REQUEST NEW PRIVILEGE.
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Look up your credentialed standardized procedures: Must be through VPN or UCSF computer.
Look up all the standardized procedures:
OMAG POLICIES
CIDP
FPPE/OPPE
This link will work from a any computer with/without VPN enabled using IE or Chrome.
Click on Professional Organization Links:
All prescribers of Scheduled Medications will need to register and review upon writing Scheduled Prescriptions
IMPORTANT - RELATED TO YOUR DEA LICENSE
If your DEA license was issued in another state, you need to go online to the DOJ website and change the location to California. Your DEA needs to be in the state where you practice as all state laws are different. YOU
DO NOT
HAVE TO PAY FOR DEA LICENSE OR RENEWAL AS YOU WORK FOR A PUBLIC INSTITUTION.
Very IMPORTANT message from BRN: As of Jan 1st, 2016 if you were licensed in California
prior
to March 1st, 2009 you are required to resubmit fingerprints via the new Live Scan Service. If your renewal seems to be in limbo for unclear reasons, this may be why. After Jan 2018, you will no longer receive a card license. Verification if online only.
This information was extracted directly from State organizations and agencies but does not infer any authority as to its content and you are reminded to check with your state authorities regarding statutes of practice in California.
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Renewal Applications Online
REVISED ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING RENEWAL APPLICATIONS
Starting January 2017, DEA will no longer send its second renewal notification by mail. Instead, an electronic reminder to renew will be sent to the email address associated with the DEA registration. At this time, DEA will otherwise retain its current policy and procedures with respect to renewal and reinstatement of registration. This policy is as follows: If a renewal application is submitted in a timely manner prior to expiration, the registrant may continue operations, authorized by the registration, beyond the expiration date until final action is taken on the application.
DEA allows the reinstatement of an expired registration for one calendar month after the expiration date. If the registration is not renewed within that calendar month, an application for a new DEA registration will be required. Regardless of whether a registration is reinstated within the calendar month after expiration, federal law prohibits the handling of controlled substances or List 1 chemicals for any period of time under an expired registration.
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