PCMH Cohort Aims to Transform Healthcare in KY
10 Kentucky Healthcare Provider Organizations have joined the Kentucky REC Inaugural Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Cohort to transform patient care in Kentucky.
On Friday, January 24, Kentucky Regional Extension Center hosted the Inaugural Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Cohort Kick-Off Meeting for 10 pioneer healthcare provider organizations in Kentucky.
Cohort members include: UK Family and Community Medicine; UK HealthCare-Georgetown; Family Medicine Clinic of Danville; Van Bussum Family Practice; Physicians Affiliated Care; Bluegrass Community Family Practice; Central Internal Medicine; Georgetown Pediatrics; Drs. Borders and Associates; and Primary Care Centers of Eastern Kentucky.
Kentucky REC will assist these practices in achieving National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) PCMH Recognition within a 15 month period. The Patient-Centered Medical Home is a way of organizing primary care that emphasizes care coordination and communication to transform primary care into “what patients want it to be.” Medical homes can lead to higher quality and lower costs, and can improve patients’ and providers’ experience of care. NCQA PCMH Recognition is the most widely-used way to transform primary care practices into medical homes.
“We are delighted to offer support to practices as they prepare for the many changes ahead in healthcare,” stated Carol Steltenkamp, MD, Director of Kentucky REC and Chief Medical Information Officer for UK HealthCare. “We are excited to announce new services to support innovative models, such as Patient-Centered Medical Home, that are proven to help practices deliver coordinated, cost-effective care for their patients.”
Kentucky REC has helped healthcare providers across the state implement electronic health records and qualify for federal incentive funds. However, electronic health records are just a start. Now, the REC is focused on helping practices prepare for the next wave of innovation by using technology together with changes in practice culture and workflow to radically improve patients’ experience of care and the effectiveness of the healthcare system overall.
Kentucky practices interested in learning more about this new initiative can contact the Kentucky REC at 859-323-3090.
Keynote Speaker, Dr. Mark Fraser, MD of Summit Family Physicians, a Level 3 NCQA Patient Centered Medical Home and Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative practice, shares his experience and provides a “Physician Perspective” to Cohort members.
KHIE Connectivity & MU Stage 2 Webinar
Kentucky Health Information Exchange (KHIE) has announced an important webinar about KHIE connectivty and Meaningful Use Stage 2.
Certain EHR vendors have not developed the technical feature(s) necessary to connected with KHIE, which puts some providers at risk for attesting to Stage 2 Meaningful Use objectives related to public health reporting.
This webinar will be held on November 25, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. (EST) and will include the following information:
- How CMS has raised the “bar” for Stage 2 public health measures
- What it means for an EHR to be 2014 certified
- Why 2014 certification isn’t enough to attest to Stage 2 public health measures
- Questions you need to ask your vendor now in preparation for Stage 2 Meaningful Use
- What are your options if your vendor does not plan to support interoperability with KHIE
- How KHIE and the REC can help you advance towards Stage 2 Meaningful Use
The conference call number is 1-866-904-6912 access code 557780.
Unable to join the meeting? Follow these steps:
- Copy this address and paste it into your web browser: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/cc-chfs/join
- Copy and paste the required information: Meeting ID: B35PBW Entry Code: 7Sgz%W)z Location: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/cc-chfs
If you have questions, please contact Sue Anderson-Lenz, KHIE Project Manager at 502-564-0105 x 2477. Sue.Anderson-Lenz@ky.gov
2013 Practice Transformation Seminar
Kentucky and Tri-State REC Collaborate on a New Practice Transformation Initiative
Practice Transformation Seminar Helps Practices Understand New Models for Health Care
The Kentucky and Tri-State Regional Extension Centers announced a new initiative to help physician practices and clinics in Kentucky achieve better health, better outcomes and lower costs for patients.
“We are delighted to offer support to practices as they prepare for the many changes ahead in health care,” stated Rob Edwards, executive director of the Kentucky REC. “We are excited to announce new services to support innovative models, such as patient centered medical home, that are proven to help practices deliver coordinated, cost-effective care for their patients.”
