Webinars

Webinar May 29 – Quality Improvement: A Closer Look at How to do More than Just Report Quality Measures

May 8, 2018

The Quality Payment Program is comprised of four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability (previously Advancing Care Information) and Improvement Activities. The Quality performance category requires providers to not only report on clinical quality measures but to be evaluated on their performance. This takes us beyond the ability to just track and report.

Join us for our upcoming webinar where we will take a deep dive into the Quality category, which is tracked for the full year of Year 2 in the Quality Payment Program. Performance on these measures has the potential to impact at least 50% of an eligible clinicians MIPS final score. We will see how the MIPS program encourages providers to move beyond just reporting measures and into using measures to drive change in their practice. Unlike in previous quality programs that also used clinical quality measures, it is imperative to select measures based on more than just availability due to your submission method. We will look at clinical quality measures in depth and discuss how they can help you go beyond your MIPS final score to impact and improve patient outcomes.

QPP Year 2 Webinar – Quality Improvement: A Closer Look at How to do More Than Just Report Quality Measures

Tuesday May 29th 12-1 p.m. ET

Contact us at Kentucky REC with your questions about the Quality Payment Program. Our team of experts is here to help: 859-323-3090

Webinar May 17: Building a Strong Foundation for Today’s Value-Based Payments

Apr 24, 2018

Is your practice prepared for today’s Value-Based Payment Model?

PCMH and PCSP are excellent practice transformation models for organizations committed to improving access, communication, and care coordination. NCQA recognized practices succeed in cutting costs, increasing quality outcomes and patient satisfaction. Now is the perfect time to pursue recognition since your organization can also receive full points in the Improvement Activities category of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).

Designed to accelerate your journey to NCQA PCMH/PCSP Recognition, our cohort framework provides expert training, coaching, and resources. Your staff will be well prepared to carry out the practice transformation process within a 12-month period.

Kentucky REC’s newest PCMH/PCSP cohorts will begin later this summer.

To learn about the possible financial benefits and other incentives of the PCMH/PCSP programs and our cohort services, join us for a FREE informational webinar on May 17, 2018 at 12 PM ET.

Don’t miss the opportunity to be a part of something special as we work to transform healthcare in Kentucky!

Building a Strong Foundation for Today’s Value-Based Payments
Thursday May 17th 12-1 p.m. ET

For more information about joining the Kentucky REC PCMH/PCSP Cohort, contact our experts at 859-323-3090 or Kentucky REC

Webinar May 15th: IA Deep Dive for QPP Year 2

Apr 17, 2018

The Quality Payment Program is comprised of four performance categories: Cost, Quality, Advancing Care Information (ACI) and Improvement Activities (IA). The first three categories (Cost, Quality and ACI) are based on historical quality programs. However, Improvement Activities is a new category introduced by CMS at the beginning of the Quality Payment Program in 2017.

Improvement Activities (IA) includes an inventory of activities that assess how you improve your care processes, enhance patient engagement in care, and increase access to care. The inventory allows you to choose the activities appropriate to your practice from categories such as: enhancing care coordination, patient and clinician shared decision-making, and expansion of practice access.

Join us on our upcoming webinar where we will provide an overview of the Improvement Activities category. In addition to reviewing the Year 2 changes, we will discuss how this category and associated clinical and/or process interventions can be a catalyst for continuous improvement.

QPP Year 2: IA Deep Dive
Tuesday May 15th 12-1 p.m. ET

2018 Healthcare Transformation Survival Seminar Series – Back By Popular Demand!

Apr 3, 2018

Join us as we take an in-depth look at the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) legislation and the Quality Payment Program!

This event will explore MACRA Year 2, Care Transitions Quality Measure, Cost Category of MIPS, Considerations for Moving to Advanced Payment Models, Practice Transformation and Quality Improvement, 2018 Meaningful Use Changes and Hard to Hit Measures, and 2017 Security Breaches.

Please note: this is a completely different agenda than last year and updated information will be provided.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit will be offered for MDs

Dates/Locations

May 11, 2018 – Cadiz, KY
Lake Barkley State Resort Park
9:00AM – 3PM CST

June 22, 2018 – Lexington, KY
The Grand Reserve
9:00AM – 3PM EST

August 3, 2018 – Pikeville, KY
Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
9:00AM – 3PM EST

September 14, 2018 – Louisville, KY
Kentucky Science Center
9:00AM – 3PM EST

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Webinar April 19: 2018 Medicaid Meaningful Use and How to Reach Hard to Hit Objectives

Mar 29, 2018

It is essential to know what steps you will be taking for Meaningful Use in Program Year 2018. You will want to stay ahead of monitoring your reports and progress throughout the year in order to achieve Meaningful Use when you attest.

Join us for our April 19th webinar as we discuss the 2018 measure requirements, reporting period, and options for KY Medicaid Meaningful Use. We will also discuss ways to hit those hard to reach objectives and include a panel discussion on frequently asked questions. We would like to hear your questions at the end of the webinar and help you to have a clear path to follow in Program Year 2018.

Let us help you be successful with meeting your Meaningful Use objectives in 2018. Register now to learn more.

