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Last month the PCPCH Program published a Summary of Proposed Revisions to the 2020 PCPCH Model, which are expected to go into effect in 2024. The changes outlined in this document are the result of recommendations from the Standard Advisory Committee, Technical Advisory Groups, and OHA staff, as well as additional feedback provided by PCPCHs. The document also contains the timeline for public comment, the release of the 2024 PCPCH Technical Assistance Guide, and when PCPCHs will be expected to start applying under the new standards.
Please note that the PCPCH program is still accepting emailed feedback from primary care practices and other health system partners. Suggestions, recommendations, resources, and other forms of feedback can be emailed to pcpch@oha.oregon.gov.
Background: PCPCH model is revised every few years to incorporate improvements and adapt to our evolving healthcare system. These revisions are largely guided by the PCPCH Program Standards Advisory Committee. The most recent committee was convened between 2022 and 2023 and included partners from across the healthcare system including primary care practices, CCOs, private payers, patients, health IT systems, community-based organizations, and health equity specialists. In addition to general improvements, much of these meetings revolved around how to improve health equity in the model — discussions which were informed by the PCPCH Program's 2021 Health Equity Initiative.
New deadline: March 2024
The PCPCH program has had several providers join our team as Clinical Transformation Consultants (CTCs) over the past year, and there are still a few more spots open! CTCs are primary care providers who support and foster innovation in primary care practices across Oregon. CTCs partner with OHA PCPCH program staff to conduct site visits with PCPCHs and provide peer-to-peer consultation to providers. This is a part-time contracted position with most CTCs conducting one site visit per month.
This opportunity is open to primary care providers with the following licenses: MD, DO, PA, NP, ARNP. The current application deadline will be extended if needed.
For more information on this opportunity and to obtain an application visit the OregonBuys web page and search for the Bid Solicitation number S-44300-00005084. For any and all questions regarding this opportunity, please contact the Office of Contracts and Procurement Sole Point of Contact Suzanne Christman at suzanne.christman@dhsoha.oregon.gov or 971-283-4505.
Monday, September 18 through May 2024
The OHA Transformation Center, in partnership with the Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network, will be hosting a Cafe Connect series to support implementation of the CCO Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Social Needs Screening and Referral Incentive Metric. Café Connect events are an opportunity to hear from experts and allow for CCOs, CBOs, and
providers to engage in dialogue to strengthen partnerships and support successful metric implementation. Click here for additional information including session dates (beginning on Monday September 18) and topics for each session.
Monday September 25, noon - 1 pm
PCPCH measures 2.A.1 and 2.E.1 encourage primary care practices to engage their payers in value-based payment (VBP) arrangements, which reward clinic efforts to improve the quality of their care. The Oregon Health Authority is sponsoring a free webinar to introduce the VBP Toolkit which is designed to help clinicians, provider entities, and their payer partners prepare for VBP arrangements, implement these arrangements, and overcome specific challenges to operating successfully within increasingly advanced VBP models.
The Toolkit includes instructive content and case studies illustrating how VBP arrangements have been implemented by payers and provider entities in Oregon. Topics include descriptions of VBP models and terms, ways to assess readiness, steps to get ready for VBP, how to go live with VBP models and a description of a primary care VBP model developed by providers and payers for widespread adoption across Oregon. Click here to register.
PCPCH Standard 6.B encourages primary care practices to connect their patients with opportunities for self-management of their conditions and overall health.
For patients with arthritis, Walk With Ease offers an online, self-directed six-week walking program that is free to all Oregonians and does not require an official referral! Walk With Ease is proven to reduce the pain and discomfort of arthritis, increase balance, strength and walking pace, build confidence in the ability to be physically active, and improve overall health. In addition, regular walking is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease and improvements in mood, cognition, memory, and sleep.
Providers and clinic staff can send appropriate patients to the Oregon State University Walk with Ease webpage where they can click on the “register online” link and get started right away – no official referral required! Patients can also search for an in-person or virtual workshop in their area. Practices in unserved areas can train a staff member to be a Walk With Ease Leader by going to the Oregon State University Extension Office’s Walk With Ease/Group Leader link or by emailing. walk@oregonstate.edu. Educational and promotional materials are available on the OMA Physical Activity and Arthritis Toolkit webpage.
Tuesday October 10, 11 am - 12:30 pm
National Health Equity Grand Rounds is hosting "Creating Accountability through Data: From Racism and Neglect to Transparency and Repair". In this virtual event, expert speakers will invite participants to reevaluate how we think about data on race and ethnicity. We will go deep on the ways race data impacts our institutions and health care systems, shapes priorities and determines how resources get to the communities they serve.
Speakers will uncover the failures and harms in our approaches to collecting, analyzing, reporting, and leveraging race, ethnicity, and other key demographic data in public health and health care. Join thousands in a virtual conversation that is sure to serve as a foundation for understanding the critical next steps needed to hold health systems, providers, researchers, and government accountable to historically marginalized and institutionally underserved communities. Click here to register.
Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit is available at no cost to attendees. This activity has been approved for 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).
Questions?
We are here to help! Contact us at PCPCH@oha.oregon.gov
About the Patient-Centered Primary Care Home Program
Patient-Centered Primary Care Homes (PCPCHs) are health care practices that have been recognized by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) for their commitment to providing high quality, patient-centered care.The PCPCH Program administers the application, recognition, and verification process for practices applying to become Patient-Centered Primary Care Homes.The program is also working with partners across Oregon to support adoption of the primary care home model. For more information visit www.PrimaryCareHome.oregon.gov.
The mission of the PCPCH Program is to be a trusted partner in primary care, collaborating with stakeholders to set the standard for transformative, whole-person, and evidence-based care.
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