Managed Care Glossary for Health Centers Managed Care Glossary for Health Centers Molly Rafferty Friday, September 23, 2022 0 7693 Companion Document to Value Based Payment Modules Glossary of managed care and value based payment terms that may be useful to health centers and health center stakeholders beginning to explore this topic. Read more
Managed Care Data Checklist Managed Care Data Checklist Molly Rafferty Friday, September 23, 2022 0 9004 Companion Document to Video Module: Payer Data: The Managed Care Data. Prepared by Starling Advisors for the HITEQ Center in July 2022. How to Use This Checklist: This is a supplement to our Module 2: The Managed Care Data Set, which uses the HCP-LAN APM Framework as its basis. Review both before using this checklist. There are terms used throughout that may be new to you or may benefit from detailed explanations—please visit our Value Based Payment Glossary for basic definitions for a host of key terms. This checklist will walk you, the health center, through a series of common considerations for contracts you... Read more
Value Based Payment Contract Review Checklist for FQHCs Value Based Payment Contract Review Checklist for FQHCs HITEQ Center Friday, May 27, 2022 0 9990 Checklist for FQHCs reviewing contracts, as a supplement to video module. Developed in 2022. This checklist will walk you through a series of common considerations for contracts you may receive from payers, with a specific focus on contracts that include value-based payment components. Work through this checklist to be sure you understand these considerations and to help you flag any outstanding issues for legal and/or consultant review prior to execution of the contract. Read more
[Video] FQHC Value Based Payment Basics [Video] FQHC Value Based Payment Basics HITEQ Center Friday, May 27, 2022 0 10270 Developed with Starling Advisors in 2022 In this 25 minute video we cover the basic mechanics of how FQHCs are paid, the prospective payment system, and how it is evolving over time. We also review the spectrum of value-based payment arrangements using the HCP-LAN framework as a guide. We also discuss the capacity needed to be successful in each of those payment categories. Patient attribution process, including why that data is so critical in value-based payment arrangements, and what questions to ask payer partners about... Read more
Clinical Quality Measures for Eligible Professionals: 2022 Update Clinical Quality Measures for Eligible Professionals: 2022 Update HITEQ Center Friday, April 15, 2022 0 19179 A Crosswalk Comparison of Clinical Quality Measures from The HITEQ Center This spreadsheet developed by the HITEQ Center provides a crosswalk of Clinical Quality Measures and their electronic specifications as defined in the 2022 update for Eligible Professionals (Clinicians). Fields include the crosswalk of measures with related information about CMS, NQF, and MIPS ID, and Telehealth Eligiblity, as well as inclusion in CY2022 UDS, Million Hearts, NCQA digital quality measures (dQMs), Quality Rating System Measure Set, CMS Adult / Child... Read more
Specialty Care Access in Health Centers - What is the Potential of eConsults? Specialty Care Access in Health Centers - What is the Potential of eConsults? Jodie Albert 3/24/2022 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 0 7700 HITEQ Highlights Webinar Access to care is the essential work of health centers, and one pain point is how to ensure specialty access for health center patients. This webinar will discuss innovation in specialty care access using technology and e-Consults. Electronic consultations (“e-consults”) are asynchronous, consultative, provider-to-provider communications within a shared electronic health record (EHR) or web-based platform. E-consults are intended to improve access to specialty expertise for... Read more
Strategies for Supporting Health Center Patients Experiencing Food Insecurity Strategies for Supporting Health Center Patients Experiencing Food Insecurity HITEQ Center Monday, May 10, 2021 0 14701 Published in May 2021, Updated June 2021 Food insecurity has doubled since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, and has tripled among families with children. Not having enough access to food is a key contributor to negative health outcomes for adults and children alike, and it is important now more than ever for health centers to identify and support patients who are experiencing food insecurity. This resource is designed to support health center efforts to identify and assist patients who are experiencing food... Read more
HITEQ Highlights: Preparing for Value-Based Care through Sustainable Telehealth Workflows HITEQ Highlights: Preparing for Value-Based Care through Sustainable Telehealth Workflows Molly Rafferty 8/27/2020 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 0 13031 HITEQ Highlights Webinar The HITEQ Center collaborated with Certintell for a webinar on Preparing for Value-Based Care through Sustainable Telehealth Workflows. The webinar provides an overview of how health centers can use telehealth during the current public health emergency and ensure that they are ready for the shift to Value-Based Care. The webinar covers sustainable telehealth services that are often underutilized and example workflows that have worked for other health centers. Read more
Enabling Services Data Collection: Documenting Health Center Interventions in a Value-Based Payment Environment Alyssa Carlisle 5/26/2020 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 0 12358 Hosted by the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations and Health Outreach Partners In collaboration with Health Outreach Partners (HOP), AAPCHO continues to promote the importance of documenting social determinants of health (SDoH) interventions to demonstrate the value and scope of health center enabling services (ES). AAPCHO and HOP were joined by the Community Health Care Association of New York State (CHCANYS) to highlight how state, regional, and national partners can leverage SDoH and ES data for Value-Based Payment (VBP). Through a national webinar, participants... Read more
Panel Management in the Age of Value-Based Care Panel Management in the Age of Value-Based Care HITEQ Center Friday, July 19, 2019 0 23371 Health Center Case Studies Developed with Chiron Strategy Group, June 2019 Panel management is an essential function of a health center. When done well, it smooths the scheduling and operations of the health center; when done poorly it creates challenges with productivity, patient continuity, Quality Improvement reporting, and more. This resource offers guidance on improving panel management activities, including real-life examples from two health centers of the challenges and successes in managing panels. Read more
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