MPRO QUARTERLY
Summer 2019
11SOW Accomplishments Abound
On Thursday, July 17, 2019, the 11SOW which began in 2014 came full circle with
a celebration held concurrently at MetaStar, MPRO and Stratis Health locations.
The learnings for the teams and success stories were many.
 
Joined virtually, the LSQIN teams in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, raised their glasses to salute their achievements.
 
In the beginning, when these three teams came together, each was unfamiliar with the others' business models. But they built trust and learned how to collaborate and spread the work evenly among them. There were some growing pains, but the teams learned that If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together*.
 
Some of the results of these collaborative efforts are:
  • 4 million Medicare beneficiaries received improved care
  • 157,618 patients with Medicare received immunizations
  • 97.6% cardiac patients received improved care
  • 132% of patients received information on how to better manage diabetes
  • And there were 73,546 fewer hospital readmissions
 
What's next?
While awaiting word on 12SOW, transition task orders will enable us to continue our work in immunization and behavioral health.
 
With work acknowledged and thanks received, the 11SOW contract is done. We look forward to 12SOW and the addition of five new teams to the new Superior Health family. After the experience of the three LSQIN teams, expectations are high to accomplish even more.
 
*An African proverb.
Care Transitions – Key to Population Health Statewide Summit 
The MHA Keystone Center and MPRO hosted the Care Transitions - Key to Population Health Statewide Summit on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at Schoolcraft College, VisTaTech Center in Livonia. Keynote speaker for the event was Bruce Spurlock, MD, who spoke about Engaging Healthcare Coalitions to Reduce Readmissions and Address Social Determinants of Health .

An additional topic covered in the general session included: The Age-Friendly Health System - Transforming Practice: The 4 M's and Addressing Social Determinants of Health . Two breakout sessions also took place and attendees had the option of checking out Care Coordination and the Emergency Department or Behavior Health Interventions in the Acute Care Setting .

The informative day closed out with a presentation by Jane Felczak, MSN, BSN, RN, CPPS, principal quality consultant at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit. Felczak spoke on the important subject of Creating Personal Resilience: Caring for the Caregiver in All of Us.

Materials from the day are available on the MHA website .

Continuing Education credits were available for those who attended.
Making Sense of Medicare
On Tuesday, July 16, 2019, many of the MPRO team enjoyed an informative Lunch ‘n Learn about navigating Medicare. Kelley Demiryan of Gallagher Benefit Services provided a high-level overview about when you can apply, what happens if you don’t apply, what's covered, annual enrollment, penalties and more. The speaker also addressed the differences between Medicare Medigap and the Medicare Advantage Plan.

The Lunch 'n Learn was useful if you have been wondering about what you need to know about Medicare, whether for yourself or a loved one.

Some Helpful Facts:
  • You have seven month-period (your birth month, and the three months before and after your 65th birthday) to enroll.
  • If employed, you can be enrolled in Part A and also be covered under your employers’ plan.
  • Penalties for not enrolling on time are waived when Part B enrollment is delayed because the individual had coverage through their workplace.

As you may have guessed, there was a lot of information to cover in 90 minutes—and a lot of questions from those in attendance—but everyone got a better picture of what’s important to know about Medicare.

You'll find great resources about Medicare at:

Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer Amanda Weted has copies of the slides that were shared if you’re interested.
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