KENTUCKY REGIONAL EXTENSION CENTER

April 13 Webinar: Primary Care & Mental Health – Cross Specialty Collaboration

April 13 Webinar: Primary Care & Mental Health – Cross Specialty Collaboration

Mar 8, 2023

Webinars and Resources

Behavioral Health Community of Practice

The Behavioral Health Community of Practice, organized by UK HealthCare & Kentucky REC, connects adult and pediatric primary care providers, specialists and organizations through learning sessions where behavioral health experts present best practices, tools and resources to optimize mental health care.

The format of the Community of Practice is monthly one-hour webinar meetings October 2022 through May 2023 from noon – 1 pm. Each session includes education, best practice overviews, interactive trainings on tools and resources, and group discussions.

April

Primary Care & Mental Health - Cross Specialty Collaboration

Session 7 – Thursday April 13th

Noon — 1:00 pm ET

  • Finding Referral Partners
  • Managing Care Together
  • Linkage Between Chronic Disease and Depression
Register
April

Primary Care & Mental Health - Cross Specialty Collaboration

Session 7 – Thursday April 13th

Noon — 1:00 pm ET

  • Evidence-based Guidelines
  • How Health Care Teams Can Support Non-Pharmacological Interventions

Resource: There’s an App for That Flyer

Register

Visit HERE for more information, including previous session recordings, resources, and to register for upcoming events, including FREE Mental Health First Aid Training.

To learn more, visit THIS UK HealthCare web page.

QUESTIONS? Contact us at Kentucky REC or call us: 859-323-3090.

Mental Health First Aid – Free Training

Jan 31, 2023

As part of the Healthy Kentucky Behavioral Health Community of Practice,
multiple sessions of Mental Health First Aid training
are available for free with dates now through April 2023

Space is limited, so register soon!

REGISTER HERE

 

Adult MHFA Flier

 

HERE is a flyer about Mental Health First Aid.

HERE is a flyer focused on Mental Health First Aid for Adults.

Interested in joining the Healthy Kentucky Behavioral Health Community of Practice?
Our next event is March 2, 2023: Responding to Mental Health Crises in Primary Care

HERE is the Resource Page where you can register and find more information, including past event recordings.

Questions about Mental Health First Aid or the Behavioral Health Community of Practice? Contact us at Kentucky REC or 859-323-3090.

March 14 Webinar: QPP Year 7 – Understanding FQHC & RHC Eligibility

Feb 6, 2023

Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health clinics are tasked with providing care to under-served, at-risk patients, and those in rural areas who have limited access to healthcare. What an awesome charge, to be tasked with improving the health and well-being of those who may not otherwise have access to care. The question often comes up for these organizations: how does MIPS apply to FQHC and RHC practices and clinicians?

FQHCs and RHCs providing services to Medicare patients generally bill for facility charges within the Medicare Part A all-inclusive rate. However, FQHCs and RHCs billing for Medicare Part B Services rendered under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) could find that they are eligible for MIPS payment adjustments. Those who are not aware that they are required to report for MIPS may be subject to negative payment adjustments for failure to adhere to CMS guidelines for the Quality Payment Program.

Our Kentucky REC team of expert advisors will share important information for understanding FQHC and RHC provider eligibility in the QPP for the 2023 performance year. We will explore regulatory requirements for CMS’s Quality Payment Program, how to determine organization eligibility, and next steps for eligible clinicians and practices.

 

QPP YEAR 7 WEBINAR: UNDERSTANDING FQHC & RHC ELIGIBILITY FOR QPP PARTICIPATION (Open to Public)
 
TUESDAY MARCH 14 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET

 

REGISTER HERE

Contact the experts at Kentucky REC with all your QPP, MIPS, and APM questions. We’re here to help: 859-323-3090.

Webinar Feb 14: QPP Year 7 – MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs)

Jan 19, 2023

CMS, in an effort to address feedback from clinicians and stakeholders around the complexity of the MIPS program, has implemented a new reporting track. This new track is called MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs), and is effective starting with the 2023 Performance Year. CMS’s aim is to help streamline the MIPS program requirements and reduce clinician burden, while creating a pathway to more wide-spread Alternative Payment Model adoption.

This new MVP framework is intended to align measures and activities across the Quality, Cost, and Improvement Activities categories of the MIPS Program that are more relevant to a clinicians’ practice, specialty, or patient population. This change represents a significant shift in the way clinicians participate in MIPS in 2023 and future years of the Quality Payment Program.

Kentucky REC’s experts will present an in-depth review of the MVP reporting pathway, submission strategies, and important reporting requirements for the 2023 performance year. They will provide you with valuable information on ways to optimize your performance while testing this new reporting track.

QPP Year 7: MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs): Understanding and Identifying Which Pathways are Right for You*
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023 @ 12PM ET

CONTACT US

*This webinar is for Kentucky REC contracted QPP clients only. If you are interested in this topic and would like to learn more about becoming a client, please contact us at (859) 323-3090 or email us at KYRec@uky.edu. We aim to be your trusted healthcare advisor!

QPP Webinar Jan 10: 2023 Final Rule

Dec 28, 2022

On November 1st CMS released the highly anticipated Quality Payment Program Year 7 Final Ruling. This final rule will impact and shape the Quality Payment Program for calendar year 2023 and beyond. Join the experts at Kentucky Regional Extension Center for a review of the major updates and implications to eligible clinician and practices related to this final ruling.

Make sure to submit any questions or feel free to contact us in advance HERE.

