MY 2017 preliminary appropriate resource use (ARU) and total cost of care (TCOC) results will be released Dec. 19, 2018. The preliminary results will be subject to a four-week review (until Jan. 16, 2019) by participants before results are finalized for use in program deliverables, such as health plan incentive payments, recognition awards, and public reporting. Recognizing that the results will be released in the midst of year-end activities and holidays, please plan now to ensure you have the resources needed to evaluate your results. IHA staff appreciate your patience as we work through the delay in releasing these results this year.

IHA staff will host a webinar on Dec. 19, 2018, about how to review and validate this year's results, including an overview of the new standard measure specification, updated review and appeals process and detailed timeline for release of final results. Physician organization (PO) contacts will receive a calendar invitation from IHA in advance of the webinar.

Webinar: Preliminary MY 2017 ARU & TCOC Results

Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 | 10-11 a.m. PDT

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Every participating PO is required to electronically sign an updated Consent Agreement via DocuSign by Dec. 14, 2018, to participate in IHA's AMP programs and continue to receive results. For current participants, this will replace the Consent to Disclosure Agreement currently on file for your organization. For new participants, this is the first step in confirming your participation next year. Consent Agreements were sent to POs' primary contacts Dec. 3. If you have questions about who at your organization received the Consent Agreement, how to sign or anything else, contact us at AMP@iha.org.

The final MY 2018-2019 AMP measure sets and final MY 2018 AMP Program Manual, including MY 2018 measure specifications and reporting guidelines, were released Nov. 30, 2018. The final version reflects any changes made to the preliminary measure specifications as a result of comments received during public comment and applicable specification changes from the measure steward. Additionally, a report of all public comments received, including IHA and Technical Measurement Committee response, is now available and provides helpful context to changes in the AMP measure sets.

IHA is pleased to join the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), in partnership with the National Quality Forum (NQF) as a member of the Core Quality Measures Collaborative (CQMC).  The CQMC is a coalition of health care leaders, including CMS, health insurance providers, primary care and specialty societies, and consumer and employer groups. Its members work together to identify core measure sets that consist of succinct groups of high value, evidence-based, and patient-focused measures for use across a broad set of programs. IHA looks forward to bringing 15 years of performance measurement experience, expertise, and insight to the CQMC in the hopes of driving further measure alignment and high value measurement, particularly for accountable care organizations and primary care practices. Learn more here.