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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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Coming Soon: Measurement Year (MY) 2017 Final Quality & Preliminary Resource Use/Cost Results
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Quality & Patient Experience Available Aug. 6
IHA staff thanks
physician organizations (POs) that submitted questions and health plans that supported investigation
, as well as
participant representatives who sat on this year's Appeals Panel. Your active participation strengthened the final quality data and the VBP4P data collection and reporting process - including one PO appeal which surfaced a health plan error that impacted all POs contracted with that plan and was corrected for everyone as a result of their appeal.
The final
MY 2017
quality results include updates resulting from appeals upheld during the Questions and Appeals period and
will be available Aug. 6, 2018, on the VBP4P
Reporting Portal
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Resource Use and Cost Results Available Aug. 28
MY 2017 preliminary ARU and TCC results have been delayed because of delays encountered during the health plan data submission. Please see the updated timeline for release, review and finalization of MY 2017 ARU/TCC results below. The timeline reflects a roughly two-week delay in releasing the reports.
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Preliminary ARU/TCC reports released
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Aug. 28, 2018
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Review & Questions Period
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Aug. 28-Sept. 18, 2018
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Final ARU/TCC reports released
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TBD pending results of review period
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As a reminder, each health plan submits ARU and TCC results on behalf of all contracted POs. Preliminary results are then subject to a three-week review by POs before the results are finalized. Final ARU/TCC 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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Registration Opens Aug. 1 for IHA's Annual IHA Stakeholders Meeting
October 3, 2018 | Hilton LAX, 5711 West Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045
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Registration for the 17th Annual IHA Stakeholders Meeting opens Wednesday, Aug. 1. VBP4P participating health plans and POs receive two complimentary registrations. This year's meeting includes exciting opportunities to network with colleagues from across the state and plug in to IHA's recent work:
- Keynote address from Ian Morrison, Ph.D. - Author & Healthcare Futurist
- Special plenary session: "Then and Now: 15 Years of Performance Measurement & Benchmarking"
- Breakout sessions on emerging trends in accountable care, industry standardization, and performance measurement and improvement
- Recognition ceremony for high-performing physician organizations
This event sold out last year, so mark your calendars to register on Aug. 1! A full agenda and registration information, including instructions for redeeming complimentary registrations, is forthcoming.
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California Quality Collaborative Workshop: Improvement Coaching Skills
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You are invited to join the California Quality Collaborative for an upcoming Improvement Coaching Skills Workshop! This highly interactive two-day training provides an overview of quality improvement and coaching basics in a practice or clinic setting with a focus on practical application of these concepts. The course is designed for new practice improvement coaches/facilitators and anyone who wants a refresher, as well as leaders and managers interested in building and supporting a sustainable quality improvement program. Physician organizations participating in the Practice Transformation initiative can attend free of charge.
Improvement Coaching Skills Workshop
Sept. 26-27, 2018 | 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. PDT
UCLA Life Sciences Building (Room LS 2226)
621 Charles E. Young Drive South
Los Angeles, CA 90095
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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 Sept. 1, 2018 (a Saturday, so expect to see the Call for Public Comment document up by end of day Friday, Aug. 31).
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