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Clinically Integrated Network Newsletter
October 21, 2020
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One Week until Our Next MSHP Town Hall – Will We See You There?
We will share the latest health system, clinical, and financial updates, including vaccine developments, the latest on testing and treatments, and more. We are also pleased to welcome a special guest speaker, Dr. Sean Liu, a hospitalist at the Mount Sinai Hospital and assistant professor of infectious disease at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, who has been quoted in the Washington Post for his work on convalescent plasma. Dr. Liu will share insight on the second wave/influenza season, as well as considerations for providers and patients on forthcoming COVID-19 vaccines. We encourage you to submit questions when registering and we will save time for Q&A discussion.
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In order to remain compliant with the CI Program requirements, you must attend at least one virtual or in-person meeting per year, and both virtual Town Halls and MSHP CME events fulfill this obligation
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Wednesday October 28th
6:00 - 7:30pm
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Excel in Chronic Disease Management: CME Series Starts November 11
Please join us November 11, from 6:00-7:30pm on Zoom, for the first module in our three-part series, Frontline Excellence in Ambulatory Chronic Disease Management. This first session will focus on both diabetes mellitus and heart failure, and our two guest faculty from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Dr. Donna Mancini, and Dr. David W. Lam, will bring you up to speed on the latest evidence-based best practices for managing these two common conditions.
This event is geared towards all practitioners who manage DM and/or HF patients, so we encourage you to invite your NPs, PAs, CDEs, RNs, and pharmacists to join you. At the conclusion of this module, participants will understand how to optimize medications, understand management considerations for HF subtypes, and recognize the value of multidisciplinary teamwork in managing these two chronic conditions.
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CARES Provider Relief Fund Update: New Funding Available – Apply by November 6
HHS recently announced $20 billion in Phase 3 Provider Relief Funding and a 90-day extension of the Public Health Emergency (through January 21, 2021). Providers are invited to apply for additional funds due to financial losses and changes in operating expenses caused by the coronavirus. Eligible providers can apply for funds and attest to relief fund payments through November 6, 2020 on the Provider Relief Fund Application and Attestation Portal. For more information on eligibility requirements and details of the PHE extension, review the communication we sent on October 5.
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New on the MSHP Website
Telemedicine Payer Policy Tool
Login to download our new Telemedicine Payer Policy Resource Tool, a guide to telehealth policies and coding, cost-share waivers for COVID-19-related and non-COVID-related telemedicine and behavioral health visits, and links to payer websites for the latest information for Aetna, Cigna, EmblemHealth, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Healthfirst, and United Healthcare.
Looking for more payer updates? Visit our COVID Payer Updates page for the latest news from all CIN-contracted payers.
Help Center
Check out our new Help Center, your one-stop shop to quickly find what you’re looking for on the MSHP website. Still not finding what you’re looking for? Let us know—we’re always trying to improve your experience on the website, and welcome any feedback.
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We Miss Seeing Your Face
There’s a lot to miss about life pre-COVID-19, but one of the things we’re most looking forward to is seeing your faces again. To help us feel a little more connected, we’re soliciting photos from our network of work in the “New Normal.” We’ll feature submissions in upcoming newsletters and on our website. Please note that if you include patients in any photos they MUST sign a release form. You can submit your photos via email or upload them here.
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Your Vote Counts! Vote in the Upcoming MSHP Board of Managers Election
The Mount Sinai Health Partners Board of Managers Election begins on Tuesday, October 27th and will run through Tuesday, November 17th. MSHP will be using an online election system to tabulate the votes. Please look out for an email from ElectionBuddy <invitations@app.electionbuddy.com> and cast your vote on October 27th. If you do not see the e-mail in your inbox, please be sure to check your spam or junk email folder.
The following seats are up for re-election and only providers whose main practice are located in the below areas will receive an email to vote:
- Manhattan Voluntary PCP
- Manhattan downtown employed provider (any specialty)
- Non-Manhattan Voluntary PCP
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Last Chance! We Want to Hear From You
Thank you to all who have completed our annual Provider Experience Survey or first annual office manager survey. We really value your feedback as we work to improve your experience as a member of the MSHP Clinically Integrated Network. If you have not done so already, please complete the survey via your personalized link emailed to you on October 9. They survey should not take more than 10 minutes to complete and closes on October 30.
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Complete Your CI Requirements by the End of the Year
All providers must complete their CI program requirements by the end of the year to remain compliant with the Clinical Integration Program. Review the requirements here.
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Sign up to Receive Inpatient/ED Alerts for your Patients
Be in the know every time your patients are admitted or discharged from the hospital or the ED by subscribing to the Subscription Notification Management web tool on MSHP’s Provider Portal. The tool is designed to allow you to self-select your preferences to receive real-time patient hospitalization alerts sent directly to you via EMR direct message, email and or/text message.
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Expired or forgotten password? Contact your Provider Engagement Manager who will log a ticket on your behalf.
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Population Health in the Literature |
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Preventing Heart Failure in Diabetic Patients
Ready to dive deeper? Join us on November 11 and earn CME credit while catching up on the latest guidelines and evidence-based practices in both diabetes and heart failure from faculty from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
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HealthPlus Medicaid Value-Based Agreement Participation
MSHP entered into a Value Based Agreement with HealthPlus for their Medicaid population effective 1/1/2020. As you recall, there are no Care Coordination Payments issued for any Medicaid Value-Based Agreement and participation was through an Opt-In campaign. As 2021 approaches, if any Provider is interested in participating in the Value-Based Agreement for the upcoming performance year, please outreach to your engagement manager and opt in. Please also remember that this does not ensure participation with HealthPlus and that MSHP has no rates for HealthPlus.
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MSHP in the News and Media |
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Dr. Stella Safo, HIV Primary Care Physician, and Assistant Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine and Strategic Advisor at Premier Inc., and Dr. Saranya Loehrer, Head of Innovation at the Institute for Health Improvement and founder of VoteHealth 2020, join Dr. Fields in the latest episode of the Mount Sinai Health Partners Podcast. They discuss the “moral determinants of health,” racial and ethnic disparities in care, and the crucial role physicians play in engaging healthcare policy, by taking part in the voting process and having conversations about voting with their patients. They also give special attention to how the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated longstanding, related issues in medical history and education.
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