PHA 2022 Recap and
Happy Holidays!
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The Population Health Alliance had an exciting and productive 2022, welcoming numerous new industry leading members and high-caliber individuals to our Board of Directors. Three main events were held including the 1st Annual State of Population Health last January; the Innovation Summit in April; and our annual in-person event and Membership Meeting in October with incredible experts and high-level networking in an intimate setting in view of our nation’s Capitol building.
In addition, our members-only Quality & Research Steering Committee, Government Affairs Committee, and workgroups—focused on Advancing Primary Care, Integrated Behavioral Health, Medicaid-Quality Access and Affordability, and SDoH-Health Equity—convened expert thought-leaders to deliver action-oriented content to jump start these areas in their own and other’s own organizations. Efforts included Member Showcase webinars, quality education sessions, policy support—most notably telehealth expansion, behavioral health care access, and legislation for advancing SDoH resources, whitepapers, issue briefs, and group consensus discussions.
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As we look ahead to even more progress in 2023, we thank our many contributors representing the entire healthcare ecosystem for their dedication and service with one goal in mind—improving the health, quality of care, and affordability for the people, PHA members, and the constituents they collectively serve.
We wish all a very joyous and healthy holiday season!
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JOIN US!
PHA’s 2nd Annual State of Population Health is Set: Jan. 19th, 1-4pm ET
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Much like our national presidential State of the Union Address taking place early each year, PHA is holding—our own version—a “State of Population Health” forum to address important issues and trends facing multi-stakeholder population health improvement organizations and to set the agenda for the coming year. This virtual three-hour program, to be held on Thursday, January 19, 2023 starting at 1pm EST, is no cost to attend for both members and non- PHA members. We encourage you to start the year-off right and join us for this important thought-leadership event. |
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Topics to include:
- Population Health Market Overview
- CMMI VBC, SDoH, and Health Equity Priorities
- Delivery System Challenges and Innovations
- Meeting Consumers Where They Are - The Continuum of Right Care, Right Place, Right Time!
- The End of the PHE and Medicaid Redetermination - Getting It Right
Our featured speakers will include:
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Kate Johnson, PhD - Acting Deputy Division Director for the Division of Population Health Incentives and Infrastructure, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI)
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Gary Jacobs Executive Director, VillageMD Center for Public Policy
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Tom Cornwell, MD - National Medical Director, VillageMD at Home
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Robert Fields, MD MHA - EVP, Chief Population Health Officer. Mount Sinai Health System
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Jami Snyder - Director of Arizona’s Cost Containment System (Arizona Medicaid)
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Suzanne Bierman - Administrator, Division of Health Care Financing and Policy (Nevada Medicaid)
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Cindy Beane - Commissioner at West Virginia Bureau for Medical Services
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Jenny Reed - SVP, Value-based Care Baylor, Scott and White
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Rose Maljanian - Chairman and CEO, HealthCAWS and PHA Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors
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Laurel Pickering -PHA President-elect and Head, Strategic Alliances, Centivo
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Bill Lucia - Executive Director, Bill Lucia Associates, LLC
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Leesa Allen - Managing Director, Sellers Dorsey
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TOM CORNWELL
National Medical Director, Village Medical
at Home
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KATE JOHNSON
Acting Deputy Division Director for the Division of Population Health Incentives and Infrastructure at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
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GARY JACOBS
Executive Director,
VillageMD Center
for Public Policy
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LAUREL PICKERING
PHA President-elect and
Head, Strategic Alliances, Centivo
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ROBERT FIELDS, MD, MHA
Executive Vice President, Chief Population Health Officer, Mount Sinai
Health System
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ROSE MALJANIAN
Chairman and CEO, HealthCAWS and
Chairman Emeritus, PHA Board of Directors
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JAMI SNYDER
Director at Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
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CINDY BEANE
Commissioner,
West Virginia Bureau for Medical Services
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JENNY REED
Senior Vice President,
Value-based Care at Baylor Scott & White Health
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SUZANNE BIERMAN
Administrator, Division of Health Care Financing and Policy (Nevada Medicaid)
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BILL LUCIA
Executive Director
Bill Lucia Associates, LLC
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LEESA ALLEN
Managing Director
Sellers Dorsey
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Reserve your space for free for this very special event: |
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Calling All Members:
PHA‘s Recently Launched
SDoH-Health Equity Work Group
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The work of PHA’s Quality and Research Committee over the past six years has been substantial and to expand the effort believed it was time to spin off the work into a separate focused workgroup. The group will be co-chaired by Josette Gbemudu, Executive Director of Health Equity at Merck, and Justin Neece, President and CEO of i2ipopulationhealth.
