KentuckyOne Health Partners (KHP) has been successfully managing orthopedic episodes since 2015. Average length of stay in the hospital, and when necessary, skilled nursing home stays have reduced 50%, while patient satisfaction, physician satisfaction, quality scores and average total medical Spend all improved. CMS is now shifting to the “Advanced” model of episodes in the…
Triple-Weighted SUPD Measure: Quality Improvement Opportunity
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Dr. Emmanuel Yumang and other select KHP physicians are earning triple points toward their quality scores by closing gaps with the Statin Use in Persons with Diabetes (SUPD) measure. The measure recommends moderate to high intensity statin therapy for the primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in persons 40-75 years old with diabetes. “I…
Dr. Jessica Fairchild achieves 51% increase in Annual Wellness Exams
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Dr. Jessica Fairchild, Internal Medicine Associates in Lexington, was excited to learn from her KHP RN Health Coach Teresa Crowell that she had a 51% increase in compliance with Annual Wellness Visits. As part of her work to help providers improve quality, Teresa visits with physicians to share care metrics and educate them on how to…
Orthopedic Physicians Recognized for Performance
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Leaders of KentuckyOne Health hospitals participating in the Medicare Orthopedic Bundled Payment Care Improvement (BPCI) Initiative, along with KHP care management staff, were pleased to recognize 15 orthopedic surgeons for outstanding quality. Providers received performance awards from Year 2 of the program, and awards were earned by optimizing patient care pathways and exceeding expectations on…
Lessons Learned from 90-day Episode Experience for All Specialties
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Dr. Tharun Karthikeyan is one of the orthopedic surgeons who improved care and lowered cost in the CMS Bundled Payment Care Improvement (BPCI) Initiative. Dr. Karthikeyan shared these 4 learnings that can be applied across specialties on future quality initiatives. 1. Patients in the focused program experienced better outcomes. “Our BPCI patients consistently had lower…
KHP’s team provides personalized care, just in time!
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Tracy House, KHP Outpatient Care Coordinator, developed a working relationship with an elderly couple from London, Ky. last year. The couple was referred to KHP through their Humana MA insurance and the Humana nurse who visits monthly. Right away, Tracy was able to help connect with United Way to get the couple a ramp, begin…
Increase Annual Wellness Visits: Coburn Shares 5 Best Practices
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Dr. Thomas Coburn has successfully used Annual Wellness Visits as a tool to close gaps and improve care for his patients at greatest risk. We spent a few minutes with Dr. Coburn to talk about how the visits are making a difference in his practice. He shared how his office has hardwired these 5 best…
Consider “Deprescribing”: Three Important Steps
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Deprescribing refers to the process of discontinuing the usage of an inappropriate or unnecessary medication. Patients are often prescribed a medication for a legitimate ongoing medical conditions, but with no intent of using that medication for the remainder of their lifetime. The purpose of de-prescribing is to manage polypharmacy and improve health outcomes. Some people…
KentuckyOne Health Partners Achieves “Elite 5-Star” Status from America’s Physician Group
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KentuckyOne Health Partners (KHP), the state’s largest accountable care organization, has again achieved Elite 5-Star status from America’s Physician Group (APG), the nation’s leading professional association for accountable physician groups. KHP is one of only 87 organizations nationally, and the only group in Kentucky, to achieve the coveted Elite honor in 2018. The organization also…
KHP Shares Secrets on 5 Years of Lowering Employer Health Costs at State Conference
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KHP leaders were asked to share success tactics at upcoming meeting of HR/Benefits state association. Don Lovasz, Dorothy Lockhart and Carrie Schanen will be breakout speakers at the upcoming statewide Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Conference in Louisville this week. The trio will be sharing KHP’s success in lowering employer medical spend through efforts…