Fall 2016 Quality Improvement Workshop – Sioux Falls, SD
Value Based Payment Program Readiness
MACRA, Physician Contracting, and HCC Coding
The Fall 2016 Quality Improvement Workshops are now open for registration!
At this workshop, you will learn about the upcoming payment reform initiatives that will impact your physician practices and future health care system reimbursement. Through facilitated dialogue, you will gain understanding of how to revise your current physician contracting system to better align with the new value based payment systems in a way that will be accepted by the clinicians. Your team will learn how the Medicare Risk Adjustment System works and how to get paid correctly through effective recording of patient problem lists and coding of diagnoses. Staff will learn how to identify high-value post-acute care facilities and encourage patients to seek the best post-acute care providers.
Please note that Track I: Physician Contracting Under Value Based Payment will no longer be offered at the Fall 2016 Sioux Falls Quality Improvement Workshop. See "Track Information" below for more detail.
Please take the time to register before Friday, September 16th.
Click Here to View the Workshop Agenda
NOTICE: Track I: Physician Contracting Under Value Based Payment will no longer be offered at the Sioux Falls Quality Improvement Workshop. Please contact QIWorkshops@CaravanHealth.com to arrange a location switch, or reply to the email notice of this change sent from the QI Workshops inbox on Tuesday, September 13th.
Overview of MACRA and HCC Coding
All participants suggested to participate
Understand how MACRA impacts physician practices and future revenue for your health system. Learn the basics of Medicare risk adjustment and how HCC codes are assigned to patients. Learn about how HCC coding affects your risk scoring and subsequent impact on value based reimbursement models. Understand how to accurately assign HCC codes through improved documentation.
Track II: Post-Acute Care
Practice Managers and Care Coordinators suggested to participate
Learn about post-acute care opportunities and issues, learn about relative value of PAC setting and develop strategies for improving PAC utilization. Develop Post-Acute Care strategies for individual communities, discuss timelines for implementation, and report innovative ideas to larger group.
Registration and Travel Reimbursement Guidelines
ACO Clients may register up to 6 total attendees per clinic to participate.
Travel reimbursements will include 1 car rental, lunch, mileage (if using personal vehicle), and GSA per diem for up to 6 attendees total. If your facility is over 250 miles from your Quality Improvement Workshop, airfare and hotel accommodation for one night are optional for reimbursement. For your reference, please find the GSA Per Diem Guide on our Pre-Launch Resources page. To submit for reimbursement following your travel, you will fill out and send our Standard Template Invoice to AccountsPayable@CaravanHealth.com.
PTN Clients may register up to 5 total attendees per clinic to participate.
Travel reimbursements will include 1 car rental, lunch, mileage (if using personal vehicle), and GSA per diem for up to 5 attendees total. If your facility is over 250 miles from your Quality Improvement Workshop, airfare and hotel accommodation for one night are optional for reimbursement. For your reference, please find the GSA Per Diem Guide on our Pre-Launch Resources page. To submit for reimbursement following your travel, you will fill out and send our Standard Template Invoice to AccountsPayable@CaravanHealth.com.
IMPORTANT: Remember to bring at least one laptop for your site or facility to your Quality Improvement Workshop.
Further details regarding the workshop will be updated via email and on this website as they become available. For questions, clarification, and requests to add staff members to our QI Workshops mailing list, contact QIWorkshops@CaravanHealth.com and your inquiry will be addressed as soon as possible.