While PHA has had a core group of members involved to date, we would like to engage additional perspectives from our membership, especially those focused on analytics, triage and outcomes. Please email staff@populationhealthalliance.org, if you would like to participate, and if you're not yet a PHA member, why not JOIN PHA NOW!
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Start Planning Now to Attend PHA's Innovation Summit 2023 |
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October 25th -26th | Washington, DC |
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For information about sponsorship opportunities, please review our
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Take a look at some of the latest happenings from our PHA Members |
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Welldoc Chief Analytics Officer Anand Iyer, PhD, MBA Receives Global Innovator Award at International Summit Focused on Digital Health
Welldoc®, a digital health leader revolutionizing chronic care, recently announced that PHA Member Anand Iyer, PhD, MBA, Chief Analytics Officer of Welldoc, was recognized with the Global Innovator Award at the Global Digital Health Summit, Expo & Innovation Awards. Presented on in late October in New Delhi, India, the Global Digital Health Innovation Awards honored leaders who are driving digital health innovation across healthcare. Read full announcement.
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Merck Announces Phase 3 KEYNOTE-859 Trial Met Primary Endpoint of Overall Survival in Patients With HER2-Negative Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction (GEJ) Adenocarcinoma
Merck announced positive topline results from the pivotal Phase 3 KEYNOTE-859 trial investigating KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma. KEYTRUDA in combination with chemotherapy showed a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in the trial’s primary endpoint of overall survival (OS) versus chemotherapy alone in the all-randomized patient population at a pre-specified interim analysis conducted by an independent Data Monitoring Committee. Statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in progression-free survival (PFS) and overall response rate (ORR) were also observed in the all-randomized patient population. Read full release.
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University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Receives Transformational $10 Million Grant from Samaritan Hospital Foundation
Samaritan Hospital Foundation has awarded an unprecedented $10 million grant to University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center in Ashland County. The gift supplements the Foundation’s annual support of the hospital which averages $2 million each year and promises to impact patient care and services for decades to come. Read full story.
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Howard University Hospital, Howard University Faculty Practice Plan, Adventist Healthcare and Metro Health Announce Strategic Partnership to Improve Patient Outcomes and Access to Care
Howard University Hospital (HUH), Howard University Faculty Practice Plan (HUFPP), and Adventist HealthCare (AHC), recently announced a partnership agreement with Metro Health, a leading provider of community health services in the Nation’s Capital. The strategic partnership will address new and evolving healthcare needs of Metro Health patients with a focus on creating accessible, seamless and coordinated specialty care in underserved communities. Read more.
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U.S. News & World Report Recognizes Independent Health’s Medicare Advantage Plans
Independent Health has been named to U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of the best health insurance companies offering Medicare Advantage coverage in the nation. Independent Health is the only health plan in Western New York to receive this prestigious recognition from U.S. News & World Report for four consecutive years. U.S. News & World Report developed its “Best Medicare Advantage Plan Companies 2023” list by analyzing the 2023 Medicare Star Ratings* for every health plan. The Star Ratings were designed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to help people assess the quality, value and performance of every Medicare Advantage plan throughout the nation. Read full story.
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New Study: No Surprises Act Protects 9 Million Americans from Surprise Medical Bills
For millions of Americans, the No Surprises Act (NSA) protects them from surprise medical bills they did not expect, at prices they could not afford. Today, AHIP and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) released new data, which builds upon a previous analysis and demonstrates how many consumers have already benefitted from the NSA. Read more
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Geisinger to Study Genomics and Opioid Use Disorder; Team Awarded $973,000 from NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse
Geisinger has been awarded $973,000 from the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to study the association between genomics and opioid use disorder (OUD). Drug overdose continues to be a leading cause of injury-related death in the United States, and approximately 2.7 million people have an OUD, according to NIDA. Evidence suggests that substance use disorders can be hereditary, although the specific genes that contribute to OUD risk are not known. Read more here.
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Bayer Acquires German Biotech Start-up Targenomix
Bayer announced today the acquisition of German biotech start-up Targenomix. The spin-off of the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology uses novel systems biology and computational life science tools to identify new modes of action for crop protection compounds. The Targenomix expertise, personnel, and platforms will be an important part of delivering on Bayer’s commitment to the design of safe and effective molecules, and will accelerate the discovery and development of molecules with the potential to make agricultural production more sustainable despite dynamic challenges like climate change, and increasing weed, disease and insect resistance.. Read full release.