The Kentucky and Tri-State RECs held a kickoff event in Lexington for 30 practices interested in learning about new models to improve health care. The seminar served as an introduction to practice transformation, the idea that practices can integrate quality improvement methods with meaningful use of technology, patient-centered care and payment innovation to dramatically improve health care quality, outcomes and cost.
At the event, the RECs also released a “Practice Transformation Road Map.” This publication is a user-friendly guide for practices interested in participating in practice transformation initiatives. The Road Map contains background, case studies and exercises for practices interested in pursuing such innovative new care delivery and payment models such as Accountable Care Organizations or Patient Centered Medical Home.
“Our organizations have helped hundreds of providers implement electronic health records and qualify for federal incentive funds. But electronic health records are just a start,” stated Dr. Richard Shonk, Chief Medical Officer for the Tri-State REC and the Health Collaborative, partners with the Kentucky REC on this initiative. “We now want to help practices prepare for the next wave of innovation by using technology together with changes in practice culture and work flow to radically improve patients’ experience of care and the effectiveness of the health care system overall.”
Both RECs will offer individualized coaching services, group seminars and staff training to help practices that want to prepare for and implement new models for delivering and paying for health care. In particular, the RECs have certified practice coaches that can assist practices pursuing recognition as a patient centered medical home.
Kentucky practices interested in learning more about this new initiative can contact the Kentucky REC at 859-323-3090. Practices in the Greater Cincinnati Tri-State region can contact the Tri-State REC at 513-469-7222.
Pictured Above: Keynote Speaker, Dr. Robert Graham, Director of the National Program Office for Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) and Research Professor of Health Policy at George Washington University.
Event materials available at the Practice Transformation Event Page.
Kentucky Health IT Fellows Pictures
Congratulations to the new Kentucky Health IT Fellows!
Below are pictures from the award ceremony on Sept. 16, 2013 at the eHealth Summit in Bowling Green, KY.
See here for more information about this elite award.
Top to Bottom: London Women’s Care, Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital, Jackson Purchase Medical Associates; Dr. James Gould-Oncology Associates of West Kentucky; Norton Healthcare; Pediatric Associates of Pikeville
Congratulations Kentucky Health IT Fellows
Kentucky REC is pleased to announce the selection of 11 healthcare organizations from across the state to serve as Kentucky Health IT Fellows:
- Aaron Jonan Memorial Clinic
- Asthma and Allergy Center
- Dr. James Gould
- Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital
- Family Practice Associates of Lexington
- Jackson Purchase Medical Associates
- London Women’s Care
- Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation
- Norton Healthcare
- Pediatric Associates of Pikeville
- Salyersville Medical Center
This elite award is given in recognition of superior work towards improved patient care and practice optimization through the use of Health Information Technology (Health IT). These healthcare organizations have turned their attention towards innovation by leveraging new technologies in their practices to change the way healthcare is delivered.
These organizations will serve as an active voice in their communities and work together to articulate ways to leverage Health IT to achieve better care, better health and lower costs.
The ultimate goal of the Health IT Fellows program is to help other providers in Kentucky overcome challenges faster and more efficiently by sharing experiences and key lessons learned. If these lessons are specific and actionable, both providers and patients can become more informed – and empowered. The Health IT Fellows will help develop and promote stories, tools, and technical assistance with the goal of keeping the patient at the center of care.
As part of this award, these organizations will also be nominated to the Spring 2014 National Health IT Fellows program. This program, set forth by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), consists of an elite group of healthcare organizations who will represent their peers at a national level and actively participate in discussions and activities that will be used to inform policy and strategic efforts. If selected, these Kentucky organizations will lend their insights and expertise to ongoing national conversations.
Recipients of the awards were recognized on Monday, September 16 at the 6th Annual Kentucky e-Health Summit in Bowling Green, Ky., sponsored by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Governor’s Office of Electronic Health Information. The summit connected providers, executives, IT professionals and other healthcare representatives in discussions about the future of Health IT.
Congratulations to the new Kentucky Health IT Fellows. We are honored to have such a dedicated group of champions, and we look forward to working together to improve patient care for the people of Kentucky.
Pictures to come! Stay tuned!
