Wed, Oct 27

Explaining HPA 2022: Population Health Management (PHM)

This live course is a thorough examination of the HPA standards for Population Health Management (PHM).

About this Webinar Training

Cost: $330

1pm-4pm (ET)

Explaining HPA 2022: Population Health Management (PHM) 

This live course is a thorough examination of the HPA standards for Population Health Management (PHM). Faculty will give participants guidance for interpreting the requirements, navigating the standards and avoiding misconceptions, and will facilitate brief activities that simulate addressing requirements.  

This course is appropriate for all professionals with a direct or indirect stake in NCQA Accreditation. 

This course presents information based on HPA 2022 standard requirements and its contents apply directly to NCQA Accreditation Surveys conducted between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023. 

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Note: Each attendee must register as a unique participant, as required by the NCQA Terms of Use.

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Key Topics

  • Constructing a comprehensive PHM strategy. 
  • Assessing patient populations.  
  • Managing complex cases. 
  • Managing value-based payment arrangements. 
  • Improving survey readiness and performance.   

Benefits and Resources

  • Presentation slides.
  • Recording of live session.
  • Live Q&A.
  • Scenarios for applied learning.
  • Perspective of former NCQA Policy staff.
  • ACCME Credits for clinicians.

 

What You Will Learn

  • Explain the intent of the HPA PHM standards. 
  • Define performance issues and target results within the scope of requirements.  
  • Describe relationships and themes across the PHM elements. 
  • Discuss requirement implications and considerations for stakeholders. 
  • Critique examples and scenarios to enhance application

Who Should Attend

  •  Clinicians, directors, managers, specialists and coordinators.
  •  Consultants, contractors, delegates and vendors.
  •  Health plans and managed care organizations.
  •  Professionals in compliance, risk management or public policy.
  •  Professionals in population health or public health.
  •  Professionals in quality assurance/improvement or performance management.

Faculty

Shelly Smith, RN, MN, CPHQ

Shelly Smith is an NCQA surveyor and recently retired owner and Managing Consultant of Health Value Solutions, LLC, an independent healthcare consulting firm based in Liberty Lake, Washington. She has extensive experience in the development and implementation of health plan quality programs, disease management program development, worksite wellness program implementation and development of provider health care quality measurement and pay for performance programs.  Through collaborative communication, Shelly is a proven leader in the successful preparation for health plan NCQA accreditation both as a health plan leader and external consultant and has provided successful consultation and leadership in vendor, employer group and provider environments.

Shelly brings over 30 years’ experience in the health care industry having held staff and leadership positions in both the hospital and health plan setting. She started her career as a registered nurse and spent 4 years working with cardiovascular medical, surgical and transplant patients.  After completing her Master’s degree, Shelly transitioned to administrative roles where she served for over 15 years as both the Quality Manager and later Director of Quality with Medical Service Corporation and Premera Blue Cross. In these roles she led 5 successful NCQA accreditation efforts including commercial, Medicaid and Medicare membership, maximized HEDIS results, developed physician pay-for-performance programs and implemented successful disease management and employer-based wellness programs. She formed Health Value Solutions in 2008 and has worked with numerous health plans and vendors throughout the United States to achieve successful NCQA accreditation/certification since that time.  Shelly has been a surveyor for the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) since 1996. She has been faculty for Blue Cross Blue Shield Association NCQA training earlier in her career and served as faculty for NCQA Surveyor Update training, Intro to Accreditation and Advanced Accreditation seminars in recent years.

Ms. Smith holds a Masters’ Degree in Cardiovascular Physiological Nursing, a Bachelors’ degree in Nursing, and a National Certification in Healthcare Quality. 

 

Continuing Education

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In 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), the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the American Psychological Association (APA), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide Interprofessional Continuing Education for the healthcare team. 

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 2.5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change. 

This educational activity is approved for: 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM, ANA CNE, APA, ACPE and ASWB ACE.

The assigned universal program number: JA0004597-0000-21-011-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.

This live webinar grants 2.0 other Continuing Education Unit (CEU) points for PCMH Certified Content Experts.  

* Please note – You must attend the entire program to be eligible for total number of contact hours. 

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