Connecting to the HIOs to Receive and Follow-Up on Encounter Notifications

October 9, 2020

PCMH Learning Network Webinar

Connecting to the HIOs to Receive and Follow-Up on Encounter Notifications

Zoom

Friday, October 9

9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. to 9:10 a.m. – Welcome, Introductions and Review of Survey Results – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Jewish Healthcare Foundation

 In preparation for this webinar, we will survey the HealthChoices PCMHs to learn which HIO functions they are using (e.g. encounter notifications) and how they have incorporated these functions in their workflows and team roles. Robert will review the survey findings at the beginning of the webinar.

9:10 a.m. to 9:40 a.m. – Connecting to the HIOs - Martin Ciccocioppo MBA MHA, Director, Pennsylvania eHealth Partnership Program, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

 Martin will review how connecting to the Health Information Organizations (HIOs) enables PCMHs to receive and follow-up on encounter notifications.

 Martin will also provide an update on the status of onboarding outpatient practices and reinforce the guidance that only P3N HIOs qualify for the following HealthChoices PCMH provider expectation: “Will join a Pennsylvania Patient and Provider Network (P3N) certified health information organization (HIO) by 12/31/2020 in order to share health related data.”

9:40 a.m. to 9:55 a.m. – Facilitated Peer-to-Peer Learning Discussion – Facilitated by PRHI

9:55 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. – Wrap-Up and Next Steps – Pauline Taylor, Program Specialist, PRHI

Target Audience

Nurse

Physician

Social Worker

Learning Objectives

1. Describe which HIOs meet the criteria for the HealthChoices PCMH expectation to join a P3N-ceritified HIO by 12/31/20 in order to share health related data

2. Describe how connecting to HIOs enables PCMHs to receive and follow-up on encounter notifications

3. Discuss how PCMHs have incorporated HIO functions, such as encounter notifications, into their workflows and team roles

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 ASWB
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
10/09/2020
Course expires: 
12/09/2020
Event starts: 
10/09/2020 - 9:00am EDT
Event ends: 
10/09/2020 - 10:00am EDT
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PCMH Learning Network Webinar

Connecting to the HIOs to Receive and Follow-Up on Encounter Notifications

Zoom

Friday, October 9

9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. to 9:10 a.m. – Welcome, Introductions and Review of Survey Results – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Jewish Healthcare Foundation

 In preparation for this webinar, we will survey the HealthChoices PCMHs to learn which HIO functions they are using (e.g. encounter notifications) and how they have incorporated these functions in their workflows and team roles. Robert will review the survey findings at the beginning of the webinar.

9:10 a.m. to 9:40 a.m. – Connecting to the HIOs - Martin Ciccocioppo MBA MHA, Director, Pennsylvania eHealth Partnership Program, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

 Martin will review how connecting to the Health Information Organizations (HIOs) enables PCMHs to receive and follow-up on encounter notifications.

 Martin will also provide an update on the status of onboarding outpatient practices and reinforce the guidance that only P3N HIOs qualify for the following HealthChoices PCMH provider expectation: “Will join a Pennsylvania Patient and Provider Network (P3N) certified health information organization (HIO) by 12/31/2020 in order to share health related data.”

9:40 a.m. to 9:55 a.m. – Facilitated Peer-to-Peer Learning Discussion – Facilitated by PRHI

9:55 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. – Wrap-Up and Next Steps – Pauline Taylor, Program Specialist, PRHI

Zoom Meeting
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

 

Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Jewish Healthcare Foundation

Martin Ciccocioppo MBA MHA, Director, Pennsylvania eHealth Partnership Program, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

 

Pauline Taylor, Program Specialist, PRHI

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and The Jewish Healthcare Foundation. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 continuing education credits.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 ASWB
  • 1.00 Attendance
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