Meaningful Use Survival Seminar Announced for Louisville
Kentucky REC & KHIE invite you to the Meaningful User Survival Seminar in Louisville, KY on September 6, 2013.
Continuing Education programs will include information regarding Meaningful Use Stage 2, Meaningful Use Audits, and Privacy & Security.
Kentucky REC will recognize local healthcare professionals who have achieved Meaningful Use. Registration is FREE to everyone and breakfast will be provided.
Additional information and registration available on the cecentral.com
UK and KPCA Invite You to a Conference on Data Use for QI and Research
University of Kentucky and Kentucky Primary Care Association (KPCA) invite you to a one-day conference, “Unlocking the Power of Data for QI and Health Services Research Across Healthcare Facilities” on August 23, 2013 in Lexington, KY.
Click Here for Website/Agenda
2013 Meaningful Use Survival Seminar Series Huge Success
Thank you for making our Meaningful Use Survival Seminar Series such a HUGE success.
The turn-out was excellent at each of the 6 events across the Bluegrass:
• Bardstown (March 15): 50 attendees
• Paducah (March 22): 75 attendees
• Hazard (April 12): 50 attendees
• Bowling Green (April 19): 85 attendees
• Somerset (May 10): 70 attendees
• Lexington (May 31): 110 attendees
The seminars provided informational sessions on hot topics in Health Information Technology such as Meaningful Use Stage 2, Privacy and Security, and Meaningful Use Audits.
To kick off each event, local healthcare providers and hospitals were recognized for their leadership in the nationwide transition toward an electronically-enabled health care system.
The Kentucky REC is pleased to welcome these practices and hospitals into an exclusive group of leaders – the Meaningful Use Vanguard (MUV). MUV is an initiative of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), and is designed to honor, thank, and bring together clinicians who have successfully implemented electronic health records. MUVers (members of the MUV program) serve as local leaders and advisors in this national initiative.
Congratulations to all award winners! We are so proud of your efforts!
Bardstown Awards
Bardstown Primary Care
Bardstown Women’s Center
Beverly M Gaines, MD & Associates, PSC
Bluegrass Community Family Practice
Casey County Hospital
Central Kentucky Optometric Associates
Coppola & Dorman PSC
Gay Fulkerson, MD, PSC
Godfrey Godfrey & Eklund PSC
Jane Todd Crawford Memorial Hospital
Kentuckiana Pulmonary Associates
Molloy G. Veal MD, PSC
Paducah Awards
Caldwell Medical Center
Crittenden County Hospital
Family Practice Care
Generations Primary Care
Heartland Cares, Inc.
Infectious Disease Associates
Jackson Purchase Medical Associates
James Eickholz, MD, PSC
Kyle D. Parish, MD, PSC
Livingston Hospital and Health Services, Inc.
Marshall County Hospital
Marshall County Surgical & Medical Group
Murray Medical Associates
Oncology Associates of West Kentucky
Paducah Dermatology
Paducah Primary Care
Total Life Care
Trigg County Hospital
Troy M. Nelson, D.O.
Urology Group of Paducah, PSC
West Kentucky Rheumatology
Western Kentucky Family HealthCare, Inc.
Western Kentucky Neurology
Hazard Awards
Aaron Jonan Memorial Clinic
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.
Asthma & Allergy Center
Edwards Clinic, PSC
Hazard Clinic
Hazard Radiology Associates
Internal Medicine of Eastern Kentucky
Juniper Health, Inc.
