Office Hours: Direct Contracting Payment Part 1
2020-01-28 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Click here for more information and registration.
You may contact the Direct Contracting Help Desk at DPC@cms.hhs.gov with questions or feedback. For additional information, please visit the Direct Contracting Model Options webpage at: https://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/direct-contracting-model-options/.
As always, thank you for your efforts to improve the quality of care to CMS’ beneficiaries and we look forward to working with you to help increase access to care for beneficiaries with complex needs.

Webinar: Kindergarten Readiness T.A. - How Washington State Increased Well-Child Visits
2020-01-28 11:00 - 12:00 | Webinar
Kate Cross, MHA, from the Washington State Department of Health will share what Washington’s managed care organizations have done to increase well-child visit rates and promote health care transformation, including: where interventions have worked, parent feedback, patient engagement strategies, data analyses, systems to promote well-child visits, and how clinics can better understand value-based payment and improve well visits at the same time.
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/772284175650921229

Audience: CCO staff working on clinic^ quality improvement, clinics^ and DCO partners.
Contact Adrienne Mullock (adrienne.p.mullock@dhsoha.state.or.us).

Webinar: Early Childhood Mental Health in CCO 2.0 - Foundations and Expectations
2020-01-28 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7295123714380073741
OHA behavioral health staff will provide an overview of new CCO contract requirements around early childhood mental health, foundational information regarding the importance of addressing mental health issues in early childhood, and the landscape of early childhood mental health in Oregon. This webinar is targeted for CCOs and their contracted clinics and behavioral health providers.
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Webinar: Tailoring Nutrition Programming to Fit Different Communities and Populations
2020-01-30 12:00 - 13:00
Join the Transformation Center for a presentation from the Oregon Food Bank and two of their partner organizations, African Family Holistic Health Organization and Familias en Accion, about how you can create and work with programs responsive to the diverse populations and different types of communities we serve.
Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7920374194169709580
Audience: CCO staff working on clinic quality improvement, diabetes care and patient nutrition.
Contact Sarah E. Wetherson (sarah.e.wetherson@dhsoha.state.or.us)

Webinar: HbA1c Diabetes Incentive Metric Support
2020-02-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Working with pharmacists on a diabetes care team
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5787231473584789517
Audience: Primary care physicians, specialty physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists.
Available for CMEs.
Contact Sarah Wetherson for more information.
Working with Pharmacists-Diabetes Care Team

Webinar: Early Childhood Mental Health in CCO 2.0 - Evidence-based Dyadic Behavioral Health Treatments in Oregon: Information and Strategies for CCOs to ensure access
2020-02-04 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1618955409126009869
OHA behavioral health staff will define and describe evidence based dyadic therapies for the early childhood population and suggest CCO-level strategies for ensuring access to these therapies and supporting provider networks in utilizing these therapies.
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Webinar: Kindergarten Readiness Technical Assistance
2020-02-05 11:00 - 12:00 | Webinar
Well-child visit peer sharing: EOCCO Child Wellness Campaign, IHN Gap Reporting/Closure, and PacificSource Provider Engagement
The Transformation Center will be providing technical assistance for the two incentive measures designed to support kindergarten readiness: 1) Well-child visits for 3–6-year-olds; and 2) Preventive dental visits for ages 1–5. Additional webinars will be announced soon.
Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Organization quality improvement staff will present their new hybrid Child Wellness Campaign. This member outreach uses multiple channels to impact several CCO incentive measures – including well-child visits, preventive dental services, and adolescents and childhood immunizations. Presenters will discuss designing a project plan to address multiple measures, creating audience-appropriate content, and working with external partners to broaden the scope of incentive measure improvement projects.
InterCommunity Health Network CCO staff will review IHN’s process for building and verifying reporting on measure data and how IHN shares that data back to providers, collaborates around accuracy of findings, and gains insights into improved reporting. PacificSource staff will discuss their strategy for engaging and working with community providers including monthly meetings, community workshops on pertinent topics and quarterly all clinic meetings.
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2069530876273476108
Contact Adrienne Mullock (adrienne.p.mullock@dhsoha.state.or.us).
Audience: CCO staff working on clinic^ quality improvement, clinics

