DSRIP Call Center: 1-844-674-7463
Upcoming Events:
Please visit
http://mountsinaipps.org/calendar/
for the most updated information and contact the project managers to participate. The below includes only a few of our events.
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7/19 - IT Committee Meeting
7/27
- Cultural Competence & Health Literacy Meeting
7/27 - Clinical Quality Committee Meeting
7/28 - Care Coordination Meeting
7/28 - Workforce Committee Meeting
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8/2 - Stakeholder Engagement Meeting
8/10 - Finance Committee Meeting
8/10 - Cultural Competency & Health Literacy Meeting
8/11 - Care Coordination Meeting
8/16 - IT Committee Meeting
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Surveys: All partners to complete Compliance (July/August) and Clinical Integration Surveys (August) for DY2 payment. Survey schedule varies by contracting group. More information found here. Contracting updates here.
Resources: VBP NYS DOH Webcasts and other resources found on External Resources Page - Click here
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Issue #066 | Monday, July 18, 2016
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Project Highlights
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Submit Your Nominations for the MSPPS Consumer Advisory Council
MSPPS is seeking participants for our Consumer Advisory Council. This Council will consist of patients, caregivers, providers, and other stakeholders.
This initiative will help MSPPS strengthen community relations and foster the integration of community based organizations into the PPS. Through focus groups and discussions, the Council will provide the PPS with insight to develop programs that will aid the needs of patients and consumers in the community.
Lead members of existing Patient Advisory Boards, health experts from Managed Care Organizations, patient interest groups, and other health institutions are invited to participate and discuss overarching system-level issues faced by patients.
Planning discussions have recently begun for the development and structure of the Council. Mount Sinai PPS is seeking Council nominations for motivated and interested patient and non-patient members. If you wish to place nominate or self-nominate, please contact Tara Partovi: [email protected].
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Lead Ambassador Program to Increase Stakeholder Engagement
MSPPS is developing an ambassador program to improve PPS engagement with community-based organizations and consumers. The program will include both Lead Ambassadors and Co-Ambassadors, who are partners within the PPS network. They will work with the MSPPS Senior Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Tara Partovi, on strategies to create DSRIP awareness and education within each Ambassador's community.
More information on this initiative will be discussed at the next Stakeholder Engagement meeting on Tuesday, August 2nd. To contact Tara or to join the next meeting, please e-mail
[email protected].
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MSPPS recently presented at the Greater New York Hospital Association's (GNYHA) Post-Acute Care Workgroup in early June.
2biv and
2bviii Project Manager Dr. Hugh Chapin, Clinical Champions Dr. Kevin Munjal and Dr. Jennifer Reckrey and 2biv Co-lead Dr. Warria Esmond discussed the challenges and successes of engaging with post-acute care partners.
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Partner Spotlight
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| Goodwill NYNJ's Innovative Approach to Integrating the DSRIP Program within their Behavioral Health Program
This month, our Partner Spotlight Series focuses on Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc., a non-profit organization whose mission is to empower individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment to gain independence through the power of work. With DSRIP, they have been thinking about how they fit in with value-based contracting.
Read the full story here.
For over 100 years, Goodwill NYNJ has been serving those with disabilities in the Greater New York City area, Long Island, Northern New Jersey, and up to the Hudson river to the Canadian borders.
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The PROS Rebound space in Astoria
Photo courtesy of Goodwill NYNJ
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One of the key highlights of Goodwill NYNJ is how they have been integrating DSRIP into their behavioral health programs and positioning themselves for the future.
Seven of the 70 programs within Goodwill NYNJ fall under the behavioral health spectrum. These programs include two Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) programs, Seamark PROS and PROS Rebound.
The PROS programs are licensed by the Office of Mental Health and are located in Queens and Brooklyn.
Goodwill NYNJ's Integration of DSRIP with Behavioral Health Programs
Currently, PROS Rebound, located in Queens, has been able to incorporate DSRIP into staff education and the clinical and operational workflows.
Jennifer Tine, Senior Vice President of Behavioral Health Services, recognized that the first step was to get involved with Mount Sinai PPS. Effie Tsangalidis, Director of Managed Care Organizations, has also been an active participant with MSPPS' Project 3aiii since early 2015. Jennifer said of Mount Sinai PPS, "We chose Mount Sinai as the partner we wanted to work with most because it was clear how structured the program was going to be."
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The Behavioral Health Services Staff
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In order to integrate DSRIP into the PROS Program, Jennifer realized that this ch
ange needed to be communicated effectively to her staff. She provided informational meeting
s specific to DSRIP to inform her staff
of the recent changes in healthcare.
Once her staff was aware of these changes, Jennifer and her team were able to incorporate the medication adherence self-management goals template developed from the MSPPS Project 3.a.iii Workgroup into Goodwill NYNJ's electronic health records.
