June 2018
Welcome
Welcome to NQP Pulse, the newsletter of the Nassau Queens Performing Provider System (NQP). This newsletter is meant to keep you up-to-date on relevant activities and resources surrounding DSRIP and NQP.
News and Updates
Interdisciplinary Strategy Helps Reduce No-Shows at Long Island Federally Qualified Health Centers (LIFQHC)
No-show patients are a problem for all health systems, regardless of size or location. In addition to lost revenue from the visit, it costs practices in other ways, like diminished productivity among clinical staff, extra time needed to track down patients, and greater cost to the system from poorer health, worse outcomes and more emergency department visits.

The Long Island Federally Qualified Health Centers (LIFQHC) were able to reduce their no-show rates in half in four years.

Using Data to Improve Performance
Efficient analysis of data allows providers to understand exactly what’s being measured and how they’re doing.

NQP’s data analytics team is ramping up capabilities to help providers meet the 29 DSRIP performance measures and lay the groundwork for success in value-based care.

Tier 1 CBOs Learn How They Are Part of the Health Care System at NQP’s Summit
NQP's Tier 1 CBO Summit took place on May 3 and served as a platform for Tier 1 community based organizations (CBOs) to learn about how they fit in to the health care delivery system of the future starting from the present day through DSRIP.

Northwell Health Graduates First Class of Community Health Workers
Northwell Health graduated their first class of Community Health Workers. The seven-week training program includes instructional, in-classroom training and a preceptor-mentored apprenticeship in the field, and equips participants with the necessary transferable skills to be successful frontline public health workers.

NQP CBOs Hosting Community Health Forums Across Queens and Nassau County
The 23 Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) who have partnered with NQP through NQP’s $1.1 million CBO Innovation Fund are hosting community health forums designed to educate patients, families, and community stakeholders about alternatives to the emergency room, chronic disease management, and healthy lifestyles among other topics.

Dr. Sandeep Kapoor Writes About Humanizing Addiction and Overcoming Stigma
Sandeep Kapoor, MD, Director, Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), Northwell Health, has written an interesting article about humanizing addiction and overcoming stigma.

Dr. Kapoor writes, “The way we talk about this health crisis is deeply problematic. We speak of the men and the women affected by this disease as ‘addicts,’ as if they’d succumbed to the drugs because of some inherent moral failing. As in the early days of HIV/AIDS, many Americans are still ashamed to speak of the condition…health care professionals can take a step further by learning to spot signs of addiction earlier and treat it before it’s too late.”

Value-Based Payments Corner
Value-Based Payment Pilot Program Webinar
The New York City Department of Health will host a webinar on best practices and lessons learned with participants from the Value-Based Payment (VBP) Pilot Program.

St. Joseph's Hospital and SOMOS Community Care will present on their experiences in VBP contracting through the VBP Pilot Program.

Topics covered will include:
  • Target budget calculations
  • Shared savings/losses determinations
  • Best practices and lessons learned

Date:  June 27
Time:  2:00 - 3:00 PM
Location:  WebEx webinar

Audio conference information 
US Toll Free: 1-844-633-8697 
Local: 1-518-549-0500 
Access code: 646 680 923