Office Hours: Direct Contracting Payment Part 2
2020-02-11 10:00 - 12:00

Webinar: Introduction to the Adolescent Immunization Metric
2020-02-25 14:30 - 15:30 | Webinar
One of the new 2020 CCO incentive metrics is immunizations for adolescents, which includes HPV, Tdap and meningococcal vaccines by age 13.
This webinar will include:

Background on why the Metrics and Scoring Committee included adolescent immunizations in the 2020 measure set
An overview of the measure specifications and information on CCOs’ current performance
How to partner with Oregon’s Immunization Quality Improvement for Providers program (IQIP; formerly AFIX), a collaborative approach to improving clinic-level immunization programs
An overview of vaccine resources available and additional technical assistance planned so far

Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8581164192047593228
Audience: CCO staff
Contact: Anona Gund (Anona.E.Gund@dhsoha.state.or.us)

Webinar: HbA1c Diabetes Incentive Metric Support
2020-02-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Patient education and engagement in diabetes care
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1321879457698122765
Audience: Primary care physicians, specialty physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists.
Contact Sarah Wetherson for more information.

Webinar: Partnership to Reimagine Health Care
2020-03-03 12:00 - 13:00, 2020-03-05 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-03-17 09:00 - 10:00, 2020-03-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar
Join Comagine Health and Hundreds of Health Care Organizations in the Partnership to Reimagine Health Care
Whether it’s closing quality gaps, improving health outcomes or becoming more sustainable, improving health care takes a team. Comagine Health, formerly Qualis Health and HealthInsight, is leading the Partnership to Reimagine Health Care, a new initiative designed to help you improve care for Medicare patients while meeting requirements and maximizing reimbursements.
As the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) for Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington, Comagine Health invites you to join us for a brief 30-minute webinar to learn more about the Partnership to Reimagine Health Care and what it offers, including:

Curated information, resources, tools and best practices that align with the Partnership to Reimagine Health Care aims
Access to data reports that provide insight for your improvement initiatives and the care delivered in your community
Learning events that promote adoption of best practices and peer-to-peer learning

Who should attend?
Long-term and post-acute care providers, health systems, hospitals, primary care and specialty providers, and community organizations

Webinar: Diabetes Prevention Program - How CCOs Can Help Members Prevent Diabetes
2020-03-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Learn how CCOs can engage with partners and utilize their system and resources in Diabetes Prevention Program.
Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4056865159367849996.
Audience: CCO chronic disease coordinators and quality improvement staff

Oregon COVID-19 Response Echo for Clinicians
2020-03-19 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual Meeting
Join the Oregon ECHO Network, the Oregon Health Authority, and County Public Health Officials starting Thursday, March 19, for weekly interactive virtual sessions on the COVID-19 virus.
Discussion will center around the Oregon health care community response. The sessions will provide the latest information on best practices in clinical management, clinical practice safety, testing, and the community public health response.
A specialist panel, including public health experts, clinicians, and epidemiologists, share up-to-date knowledge and answer questions. There will also be an opportunity for Oregon clinicians to present their own COVID-19 cases for discussion and recommendations.
Sessions will take place on Thursdays, noon-1:30 pm. Participation takes place in a virtual meeting space — join from your own computer or cellphone.
Register here.

OAFP Weekly Open Line
2020-03-24 07:00 - 08:00, 2020-03-31 07:00 - 08:00
We are hosting an open line for COVID-19-related discussion. Feel free to call in to speak with your colleagues, share information, and discuss your concerns so that we can determine how to best help you, our members, in this crisis. This call will continue weekly until further notice.
Register for the calls here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tcOugrzgiaRRyL1Z5stHroe_SnVw-0Q.

Oregon COVID-19 Response Echo for Clinicians
2020-03-26 12:00 - 13:30
Join the Oregon ECHO Network, the Oregon Health Authority, and County Public Health Officials for weekly interactive virtual sessions on the COVID-19 virus.
Discussion will center around the Oregon health care community response. The sessions will provide the latest information on best practices in clinical management, clinical practice safety, testing, and the community public health response.
A specialist panel, including public health experts, clinicians, and epidemiologists, will share up-to-date knowledge and answer questions. There will also be an opportunity for Oregon clinicians to present their own COVID-19 cases for discussion and recommendations.
Sessions will take place on Thursdays, noon-1:30 pm. Participation takes place in a virtual meeting space — join from your own computer or cellphone.
Register here.