QPP YEAR 7 WEBINAR: 2023 FINAL RULE
 
TUESDAY JANUARY 10 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
REGISTER HERE

The 2023 PFS/Quality Payment Program Final Rule can be downloaded from the Federal Register HERE.

The CMS 2023 Final Rule overview fact sheet, PFS fact sheet, and MSSP Fact Sheets are available through these links:
PFS Fact Sheet: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/calendar-year-cy-2023-medicare-physician-fee-schedule-final-rule

QPP Fact Sheet: https://qpp-cm-prod-content.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2136/2023%20Quality%20Payment%20Program%20Final%20Rule%20Resources.zip

MSSP Fact Sheet: https://edit.cms.gov/files/document/mssp-fact-sheet-cy-2023-pfs-final-rule.pdf

Contact the experts at Kentucky REC with all your QPP, MIPS, and APM questions. We’re here to help: 859-323-3090.

Free Jan 5! Pharmacological Interventions to Integrate into Primary Care

Dec 27, 2022

Webinars and Resources

Behavioral Health Community of Practice

The Behavioral Health Community of Practice, organized by UK HealthCare & Kentucky REC, connects primary care providers, specialists and organizations through learning sessions where behavioral health experts will present best practices, tools and resources to optimize care.

The format of the Community of Practice is monthly one-hour webinars October 2022 through May 2023 from noon – 1 pm. The webinars will include educational sessions, best practice overviews, interactive trainings on tools and resources, and group discussions.

Pharmacological Interventions to Integrate into Primary Care

JANUARY 2023

Session 4 – Thursday Jan. 5th
Noon — 1:00 pm ET

Pharmacological Interventions to Integrate into Primary Care

  • Evidence-based guidelines
  • Addressing behavioral health needs in primary care
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Meet the Speakers

Facilitator  – Trudi Matthews, Senior Director of Quality and Value Strategy, UKHC

Trudi Matthews serves as Senior Director of Quality and Value Strategy in the Office of the Executive Vice President for Health Affairs at UK HealthCare, the health system of the University of Kentucky (UK). In this role, Trudi works with UK HealthCare’s executive team and ambulatory leadership to ensure success in value-based programs for Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurers. Trudi also serves as government affairs and policy lead for UK HealthCare overseeing a team responsible for reviewing and analyzing state and federal government policy initiatives.

The pandemic has worsened the behavioral health challenges Kentuckians face, and more solutions are needed to address this mounting problem. It’s more important now than ever to share knowledge and best practices among providers along the behavioral health care continuum. In order to address this demand, UK HealthCare and community-based organizations are working together to improve behavioral health in the commonwealth.

The purpose of the Behavioral Health Community of Practice is to:
• Leverage UK HealthCare and community experts to help fill care gaps
• Support primary care providers
• Create a venue for conversation around local needs
• Allow for bi-directional problem solving

Trudi Matthews
Meet the Speakers

Speaker & PANELIST – AMY L. MEADOWS, MD, MHS, FAAP, FAPA, DFAACAP – Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Dr. Amy Lynn Meadows is a triple-boarded pediatrician, psychiatrist, and child and adolescent psychiatrist at the University of Kentucky where she is the Dr. Laurie L. Humphries Endowed Chair in Child Psychiatry and Child Psychiatry Division Director. She received her combined MD and Master’s degrees from Yale University School of Medicine where she completed a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship in the neuroimaging of pediatric maltreatment-related post-traumatic stress disorder. Her residency training was at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Western Psychiatric Hospital. Since joining the faculty of the University of Kentucky, she has won numerous teaching and mentorship awards, including the Abraham Flexner Award for excellence in medical education and the “Teacher Who Made a Difference” award. She works on the Pediatric Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Service at Kentucky Children’s Hospital. Her research examines how adverse childhood experiences shape risk perception and the development of high-risk behaviors in adolescence and emerging adulthood.

Presentation: Psychopharmacology for the Primary Care Office – Adolescent Edition

Amy Meadows
Meet the Speakers

Speaker and Panelist – Sarah Oros, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, UK Healthcare-Behavioral Health

Dr. Oros is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry with UK HealthCare. She earned her MD in Psychiatry and Internal Medicine at Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton Ohio, and then did her residency in Psychiatry and Internal Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. Her specialties include: general internal medicine and geriatrics, primary care, psychiatry, and women’s health.

Presentation: Pharmacological Interventions in Adult Primary Care

Sarah Oros
Meet the Speakers

Panelist – David A. Hudson, MD, CCBHC, Chief Medical Officer, New Vista

Dr. Hudson is a graduate of the University of Kentucky, UK College of Medicine, UK General Psychiatry Program and a UK Child & Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship.

He has spent 13 years with New Vista, Central Kentucky’s Community Mental Health Center and now CCBHC, practicing Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer, which he has done for the last year.

David Hudson
Meet the Speakers

Panelist – Ginny Gottschalk, MD, Associate Professor Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Dr. Gottschalk received her medical degree from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington, KY, and completed a residency in Family Medicine at Palmetto Health in Columbia, SC. She is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. She was previously in private practice in Danville, KY, practicing traditional inpatient and outpatient family medicine before returning to UK Healthcare. Dr. Gottschalk currently serves as the Interim Chair for the Department of Family and Community Medicine and the Medical Director for Family and Community Medicine Turfland Clinic. She enjoys chronic disease management and caring for families. Dr. Gottschalk also enjoys teaching medical students and residents, as this is what brought her to the University.

Ginny Gottschalk

Visit HERE for more information and to register for upcoming events, including FREE Mental Health First Aid Training.

To learn more, visit THIS UK HealthCare web page.

QUESTIONS? Contact us at Kentucky REC or call us: 859-323-3090.

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