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Porter (based in Miami, FL) has launched the only Quality Stars, Risk Adjustment, and Care Coordination program designed to reach beyond standard in-home interventions. By combining an AI-driven platform and virtual care model, Porter is extending in-home care with a member-centered experience closing quality stars, risk adjustment gaps, addressing SDOH needs, and navigating member benefits. Read release.
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Commission for Case Management Certification Issues Call for Comments on Revised Codes of Professional Conduct for Certified Case Managers and Certified Disability Management Specialists
The Commission for Case Manager Certification® (the Commission), which oversees certification for more than 50,000 board-certified case managers and disability management specialists nationwide, seeks input from certified case managers (CCM), certified disability management specialists (CDMS) and other interested parties on its revised CCM® and CDMS® Codes of Professional Conduct (the Codes). The deadline for public comment is December 14, 2022. Read more
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Eyenuk Secures $26 Million Series A funding to Accelerate Global Access to AI-powered Eye-screening Technology
Eyenuk, Inc., a global AI digital health company and the leader in real-world applications for AI Eye Screening™ and AI Predictive Biomarkers™, recently announced it has secured $26 million in a Series A financing round, bringing the Company’s total funding to over $43 million. The capital raise was led by AXA IM Alts and was joined by new and existing investors including T&W Medical A/S, A&C Foelsgaard Alternativer ApS, Kendall Capital Partners, and KOFA Healthcare. Eyenuk will use the capital to expand its AI product platform with additional disease indications and advanced care coordination, and to accelerate the platform’s global commercialization and adoption. Read full press release.
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New 3M Ambulatory Potentially Preventable Complications Software Supports Growing Need for Patient Safety and Quality Oversight in Outpatient Settings
3M Health Information Systems (HIS) today announced the rollout of its new methodology, 3M™ Ambulatory Potentially Preventable Complications (3M AM-PPCs) software, developed to address patient safety and quality oversight for procedures performed in hospital outpatient departments or ambulatory surgery centers. Unlike the inpatient setting, the outpatient environment has a less mature patient safety measurement system. As the scope, volume and complexity of procedures conducted in ambulatory settings expand, the need for a comprehensive approach to identify and trend adverse events also increases. The new 3M AM-PPCs software uses sophisticated grouping logic and allows providers and payers to identify and analyze complications in outpatient settings by specific procedures, service lines, providers, and facilities. Read full release.
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Novartis highlights scientific advances with Kisqali, iptacopan, Scemblix and YTB323 data at SABCS and ASH
Novartis will present data on the latest advancements in breast cancer and hematology at the upcoming 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), and the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting. More than 130 abstracts, from both Novartis-sponsored trials and investigator-initiated trials using Novartis compounds, were accepted at the meetings, reinforcing Novartis leadership and innovation in priority oncology therapeutic areas. Read full release.
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Arche Healthcare Made A Proclamation on LEAP Day, 2022
In recognition of Diabetes Awareness month, Arche Healthcare highlight the importance of taking a stand for diabetic foot health by recently proclaiming November 15 as LEAP Day. LEAP stands for Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention. Every day, hundreds of people struggle to adjust to life after a diabetes-related lower extremity amputation. LEAP Day shines a light on this critical public health concern and encourages healthcare providers to take immediate action. Read full release.
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NACDD and Public Health AmeriCorps
The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) believes that state-based leadership and expertise in chronic disease prevention and control are vital. As such, NACDD was awarded a Public Health AmeriCorps (PHA) grant from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism. AmeriCorps and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention joined forces to launch PHA, a five-year, $400 million investment from the American Rescue Plan Act. Read announcement.
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Adventist Health Introduces MOSES Technology for Safe, Faster Treatment of Kidney Stones
Positioning itself as a leader in urological care, Adventist Health Hanford has invested in new technology that makes the treatment of kidney stones faster, safer and less invasive for patients. The state-of-the-art MOSES Pulse 120H holmium laser by Lumens allows urologists the precision to perform minimally invasive procedures to remove kidney stones of all sizes. For patients, that means shorter surgeries, less anesthesia use, faster recovery times, and a greater likelihood their procedure can be performed on an outpatient basis and not involve a hospital stay. Adventist Health Hanford is the only hospital in the region to offer the technology. Read full announcement.
