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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 are archived in the Newsletters section of the IHA website, so you can easily find and share the latest program information.
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We Want Your Feedback - Public Comment Is Open
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Each September, IHA solicits stakeholder feedback on planned program updates. The annual public comment period also marks the release of important program documents, including:
A full summary of proposed changes is posted
here, and comments can be submitted
here. Public comment is an opportunity to gather feedback on proposed program changes, the updated measure set (including new testing measures), and the program manual. Every comment is reviewed by IHA staff, summarized, and shared with the IHA committees governing the program for review. Public comment will remain open through Oct. 5, 2018.
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Updated Timeline: MY 2017 Appropriate Resource Use & Total Cost of Care Reports
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Measurement Year (MY) 2017 appropriate resource use (ARU) and total cost of care (TCOC) results are delayed. We are working to minimize the delay as much as possible, but
expect to release preliminary MY 2017 reports in late November.
As we work towards finalizing results by year end, the IHA Governance Committee has discussed the impact of the delay and recommended the following:
- Health Plan Incentive Payments: Health plans will delay making payments until MY 2017 ARU and TCOC results are final. Committee representatives emphasized the importance of ensuring ARU and TCOC results are final and have undergone a thorough validation process before making incentive payments to physician organizations.
- Public Reporting (Office of the Patient Advocate (OPA) Report Card): Public reporting of MY 2017 TCOC results will be delayed until early 2019. Clinical quality and patient experience results will be publicly reported on time in the fall 2018 launch of the OPA Commercial Medical Group Report Card.
- Excellence in Healthcare Award: Recognition of Excellence in Healthcare award winners will be announced as soon as final results are available. IHA looks forward to recognizing the Bangasser Most Improved winners, as well as high performers in clinical quality and patient experience, at the IHA Stakeholders Meeting.
We appreciate your patience and flexibility. Please don't hesitate to contact us at
p4p@iha.org with any questions or concerns.
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Exciting Changes Coming to Value Based P4P!
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As a participant and stakeholder, you know that the IHA Value Based P4P program is one of the longest running and largest alternative payment models in the nation designed to align quality and cost measurement to inform performance improvement efforts. Over the years, Value Based P4P has driven measurable improvement in health care quality and efficiency across California. We're excited to share that in the coming weeks we will be changing how we refer to Value Based P4P and the IHA suite of performance measurement programs. Our new program names will highlight our commitment to aligned measurement and incentives to enable performance improvement, accurately capture the collective expertise of these programs, and streamline the participant experience. We look forward to sharing these exciting changes with you at the IHA Stakeholder's Meeting and throughout the rest of 2018.
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Registration is Full for the IHA Stakeholders Meeting
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Thank you to those of you who have registered for the 17th Annual IHA Stakeholders Meeting! Registration is now full and IHA staff look forward to seeing many of you next week. While registration is now closed, additional attendees may be admitted on a space-available basis on the day of the meeting. If you have questions about day-of or existing registrations, please contact Maggie Cremin at
mcremin@iha.org
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IHA Atlas Featured by Health Affairs
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PAS Registration Open Oct. 9-22, 2018
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The Pacific Business Group on Health, which administers the Patient Assessment Survey (PAS), invites all POs operating in California and serving commercially insured HMO and POS patients to participate in the PAS. Invitations will be distributed to POs that have historically participated in the survey before registration opens Oct. 9, 2018. Registration can be completed online at
https://www.cssresearch.org/pas/ and questions about the PAS can be sent to Emily London at elondon@pbgh.org.
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Annual Program Participation Intentions Period Nov. 12-30, 2018
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The annual period for physician organizations to confirm their participation in IHA's performance measurement programs for the upcoming MY 2018 reporting cycle will begin in November. During this period, participants will be asked to update and confirm their 2018 health plan contracts, their organizational profile, and more. IHA will send a pre-intentions survey in the coming weeks to help participants prepare for the intentions period and host a kick-off webinar to walk participants through completing this process. More information will be included in the October and November newsletters.
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