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Welcome to the VBP4P newsletter!
The goal of the VBP4P monthly newsletter is to keep stakeholders up to date about program changes and deadlines. The newsletter has three main content areas:
- Need to Do, which will alert stakeholders to information and requirements for successful program participation, such as upcoming deadlines.
- In Other News, which will share other program-related news, such as upcoming webinars or conferences.
- In the Pipeline, which will provide a longer term view of upcoming key VBP4P program dates.
All VBP4P newsletters will be archived in the Newsletters section of the IHA website, so you can easily find and share the latest program information.
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Review Your Preliminary Measurement Year (MY) 2017 Quality Reports Today
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Tomorrow, Friday, June 15, is the last day to submit questions and appeals about physician organization (PO) measurement year (MY) 2017 preliminary quality reports! Once the appeals period ends, IHA staff will finalize the MY 2017 quality results. Quality results cannot be changed once finalized and will be used for the Office of the Patient Advocate public report card, IHA awards and health plan incentive payments. We strongly encourage you to review your reports, check for errors that may have occurred during the data collection process, and submit questions or appeals by 5 p.m. PDT tomorrow.
NOTE: If POs do not submit questions or requests for appeals by 5 p.m. PDT on June 15, 2018, IHA will conclude that POs have reviewed their reports and determined their data are accurate, complete and ready to be finalized.
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Save the Date! Annual IHA Stakeholders Meeting
October 3, 2018 | Hilton LAX, 5711 West Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045
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Mark your calendars
for the 17th Annual IHA Stakeholders Meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the Hilton LAX in Los Angeles. The meeting is the annual forum for all California VBP4P participants and other IHA stakeholders to receive key program information, learn about performance measurement initiatives affecting California providers, and share quality improvement best practices. Stay tuned for more details and registration information!
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Preliminary MY 2017 Appropriate Resource Use (ARU) & Total Cost of Care (TCC) Reports
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Your PO's preliminary MY 2017 appropriate resource use and total cost of care reports will be available on the VBP4P Reporting Portal later this summer. As a reminder, all participating health plans submit claims and encounter data to support generation of results for all contracted POs. Preliminary results are then subject to a three-week review by POs before the results are finalized. Final ARU report results are used, in conjunction with the final quality report results, as the basis for VBP4P shared-savings incentives, public reporting (readmissions and total cost of care only; see the MY 2017 measure set) and determining Excellence in Healthcare Award winners.
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Annual Public Comment Period Opens Sept. 1
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Each September, the VBP4P program solicits stakeholder feedback on planned program updates. The annual VBP4P public comment period marks the release of the Call for Public Comment document, which summarizes proposed changes, as well as several important program documents, including:
- General program policy updates
- MY 2019 Measure Set
- MY 2018 Draft Program Manual
Public comment is an opportunity to gather feedback on proposed program changes, the measure set, and measure specifications in the Program Manual. VBP4P staff review every comment and take your feedback to the IHA committees governing the program. Public comment will open September 1, 2018 (a Saturday, so expect to see the Call for Public Comment document up by end of day Friday, August 31!).
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