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October 2018 Newsletter
Post-Hurricane Florence

Many of you,your patients, and the communities you serve remain in our thoughts and prayers in the aftermath of the storm. Our region has come together working hard to recover and rebuild homes, businesses, and communities; getting back to our daily lives. Some of you surely have been impacted more severely than others and have experienced profound loss. Our hearts go out to you!

While our SEAHEC Practice Support team was fortunate to have not lost anything significant, we recognize the tremendous need for assistance and support throughout our region, and want to help!

If you haven't already, please reach out and let us know how you are doing.
And if there are opportunities that we can assist you, your team, or practice with in any way, please let us know. In the meantime, here are some useful resources that you can also pass along to your staff and patients.

North Carolina Disaster Information Center
NC State Extension providers a great resource here for dealing with a disaster. They also offer several very helpful fact sheets here that cover an array of topics.

Federal Disaster Assistance
Here you will find a wealth of information,and here you will find information specific to Hurricane Florence and our affected region, including where to seek financial assistance, applying for disaster assistance, disaster recovery centers, Small Business Administration (SBA) Business Recovery Centers.

North Carolina Healthcare Association
The NCHA served as a connector to state and federal resources and for information to help during the crisis. Information can be found here.

Behavioral and Mental Health
Here are some helpful resources to refer to as we all begin to cope with the stress and turmoil following the storm (as well as before and during a disaster).
Trillium Health Resources supports mental health in 26 eastern North Carolina counties. Call them at 1-877-685-2415 to connect with mental health resources.

Disaster planning
For any medical practices affected by Hurricane Florence (or for those practices who want to prepare contingency disaster plans for the next unfortunate event) – Medical Mutual’s risk management team has updated their Disaster Planning Toolkit available to all members and non-members. You can access it here.
Upcoming Learning Opportunities
Please note the upcoming October 11th forum on
Preparing North Carolina for Medicaid Managed Care
has changed location to the Holiday Inn
Sunspree in Wrightsville Beach

Registration, dinner, & cash bar opens at 5:00pm.
Program beings at 5:45pm. 
There is no cost to attend this event.
To view the event brochure and register, click here. Space is limited.
HCC Related Education
  • HCC's for Coders: An In-Depth Look
    Are you wanting to know more about Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs)? Gain knowledge and experience while working through real-world examples in this interactive four-hour session. November 8 from 8:30-1:00 SEAHEC will be live streaming this event held at Charlotte AHEC, and will provide the link to register soon. 
    Here is more information, including related eLearning opportunities to complete in advance!

Advance Care Planning Lunch & Learn
  • Save The Date -  October 24, 12-12:30 SEAHEC Support Services will host a lunch & learn webinar on Advance Care Planning (ACP) in the context of the Annual Wellness Visit (AWV). More information and registration coming soon.
Are you still planning to submit your renewal application for
BQPP this fall cycle?
Please note that the deadline to renew has been extended to October 12th due to Hurricane Florence.
How to avoid a negative payment adjustment in 2020
To avoid a negative payment adjustment in 2020, you will need a final MIPS score of at least 15 points in the 2018 performance year. Not sure how? 
Here are a few ways small practices (i.e., practices with 15 or fewer eligible clinicians) can do this:
Small practices can mix and match the strategies above to achieve the 15 point minimum score. Small practices can also receive up to 5 additional points to their final score for treating complex patient population (calcuated using ratio between the Hierarchical Condition Categories or "HCCs" and the number of dually eligible patients served). 

On July 24, 26, and August 2, the Physician Compare support team hosted webinars about “Public Reporting and Physician Compare: What you need to know”. We presented information about public reporting on Physician Compare and what’s in the pipeline for potential inclusion on the website starting in late 2018, including Year 1 Quality Payment Program performance information. The presentation slides, recording, and transcript of this webinar are now available.

If you have questions about Physician Compare or any of the materials shared, contact PhysicianCompare@Westat.com.
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