Kentucky Lung Clinic
Manchester Memorial Hospital & Physician Services
Mark P. Caruso MD
Medical Associates of Southeast Kentucky
Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation
Pediatric Associates of Pikeville
Primary Care Centers of Eastern Kentucky
Prestonsburg Primary Care, PLLC
Salyersville Medical Center
The Doctor’s Office, PLLC
Bowling Green Awards
Bowling Green Warren County Primary Care Center
Breckinridge Memorial Hospital
Caverna Memorial Hospital
Center for Orthopaedic Services
Clinton County Hospital
Cumberland Family Medical Center
First Choice OB/GYN
Graves Gilbert Clinic
Kimberly Y. Eakle, MD
Logan Family Practice
Mohammad Gayasaddin, MD
Nagy H. Morsi, PSC
Ohio County Hospital
Taylor Regional Hospital
Teresa S. Sheffield, APRN, LLC
Timothy D. Hume, MD, LLC
Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center
Western Kentucky Heart and Lung
Wilkes Clinic
Somerset Awards
Breckinridge Memorial Hospital
Clinton County Hospital
Ephraim McDowell Health
Freeman Family Practice
Huffman & Huffman, PSC
Keith Sinclair, MD, PLLC
Lake Cumberland GI & IM Associates
Lake Cumberland Women’s Health Specialists PSC
London Women’s Care
Mohammad Afzal MD Internal Medicine, LLC
Mountain View Family Physicians
P.D. Patel, MD PSC
Phillips Pratt McFarland, PSC
Rockcastle Regional Hospital
Turner Whitley and Morton, PSC
Wayne County Hospital
Westlake Regional Hospital
Lexington Awards
AC Wright, MD PSC
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.
Arthritis Center of Lexington
Bluegrass Community Health Center
Bluegrass Dermatology and Skin Surgery Center, PSC
Capital Surgical Clinic
Central Internal Medicine
Children’s Care, PLLC
Corbin Pediatric Associates, PSC
Cynthiana Vision Center
Danville Medical Specialists
Dr. Carl E. Smith Jr, MD
Drs. Borders & Associates, PSC
Eye Care Center Optometrist, PSC
Eye Consultants of Kentucky, PSC
Family Practice Associates of Lexington
Family Care Associates
Fayette Surgical Associates
Frankfort Eye Center
HealthFirst Bluegrass
HMH Physicians Group
Hometown Family Care, PLLC
Kentucky Orthopedic Associates
Lexington Neurology
Lexington Surgeons
Magdalene Karon, MD, PSC
MedEast Physicians PLLC
Metzger Eye Care
Nephrology Associates of Kentuckiana
Pain Management Medicine
Pediatric Associates of Frankfort
Plastic Surgeons of Lexington
Richmond Women’s Health Care
Specialty Orthopaedics, PSC
UK HealthCare
Versailles Family Medicine
Women’s Health Clinic of Cynthiana, PLLC
View University of Kentucky Press Release Here.
Kentucky REC & KHIE Meaningful Use Survival Seminars
Currently Kentucky REC and KHIE are traveling to several cities throughout the state to offer Continuing Education programs to all healthcare professionals. The educational programs include information regarding: Privacy & Security, Meaningful Use Audits and Meaningful Use Stage 2. We would like to thank those of you in attendance at the first five events in Bardstown, Paducah, Hazard, Bowling Green, and Somerset! We hope you found the information to be timely and valuable! If you were unable to attend one of the previous seminars, one final event will be held on May 31 in Lexington. Register today.
At these events, Kentucky REC is recognizing local healthcare professionals in each area who have led the charge in Health IT implementation and successfully reached Meaningful Use.
We are pleased to welcome these practices and hospitals into an exclusive group of leaders – the Meaningful Use Vanguard (MUV). MUV is a national initiative designed to honor, thank, and bring together clinicians who serve as local leaders and advisors in the nation’s transition toward an electronically-enabled health care system.
A complete list of all award winners and pictures from each event will be available soon.
2013 Meaningful Use Survival Seminar
Kentucky REC & KHIE invite you to attend the 2013 Meaningful Use Survival Seminar in your area! In March, April and May, Kentucky REC and KHIE will travel to several cities throughout the state of Kentucky to offer Continuing Education programs to all healthcare professionals.
The educational programs will include information regarding: Privacy & Security Risk Assessment, Meaningful Use Audits and Meaningful Use Stage 2. Kentucky REC will also recognize local healthcare professionals in each area who have led the charge in Health IT implementation and successfully reached Meaningful Use. Registration is FREE to everyone and breakfast will be provided.
To register go to http://www.cecentral.com/live/6543
2013 Schedule:
March 15 • Bardstown
March 22 • Paducah
April 12 • Hazard
April 19 • Bowling Green
May 10 • Somerset
May 31 • Lexington
