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SUMMARY:Explaining HPA 2023: Quality Management & Improvement (QI)
DESCRIPTION:About this Webinar Training\n\nThis course is open for 
 Pre-registration. Content will be available in 
 October.\nCost: $349\nDates:\nDay One: Monday\, October 24\, 
 2022\; 3:30-5pm ET\nDay Two: Tuesday\, October 25\, 2022\; 
 2-3:30pm ET - New Time!\nExplaining Health Plan 
 Accreditation 2023: Quality Management & Improvement 
 (QI)NCQA Health Plan Accreditation is the only program in 
 the industry that bases results on clinical performance and 
 consumer experience (HEDIS® and CAHPS®).\nThis live\, 
 multi-day course leads participants through an end-to-end 
 examination of the Health Plan Accreditation standards for 
 Quality Management & Improvement (QI). Through this course\, 
 faculty provides participants with insight to interpret the 
 requirements\, navigate the standards\, and avoid 
 misconceptions. In addition to answering live questions from 
 participants\, faculty addresses scenarios and examples based 
 on performance improvement opportunities from prior NCQA 
 surveys.\nPlease note: This course presents information 
 based on Health Plan Accreditation 2023 standard 
 requirements that are released in July 2022. The scope of 
 this course applies directly to NCQA Accreditation Surveys 
 conducted between July 1\, 2023 and June 30\, 2024.\nGroup 
 Training?\nTo inquire about group training rates\, 
 complete our online form.\nKey Topics\nPlanning\, 
 evaluating and controlling QI interventions.Incorporating 
 contracted practitioners and providers into QI.Coordinating 
 care across the network.Measuring effectiveness of QI 
 interventions.Course Resources\nPresentation 
 slides.Recording of live session.Live Q&A.Scenarios for 
 applied learning.NCQA surveyor's perspective of the 
 standards.IPCE Credits for physicians\, nurses and 
 pharmacists.What You Will Learn\n\nAt the conclusion of this 
 course\, learners will be able to:\nInterpret the intent of 
 Health Plan Accreditation requirements for QI 
 Standards.Describe relationships and themes across QI 
 Standards.Recognize requirement implications and 
 considerations for stakeholders.Define performance 
 improvement opportunities.By achieving these learning 
 objectives\, participants may experience the following 
 operational efficacies as three to nine month 
 post-participation outcomes:\nIncreased productivity in 
 prioritizing and planning interventions.Improved practices 
 in monitoring issues and risks.Enhanced coordination in 
 cross-functional efforts.Refined tactics in monitoring 
 performance. \n \nHEDIS® is a registered trademark of the 
 National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).\nCAHPS® is 
 a registered trademark of the Agency for Healthcare Research 
 and Quality (AHRQ).Who Should Attend\n\nClinicians\, 
 executives\, managers\, specialists\, consultants\, delegates 
 and vendors who are employed or contracted by health plans 
 with responsibilities pertaining to the scope of work listed 
 below:\nCase Management.Compliance or Risk 
 Management.Population Health Management of Public 
 Health.Quality Assurance/Improvement or Performance 
 Management.Contracts Management.Health Information 
 Systems.Faculty\n\nIrv Koehler\, RN\, MBA\, CPHQ\, CPCIrv 
 Koehler is a health care quality consultant for the Koehler 
 Quality Group\, LLC. In this position\, he is an NCQA 
 administrative surveyor and provides consulting services to 
 organizations evaluating and preparing for NCQA 
 Accreditation/ Certification projects\, risk adjustment 
 validation for managed care organizations\, education on 
 quality improvement practices and outcome measure 
 development and tracking.  \nMr. Koehler is also a 
 registered nurse with active licensure in Florida and 
 Tennessee\, and certification in quality and medical coding. 
 Previously\, he was a quality improvement professional at 
 AmeriHealth Caritas and BlueCross BlueShield of 
 Tennessee.\nMr. Koehler has an MBA from the Florida 
 Institute of Technology\, a BS in Nursing from Florida 
 Southern College\, a BA in Psychology and an ADN from Purdue 
 University.\nJoseph Stankaitis\, MD\, MPH Dr. Stankaitis is 
 Chief Medical Officer of Highmark Wholecare. Prior to 
 arriving at Highmark Wholecare\, he was Chief Medical Officer 
 of the Monroe Plan for Medical Care. During 2021 and early 
 2022\, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic\, he also served 
 as a part-time Deputy Commissioner of Public Health for 
 Monroe County (New York).\nBefore joining Monroe Plan\, Dr. 
 Stankaitis was Vice President\, Client Support and Education 
 and Chief Medical Officer for Equifax Analytical Services. 
 He previously served as Lead Medical Director for Excellus 
 BlueCross and BlueShield’s IPA-model HMO\, and as the 
 clinical lead for Excellus’ Xerox Corporation’s Blue 
 Cross Health Systems Management entity.\nOther professional 
 experiences include serving as Physician Advisor to the HMO 
 Group\, a national consortium of staff and group model HMOs\; 
 and prior to that\, as Co-Director of the Internal Medicine 
 Division and Head of Community Medicine\, The Genesee 
 Hospital in Rochester\, NY.\nDr. Stankaitis holds a BS degree 
 in Biology from Boston College\, an MD from the University of 
 Connecticut School of Medicine and an MPH in Health Policy 
 and Management from the Harvard TH Chan School of Public 
 Health. He is board certified in Internal 
 Medicine.\nContinuing Education\n\n\nIn support of improving 
 patient care\, the National Committee for Quality Assurance 
 is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for 
 Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)\, the Accreditation 
 Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)\, the American Nurses 
 Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide Interprofessional 
 Continuing Education for the healthcare team. \nThis 
 activity was planned by and for the healthcare team\, and 
 learners will receive 3.0 Interprofessional Continuing 
 Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change. \nThis 
 educational activity is approved for: 3.0 AMA PRA Category 
 1 CreditTM and ACPE.\nThis educational activity is 
 approved for 3.0 nursing contact hours.*\nThe assigned 
 universal program number: JA0004597-0000-22-010-L04-P. Upon 
 successful completion of this program (attending the full 
 session and completing a program evaluation)\, participants 
 will access CPE Monitor on the ACPE website to locate and 
 track their CPE statement of credit.\nThis live course 
 grants 2.0 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) points for PCMH 
 Certified Content Experts.  \n* Please note – You must 
 attend the entire program to be eligible for total number of 
 contact hours.\nNABP Credit Reporting If you are a 
 pharmacist completing a course offering CPE credits\, please 
 notify NCQA through ncqa.org within 14 calendar days that 
 you have completed a CPE course. You must provide the title 
 of the course\, your NABP identification number and your DOB 
 (month/date) within the notification to NCQA. We also 
 recommend you update your education.ncqa.org profile with 
 your NABP identification number.  \n
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