COVID-19 Conversations for Clinicians # 1: An Emotional Survival Guide
2020-03-28 09:00 | Webinar
Caring for Clinicians Launches FREE Interactive Webinar Series: COVID-19 Conversations for Clinicians
Open to all health care professionals, WORLDWIDE

Hosted by: Dr. Tina Runyan and Dr. Joan Fleishman, clinical health psychologists and faculty, with specialized expertise in supporting health care professionals
Addressing the unique pressures, fears, and demands (both personal and professional) placed on clinicians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Offering strategies to cope, persevere, and survive each day – with a special focus on sustainability and resilience.

Click here to save your spot.

COVID-19 Conversations for Clinicians #1: An Emotional Survival Guide
2020-03-29 16:00 | Webinar

Oregon COVID-19 Response ECHO for Clinicians
2020-04-02 12:00 - 13:30, 2020-04-09 12:00 - 13:30
Join the Oregon ECHO Network, the Oregon Health Authority, and County Public Health Officials Thursdays at noon for weekly interactive virtual sessions. Discussion will center on the COVID-19 virus and the Oregon health care community response.
The sessions will provide the latest information on best practices in clinical management, clinical practice safety, testing, and the community public health response.
A specialist panel, including public health experts, clinicians, and epidemiologists, share up-to-date knowledge and answer questions. There will also be an opportunity for Oregon clinicians to present their own COVID-19 cases for discussion and recommendations.
Sessions will take place on Thursdays, noon-1:30 pm. Participation takes place in a virtual meeting space — join from your own computer or cellphone.
Register here.

Webinar: Business Continuity During COVID-19
2020-04-05
Tune in for an interactive webinar. Time TBA.
The discussion will be about a 120-day financial plan which allows physicians to take a deep dive in business continuity planning, including continuity strategies and government and private financing assistance.

OAFP Weekly Open Line
2020-04-07 07:00 - 08:00, 2020-04-14 07:00 - 08:00
We are hosting an open line for COVID-19-related discussion. Feel free to call in to speak with your colleagues, share information, and discuss your concerns so that we can determine how to best help you, our members, in this crisis. This call will continue weekly until further notice.
Register for the calls here.

Webinar - Trauma Informed Care: Information for CCOs
2020-04-09 10:30 - 11:30 | Webinar
OHA behavioral health staff will walk through the expectations and resources to support CCOs in providing trauma informed care training to staff and provider networks. The webinar will also highlight promising practices implemented by CCOs.
Audience: CCOs

AAFP Weekly CME Series
2020-04-10 17:00 - 18:00
The AAFP has launched a new weekly CME series taking place every Friday from 5 to 6 pm PT. Former AAFP Vaccine Science Fellow and CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer Nina Ahmad, MD, will be joined by special guests to cover clinical topics and perspectives for COVID-19. Viewers can ask questions live and earn 1 CME credit for participating.
Attendees can join the webinar by clicking on one of the following social media links:

Facebook(www.facebook.com)
YouTube(www.youtube.com)
Twitter(www.twitter.com)

Please visit AAFP’s CME section on the AAFP COVID-19 resource page regularly as additional educational activities and resources are being added.

Webinar: Primary Care’s Role in Responding to COVID-19
2020-04-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Webinar
Learn more about the coronavirus outbreak, its impact on practices and patients, and how primary care is responding. This discussion with primary care leaders will address issues spanning primary care capacity, virtual visits, and community-based approaches to care in the midst of COVID-19.

Attendees will hear from:

Bev Johnson, President and CEO, Institute for Patient and Family-Centered Care (Moderator)
Darilyn Moyer, MD, FACP, FRCP, FIDSA | Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer, American College of Physicians (Panelist)
Ian Tong, MD | Chief Medical Officer, Doctor On Demand (Panelist)
April Joy Damian, PhD, MSc, CHPM, PMP | Associate Director, Weitzman Institute (Panelist)

Click here to register.

AAFP Weekly Virtual Town Hall
2020-04-15 17:00 - 18:00
Hosted by AAFP President Dr. Gary LeRoy and facilitated by Senior Vice President of Health of the Public and Science (HOPS) Dr. Julie Wood, these meetings will focus on a specific area each week and then open the event for any COVID-19 related questions.
Participants can join live on Facebook,(www.facebook.com) YouTube(www.youtube.com) or Twitter(twitter.com).
The sessions will also be available for replay on Thursdays at aafp.org/covid19.