At first, staff were concerned about the additional work. However, Jennifer and her t
eam were able to communicate the importance of incorporating this form in measuring patients' outcomes and providing better care. Jennifer said of this integration, "It's one thing to put the form in the electronic health record, but it actually needs to tie back to all the clinical work we're doing, otherwise it's not really being integrated."
Jennifer believes that by incorporating the 3.a.iii self-management goals into monthly progress notes it reinforces to staff should be consistently thinking about meeting DSRIP goals.
To read more about how Goodwill NYNJ is using patient data to increase their organization's value and their next steps with DSRIP please click here.
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Updates for PPS Partners
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Resources Available on Value-Based Contracting & for CBOs
Have you checked out our External Resources page? Here are a few funding opportunities:
- NYS DOH is issuing funds available to support CBOs with their engagement in DSRIP activities - click here for more information - Applications due August 19, 2016
- NYS DOH will award 15 CBOs for creating wellness programs for breast cancer survivors - click here for more information - Applications due August 29, 2016
For more resources and interesting events, visit this
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DOH Selects PPS Partners to Participate in State Assessment
As a PPS partner, you may be selected to participate in a survey by the New York State Department of Health (DOH) to assess your engagement with your PPS. The online survey is planned for distribution on August 1, 2016. Responses will be due by August 31, 2016.
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Community Gateway, New Website for MSPPS Partners
MSPPS is excited to implement its new technology solution known as the Community Gateway, which will be used to improve PPS to partner communication and peer-to-peer collaboration. It will be a one-stop-shop for partners to access all PPS IT resources. We are working with several partners to pilot this solution. Their feedback will help shape the content and user experience for this portal.
If you have not already, please e-mail us your organization's logo as a PNG or .EPS file, along with 50-100 words about your organization to [email protected]. This will assist with the development of our website.
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Compliance Education for Your Organization
In early June, MSPPS partners received an e-mail with a link to the MSPPS compliance education slide deck and a request to provide information about the compliance operations at your organization. There were two requests attached: (1) A request for the latest compliance certifications; (2) An attestation confirming the receipt of this compliance education.
Mount Sinai PPS is required to have the most updated compliance information on its partner network. For all compliance questions please call the Confidential DSRIP Compliance Hotline at 1-844-MS-DSRIP (673-7747). Please visit our website:
http://mountsinaipps.org/compliance-committee/.
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Ashley Fitch
Sr. Project Manager,
Project 3bi & 3ci
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Ashley Fitch: New Program Manager for Projects 3.b.i and 3.c.i
Project 3.b.i (Evidence-Based Strategies for Disease Management: Cardiovascular Health) and Project 3.c.i (Evidence-based Strategies for Disease Management: Diabetes)
Ashley Fitch joins us as a Senior Project Manager for Project 3.b.i and Project 3.c.i. She has extensive experience in planning, implementing, and evaluating complex, multi-stakeholder projects to improve population health, healthy food access, and address health disparities. Prior to joining the MSPPS, Ashley served as director of a national health and wellness program called the Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program. Ashley has a Masters in Food Studies/Food Systems from New York University.
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Join Us in Welcoming Two New Additions to the Workforce Development Team!
Tara Goulet joined the Workforce Development Team as a Senior Training Manager in early May. She is responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive Training Strategy to support all Project Teams and Committees within the Mount Sinai PPS. Tara transitioned into healthcare, following 15+ years in the education and non-profit sectors primarily focused on Training, Leadership, Adult Learning, and Change Management. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Boston University and an M.S. in English Education from CUNY, Lehman College.
Edward Lee, Senior Instructional Designer, joined the team in late March. Edward is currently in the development process of the new MSPPS LearnCenter, as well as working on training initiatives for both DSRIP and Mount Sinai Health System's Talent Development & Learning Team. He joins us from after five years working as Online Learning Manager at Standard and Poor's. Edward holds a B.S. in Management from Northeastern University and a degree for Digital Design and Interactive Media from Pratt Institute.
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Tara Goulet
Senior Training Manager
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Edward Lee
Senior Instructional Designer
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The Effects of Medicaid Expansion
The Effects of Medicaid Expansion under the ACA: Findings from a Literature Review
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation* recently published a report regarding the effects of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). According to this report, New York along with 31 other states (including Washington, D.C.) that have expanded Medicaid, have seen a significant decrease in uninsured rates compared to those non-expansion states. These states have also seen improvements in access to care. To read the full brief, please
click here.
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Antonisse, Larisa, Artiga, Samantha, Garfield, Rachel, Rudowitz, Robin.
The Effects of Medicaid Expansion under the ACA: Findings from a Literature Review. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, June 2016.
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Resources for Partners
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- Call 1-844-674-7463 to reach our Call Center for assistance on questions about DSRIP or the Medicaid Opt-Out letters
- Click here for external resources that may be helpful for you and your organization
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