Important Information

SAVE THE DATE! 10/17/2017: Monroe County Medical Society’s 13th Annual Technology Program Innovation in Action, an Evening Presentation & Networking Event

2017 Webinar Schedule: Register today!

September: Advanced Explore Training

On September 12, join us for a 30-minute online event at Noon highlighting RHIO’s clinical query portal Explore features. This session outlines key aspects of Explore for power users like how to customize page layouts, sorting and printing, accessing other data bases like statewide patient searches, along with looking for more patient information and changing patient consent. 

Register online: 'Advanced Explore Training: Advanced Explore Training: September 12, 2017 - 12 p.m.'

September: HIPAA Compliance Training 

On September 26, join us for a 30-minute HIPAA compliance online training program at Noon where Rochester RHIO will review updates to HIPAA privacy and security regulations. 

Register online: 'HIPAA Compliance Training: September 26, 2017 - 12 p.m.'

October: Public Health Overview

On October 10, join us for a 30-minute onlinw training event at Noon specific to Public Health users covered under Public Health Law: XX. This training reviews access for users under this classification and discusses other aspects of their access like appropriate use, auditing, and quick tips from power public health users. 

Register online: 'Public Health Overview: October 10, 2017 - 12 p.m.'

November: RHIO Roundtable (Q&A)

On November 14, join us for a 45-minute online event at Noon where RHIO participants get to ask questions to key members of the Rochester RHIO leadership team. For this event, registrants are able to submit questions ahead of time in addition to asking questions during the webinar event. We plan on talking HIE big picture and discussing the future of NY State HIE and how information exchanges will evolve in today’s landscape. 

Register online: 'RHIO Roundtable: November 14, 2017 - 12 p.m.'

Download Community/Quality Measures

As healthcare reform continues, the industry’s headlong shift from fee-for-service to a pay-for-performance model means quality improvement projects have become more top-of-mind for hospitals and healthcare systems, and this means that clinical metrics are more important than ever.

The Community Metrics Cross Walk team is now providing links to the most updated documents for your review as you plan your data analytics program. 

• 2017 PCMH: Quality Measures Crosswalk
• CMS Measures Inventory
• NYS: VBP Quality Measure Set (2017)

Previous: 2016 Community Measures Crosswalk [Release Date: July 1, 2016]

The data provided in the 2016 Community Measures Crosswalk begins with the CMS Master List, issued by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. We identified those measures that practices in our community needed to access by adding tabs for MACRA, PCMH, FQHC, HEDIS, GRIPA, and more. 

The Community Measures Crosswalk Workgroup is a subgroup of the Rochester PCMH Collaborative. Members include:

• Deb Blanchard, RRHS
• Diane Dale, Canisteo Valley Family Medicine
• Cynthia Korpal, URMC
• Gloria Hitchcock, Rochester RHIO
• Martha Osowski, URMC
• Nancy Buffum-Herman, FLPPS

Comments and suggestions should be sent to: cmc@grrhio.org.