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New Ascension Foundation to Address Social Determinants of Health
Ascension, one of the nation’s leading Catholic and non-profit health systems in which Providence is a part of, has created the Ascension Foundation, a national philanthropic organization that will develop, support and promote activities that advance health equity. The Ascension Foundation’s work will initially support: (1) Novel programs that disrupt generational poverty and create new pathways to economic stability for families and communities; and (2) The creation of a future healthcare workforce that better reflects the race, ethnicity and cultural mix of the country. Read full announcement.
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Franciscan Health Crown Point Robots Assisting In Kitchen, Environmental Deliveries
Franciscan Health Crown Point employees have some new tools to assist in food and environmental services deliveries in the form of autonomous mobile robots. The six Aethon TUG T3 robots (TUGs) carry and deliver carts with linens, towels and meal trays to the hospital floors from the kitchen and environmental services departments. The robots began operating this fall following training sessions for staff. Read story.
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CareOregon Recognized as a Top Philanthropic Organization for Community Investments
CareOregon is thrilled to be recognized for the fifth year in a row as a top philanthropic organization by the Portland Business Journal. Recently, they were recognized as the third most generous company in the Enterprise category ($100M+ in revenue) at the Corporate Philanthropy Awards for investing $14.6 million in our community-based organization partners in 2021. Read more.
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Jefferson College of Nursing Partners with MATER to Give Students Hands-On Training in Substance Use Disorder
Jefferson College of Nursing (JCN) students will have a unique opportunity for hands-on training, as Maternal Addiction Treatment, Education and Research (MATER), a comprehensive substance use disorder (SUD) treatment program at Jefferson Health, comes under the purview of the college. MATER provides wrap-around services and resources to care for women and families in need of healing. Led by Diane Abatemarco, PhD, MSW, MATER boasts a team of nationally renowned, researchers, specialists and experts in a wide range of disciplines. They work in partnership with pregnant and parenting women and their families at every point in the decision-making process, from planning initial steps to managing ongoing care for SUD. Read full article.
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Fellowship Opportunities for Advancing Health Equity
Researchers eager to work and learn at the forefront of quality and health equity have until January 31, 2023, to apply for the Phyllis Torda Health Care Quality and Equity Fellowship. The Torda Fellowship is one way NCQA trains the next generation of quality leaders. Learn more.
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Community Mutural Unveiled in Camden, New Jersey
The Food Trust, in collaboration with local artist Bert Trinidad, the Camden County Department of Health and Camden Lutheran Housing Inc., recently unveiled a mural created by and for the Camden community. This mural, the first of two planned as part of the mural project Paint North Camden, is the result of a community engagement process through which Camden residents participated in focus groups and took surveys in order to generate ideas for a mural that celebrates healthy lifestyles. The Food Trust supports “health hubs” like Litwin by providing marketing materials, nutrition education and health education to ensure consistent messaging inside and outside of the store. Read more.
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Centivo’s Virtual Primary Care practice receives NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition
Centivo, a new type of health plan for self-funded employers anchored around leading providers of value-based care, announced at HLTH today that its Virtual Primary Care practice has received Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). More than 10,000 practices (with 50,000+ clinicians) are recognized by NCQA, and Centivo’s achievement marks one of the first virtual primary care practices to receive PCMH recognition. Read full release.
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HealthCheck 360 Offers Free Well-Being Calendar for December
HealthCheck 360's FREE monthly well-being calendar is ready to download. During the month of December, we are sharing tips on prioritizing your health. Download our well-being calendar to educate and engage your population with helpful tips and activities to improve their month. Download calendar here.
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Mars Partners with World’s Leading Food & Farming Businesses to Launch Action Plan to Scale Regenerative Farming, Warning Speed of Progress ‘Must Triple’ to Tackle the Impacts of Climate Change
Mars, Incorporated, together with a group of the world’s largest and most influential agribusiness companies and organizations, has recently launched an action plan to scale regenerative farming globally to tackle the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss.
The SMI Agribusiness Task Force’s report “Scaling Regenerative Farming: an action plan” warns that adoption rates are currently lagging far behind the rate needed to effectively tackle climate change. Fresh analysis by Systemiq has revealed that regenerative farming – while expanding its footprint over recent years – must triple its rate of growth to deliver against the world’s need to limit climate change to 1.5 degrees. Read full release.
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