Healthier Washington newsletter for July 24, 2019

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Connections

Announcements

Providers! Here is your 2019 "Paying for value" survey. Please tell us how you're doing. 


Save the date

2019 Public Forums to discuss HW Medicaid Transformation:

September 12, 6-8PM, Wenatchee, WA, co-hosted by NCACH

September 26, 6-8PM,  Vancouver, WA, co-hosted by SWACH

More information coming soon

Save the date: Opioid Summit
Suquamish |Sept. 13 
Email for information


Learning opportunities

Transitional care & disease management learning collaborative
Aug. 1-2 | Yakima
Register

Getting to know the Clinical Data Repository
A Healthier Washington quarterly webinar
Aug. 13 | noon-1PM
Register 

Behavioral health strategies for whole person health & wellness
A Healthier Washington quarterly webinar
Nov. 19 | noon-1PM
Register


Resources

Sharing Substance Use Disorder Information: A Guide for Washington State 

New patient decision aid for cardiac care available on HCA website

Medicaid Transformation Rapid-cycle report - June 2019

NEW! FCS dashboard map. Watch for monthly updates from Amerigroup

Foundational Community Supports (FCS)

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HCA Connect - Stories about health care in Washington

UW Medicine to lead on behavioral health care

The University of Washington Medical Center is poised to become a national leader in behavioral health care. In the last legislative session, lawmakers provided funds for construction of an innovative new hospital.

The new facility will provide coordinated care for more people with behavioral health disorders. In addition, it will train more providers in how to integrate their practices, so their patients receive whole person care.  

Read the full story.


Providers, tell us about your VBP experiences

The Health Care Authority (HCA) is seeking provider participation in an annual paying for value survey.

Aug. 30 is the deadline to take the survey.

This annual survey tracks progress toward the statewide goal of paying for value-based care. In a value-based system, payments are based on the health outcomes people experience, rather than paying for each medical transaction.

Read the full announcement.


Federal funding boosts health care for kids in 6 Eastern WA counties

Better Health Together (BHT) was one of 39 organizations to receive funding from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide access to health care for infants, toddlers, and youth. 

The Healthy Kids 2019 cooperative agreement outreach and enrollment awards went to organizations in 25 states. The awards support enrollment and retention of eligible children in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.  

BHT is the Accountable Community of Health for Adams, Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, and Stevens counties. 


New report: spend more on primary care; spend less on emergency service

Despite strong evidence that primary care yields better patient and policy outcomes, it has been chronically underfunded in the U.S. 

This report shows that in health systems that invest more heavily in primary care, patients have better health outcomes, there is less inequity, and costs are lower. 

Read the full story.