Meaningful Use 2018: Requirements and How to Reach Those Hard to Hit Objectives
Thursday, April 19, 2018 12 -1 p.m. ET

Webinar April 12th – Quality Payment Program Year 2: ACI Deep Dive

Mar 27, 2018

Are you trying to make sense of the alphabet soup of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and all its moving targets? At first glance the Quality Payment Program can be overwhelming, with four categories (Advancing Care Information, Quality, Improvement Activities and Cost) and two main tracks (MIPS and APM). We have some tools that can help you wrap your arms around ACI must pass measures, along with how you can build off your existing workflows rather than starting from scratch. We find that that the best approach for the program is to take one step, or category, at a time. Some of the best ways to land in the exceptional performer category are by building off strong points and achieving quick wins to gain momentum. This is followed by slowly working to close gaps.

Advancing Care Information (ACI) makes up to 25% of your final score for those in the MIPS track and up to 30% of your score in the APM track. Building off the EHR Incentive Program, better known as the Meaningful Use (MU) program, many of the measures and objectives are modeled after the Stage 2 objectives of MU. Join us on April 12th when we will be taking a closer look into the year 2 requirements of the ACI category. During the webinar we will highlight the major changes, potential challenges and the flexibility that will help you ensure maximum points in the ACI category for Program Year 2018.

QPP Year 2: ACI Deep Dive
Thursday April 12th 12 – 1 p.m. ET

Contact us at Kentucky REC with your questions about the Quality Payment Program. Our team of experts is here to help: 859-323-3090

HIPAA Webinar March 28: Using Project Management Methods to Reduce HIPAA Risk

Feb 22, 2018

Many practices struggle to comply with HIPAA Security Rule components, rendering them vulnerable to threats or the possibility of fines if audited. This webinar will introduce project management methods to help practices break down how to both comply with federal regulations and protect their practice from security breaches. You will learn to use these tools to understand threats and vulnerabilities, how to develop and revise policies to mitigate risks and vulnerabilities, train staff, and more.

Join us for an informative hour: Using Project Management Methods to Reduce HIPAA Risk

Wednesday March 28th from 12 – 1 p.m. EST

Our HIPAA Privacy and Security team is here to help. Contact Kentucky REC with your questions by calling 859-323-3090

March 2 Free Symposium: Chronic Kidney Disease Early Detection and Prevention

Feb 19, 2018

CKDinform: Early Detection and Prevention

FRIDAY, March 2, 2018 7:30am–12:00pm

FREE Live CME/CE Professional Education Symposium

VISIT HERE TO REGISTER

This 3-hour CME/CE symposium focuses on the unique role that primary care practitioners (PCPs) play in managing Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients. The burden of CKD to the population, modifiable CKD risk factors, screening methods, and interpretation of test results will be discussed. Case-based questions are also included.

This activity is designed for physicians (primary care, cardiologists, endocrinologists), nurses, advanced practitioners, and other clinicians who care for people with CKD.

This event will be happening live and live webcast for CME Credit:

Live Event: Baptist Health Lexington Lower Level Education Center Auditorium 1720 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40503

Live Webcasting (for credit) will be at:

Baptist Health Corbin Learning Center Conference Room 1 Trilium Way Corbin, KY 40701

Baptist Health Richmond 801 Eastern Bypass Richmond, KY 40475

The guest speaker is Dr. Ramsey N. Nassar Department of Nephrology, Baptist Health Professor of Medicine, Department of Nephrology, Bone, and Mineral Metabolism University of Kentucky

The National Kidney Foundation would like to thank the University of Kentucky HealthCare Transplant Center for their sponsorship.

Questions? Contact Alana Miller

alana.miller@kidney.org

More information is available here.

MIPS Webinar March 8th – QPP Year 2: Cost Deep Dive

Feb 13, 2018

For the 2018 Program Year, the Cost category will make up 10% of your MIPS Final Score. Cost is mandated to move to 30% of your MIPS Final Score for Program Year 2019. This gradual shift makes understanding the Cost category, and the composing measures, increasingly important when trying to stay competitive within the MIPS quality program. In addition to increasing the Cost category weight, the Final Rule also increased the 2018 PY final score threshold to 15 points (from 3 points in 2017) while maintaining the exceptional performance threshold at 70 points or higher. Achieving the threshold of 15 points requires MIPS eligible clinicians to fully participate in at least one of the MIPS categories to avoid the 5% negative adjustment factor in payment year 2020.

Join us March 8th from 12-1 pm for QPP Year 2: Cost Deep Dive. During the webinar we will be reviewing changes to the Cost category for Year 2. In addition to reviewing the basics of this category we will also take a closer look at steps you can take to utilize feedback reports to target the best interventions to impact your scores.

QPP Year 2: Cost Deep Dive March 8, 2018 12-1 p.m. ET

Contact our experts at Kentucky REC with your questions about the Quality Payment Program. Our team of experts is here to help: 859-323-3090

Webinar February 8: Quality Deep Dive – Quality Payment Program Year 2

Jan 24, 2018

Join us for our second webinar of 2018 on the Quality Payment Program. We will go over the Quality Category in general, highlighting changes for Year 2. We will also take a closer look at moving beyond just capturing data, going over initial steps you can use in your practice to drive quality improvement.