Effective Jan. 1, SCICN-VC has entered the Anthem Blue Cross Enhanced Personal Healthcare (EPHC) Program, which is a total cost of healthcare ACO. Under this model, a set of physician quality measures function as a “gate” that must be passed for shared savings to be distributed. The program also offers a Per Attributed Member Per Attributed Month (PaPaM) amount for care management, administered by SCICN-VC.
With 57,000 attributed members across all of our California geographies, this is our largest project to date.
The three-year contract is upside-only for the SCICN-VC with a potential to receive 30 percent of the total shared savings. The measures serving as the “gate” are HEDIS measures that we’re already tracking and are claim-based. Those measures include
Medication Adherence |
Cholesterol (Statins) |
Diabetes Care |
Urine Protein Screening |
HbA1C Testing |
Other Acute/Chronic/Safety – Adult |
Imaging for Low Back Pain |
Medication Management for Asthma |
Appropriate Treatment for Adults with Acute Bronchitis |
Other
Acute/Chronic/Safety – Peds |
Medication Management for Asthma |
Appropriate Testing for Children w/Pharyngitis |
Appropriate Treatment for Children with URI |
Physician: Preventive |
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Pediatric |
Childhood immunization: MMR |
Childhood immunization: VZV |
Well Child ages 0-15 months |
Well Child ages 3-6 years |
Chlamydia Screening |
Adult |
Chlamydia Screening |
Breast Cancer Screening |
Cervical Cancer Screening |
Physician: Clinical Improvement |
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Clinical Improvement |
Breast Cancer Screening |
Medication Adherence: Statins |
HbA1C Testing |
Well Child ages 3-6 years |
Appropriate Testing for Children with Pharyngitis |
Physician: Utilization |
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Utilization |
Potential Avoidable ER visits |
Brand Formulary Compliance Rate |
Participation in EPHC does not impact any existing Anthem contracts or Anthem billing or contracting.
Note: Some providers may already be participating in an EPHC through their medical group. Providers cannot be part of two EPHCs, so if you are already in this program, you will remain in your original contract and will not be included in the attribution for SCICN-VC.
If you have questions, please contact Jocelyn Silerio at [email protected].
SCICN-VC is also is pleased to announce a new value-based agreement with Blue Shield.
SCICN entered into a PPO Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Total Cost of Health Care Model agreement with Blue Shield effective July 1, 2018. The goal is to improve the quality of care our members receive while reducing the total cost of their health care.
This agreement is “upside-only” — there is no downside financial risk for the network or providers. If we reduce the total cost of care for our attributed patients, there is an opportunity for shared savings.
Quality metrics for this program are listed below and are measured by Blue Shield via claims data. Additionally, if SCICN reaches shared savings targets and makes improvements in quality, Blue Shield will increase the payouts to providers. Improvements in quality are made based on the following quality measures:
BLUE SHIELD ACO PPO QUALITY MEASURES |
MEASURE TITLE |
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Childhood Immunization – Combo 10 |
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Breast Cancer Screening |
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Cervical Cancer Screening |
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Colorectal Screening |
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Chlamydia Screening in Women |
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Appropriate Testing for children with Pharyngitis |
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Appropriate Testing for children with Upper Respiratory Infection |
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Avoidance of Antibiotic Treatment for Adults with Acute Bronchitis |
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Controlling high blood pressure |
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Comprehensive Diabetes Care: Eye exam |
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Comprehensive Diabetes – HbA1C < 8 |
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Comprehensive Diabetes Care: Medical Attention for Nephropathy |
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Comprehensive Diabetes – HbA1C Testing |
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Antidepressant Medication Management (AMM) Acute Phase and Continuation Phase |
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Annual Monitoring for patients on Persistent Medications |
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Use of Imaging Studies for Low Back Pain |
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