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PA REACH Update: Progress and Challenges in Enhancing Patient Care Services

The PA REACH East initiative is making strides in improving healthcare delivery amid challenges. As of January 2012, the program has enrolled 3,006 providers, benefitting over 4 million unique patients with 11 million annual encounters. Despite difficulties, including the absence of a state database for provider information, the program has successfully distributed significant Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payments to participating providers. The initiative is committed to ongoing communication with stakeholders and aims for sustainable efforts in healthcare transformation.

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PA REACH Update: Progress and Challenges in Enhancing Patient Care Services

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  1. PA REACH UpdateDVHIMSSJanuary 19, 2012 Anita Somplasky, RN Executive Director

  2. PA REACH East Status

  3. We Are GettingThere • Challenges have not deterred us: • Lack of a State database with • provider information • Kaiser and AMA Web sites • overstated number of eligible • providers

  4. PPCPs at M1 by Practice Type

  5. PPCPs at M1 by Practice Type

  6. PPCPs at M1 by Practice Type

  7. PPCPs at M1 by Practice Type

  8. PPCPs at M1 by Practice Type

  9. Keeping the Focus on Patients REACH East: • 3006 providers enrolled • Currently, 4,130,547 unique patients will receive the benefits of REC services • 11,249,484 annual encounters

  10. REACH East Impact in SE PA • 1596 Providers enrolled in 5 county region (53% of East total) • 2,076,653 unique patients in these counties (50% of East total) • 6,222,463 annual patient encounters (55% of East total)

  11. Medicare & Medicaid ER Incentives Payments to PA REACH Providers • Medicare EHR Incentive Program • As of 1/06/12, PA REACH providers have received $720,000 in incentive payments • Medicaid EHR Incentive Program • As of 1/06/12, PA REACH providers have received $1,865,417 in incentive payments • As of 1/6/12, DPW has made (or are in the process of making) payments of $34,141,698 for EPs and $61,572,627 for EHs

  12. Recognizing Meaningful Use Vanguards (MUVers) • 5 MUVer Ceremonies held across the state; 2 ceremonies in Southeast PA • ONC, CMS, DPW, State HIE and local officials in attendance to honor providers leading the transformation of care

  13. Ongoing Activities • Regular communication with stakeholders • Calls with DPW every two weeks • Ongoing discussions for sustainable work • Collaboration for A/I/U attestation issues • CMS ongoing assistance with MU questions • Collaboration with State HIE

  14. Looking to the Future Biennial Evaluation April 2012 • Currently meeting all evaluation criteria Identifying opportunities for sustainable work beyond the REC

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