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January 12, 2023

In this issue

• 2023 ISMIE Course Offerings
• Quick Tip: Using a Pre-Visit Planning Checklist
• Top Doctors Recognition
• Supporting Your Practice: CI Update, COVID Bivalent Vaccine
• Epic Updates



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Sunset of e-University

Effective Jan. 1, APP has sunset e-University. As a reminder, mandatory compliance courses are to be completed through Workday Extended Enterprise Learning – accessible here. Select Local Workday and enter your User ID and password when prompted. All assigned courses will appear upon login and are due by June 19.

2023 ISMIE Course Offerings

APP's partnership with ISMIE affords our members free opportunities for Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credit and discounts on malpractice premiums. This education is now available in Workday Extended Enterprise Learning. CME/MOC credit can be earned and claimed through ISMIE. 

Understanding and avoiding diagnostic errors

This course will examine some of the most important lessons learned from research into the types and frequencies of diagnostic errors, and strategies for avoiding such errors. 

Risk management essentials 

This course will examine the key areas of risk that many practices face and provide concrete, actionable strategies for mitigating risks in each area. 

EMR on trial 

This course discusses documentation fundamentals, explains the risks posed by EMRs, and identifies practical strategies a physician or clinician can employ in order to address those risks. As a result, learners will be better able to ensure patient safety is facilitated by the EMR they use each day. 

Quick Tip: Using a Pre-Visit Planning Checklist

Dr. Emelie Ilarde, Advocate Christ PHO President and APP Board of Directors Vice Chair, shares how her practice uses a pre-visit checklist to provide better patient care and drive success in the CI program. Watch video.

Chicagoland Area Physicians Recognized as

Top Primary Care Doctors

The January issue of Chicago magazine recognizes physicians across Chicagoland who were nominated by their peers in its Top Primary Care Doctors list. Congrats to the Advocate physicians who were recognized. ​

Clinical Integration updates: View the latest program update.

COVID bivalent vaccine update: Beginning Jan. 11, select medical group offices and Advocate Children’s Hospitals at Oak Lawn and Park Ridge will offer the Moderna bivalent booster to children ages 6 months to five years. Parents and guardians can schedule the vaccine by calling the COVID hotline at 866-443-2584, through LiveWell or aah.org/vaccine.

Risk Plan Pharmacy - Utilization Management Coverage Update: An update to the Pharmacy UM Self-Administered Therapy Policy for risk plan members clarifies when pharmacy or medical benefits apply for certain products with both self-administered and provider-administered formulations.

Learn more.

Advancing Research: Can probiotics prevent Group B Strep? Investigators from our Center for Child and Family Research published study results on the use of probiotics during pregnancy. Read article. 

Condition Management and Documentation tools: The Clinical Risk Adjustment (CRA) department has been renamed Condition Management and Documentation (CMD) to better align with work to manage our patients’ health through routine wellness and follow-up. As a result, all associated Epic tools will reflect the new name, including the Best Practice Advisory, dashboard and reports.

Epic Update - Ambulatory Epic Connect: Clinical Risk Adjustment renaming, medication review updates and more.

Epic Update - Hospital edition for Physicians and APCs: Medical Decision Making (MDM) for calculating level of care charges, upcoming changes to prescribing for controlled substances for IL only, sidebar - hospital course and handoff and more.

Continuing Medical Education

Upcoming CME



Jan. 19: MEDtalks: Mindfulness-Based stress reduction

Jan. 23: Get Climate Smart | Air quality  

Jan 26: Scientific Grand Rounds: Caring for adolescents with a cancer diagnosis 

Feb. 1: Get Climate Smart | Rising temperature  

Feb. 8: 16th Annual Advocate Heart Institute Symposium: Prevention to Cure  

Feb. 20: Get Climate Smart | Vector borne diseases  

March 1: Get Climate Smart | Extreme weather  

March 17: 3rd Annual Multidisciplinary Critical Care Symposium  

March 20: Get Climate Smart | Communication with patients