07 Aug 2024
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MVC Shares P4P Engagement Point Updates with Members, Highlights Remaining Activities

MVC Shares P4P Engagement Point Updates with Members, Highlights Remaining Activities

August 7, 2024 | 0 Comments | ,

Peer collaboration, networking, and learning have always been foundational priorities for the Michigan Value Collaborative (MVC), with the Coordinating Center’s member engagement activities serving as a key platform in support of those priorities. These MVC engagement activities were further emphasized by their inclusion in the scoring for Program Years (PYs) 2024 and 2025 of the MVC Component of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) Pay-for-Performance (P4P) Program (Figure 1) - a change meant to increase and enhance collaborative learning across the MVC network. At the end of July, MVC published engagement point snapshots via Dropbox to apprise members of their engagement point standing for PY 2024, with each participating P4P hospital receiving a summary of all engagement activities completed by their site between Jan. 1 and June 30.

Figure 1. PYs 24-25 Scoring Structure

To date, the MVC Coordinating Center has offered a wide range of engagement activities by which members may earn up to two engagement points and learn from the larger collaborative. These engagement activities have included: MVC’s spring collaborative-wide meeting and poster session, virtual workgroups and workgroup presentations, health equity and quality improvement surveys, and custom analytic reports, among others. Points earned through participation in these activities are tracked by the Coordinating Center with quarterly updates on point standing.

Following the dissemination of the Q2 reports, MVC identified sites at risk of finishing the year with low engagement points and will soon reach out to site coordinators to detail their available options for PY 2024 scoring. Sites that wish to take advantage of the remaining MVC engagement activities for 2024 can reference MVC’s complete list available on MVC’s P4P page. Several of these options include deadlines to request or complete a given activity by Sept. 30 to ensure its completion before the end of the year. Namely, members may submit a request no later than Sept. 30 for:

Members have until Sept. 30 to submit in Qualtrics their completed quality improvement survey (0.25).

In addition to these opportunities, MVC is hosting a virtual networking event next Tues., Aug. 13, from 12-1 p.m. This networking event titled Collaborate, Innovate, Integrate: Evaluating MVC’s PY 24-25 P4P Offerings will be an opportunity to reflect with peers on the most recent changes to point allocations for the MVC Component of the BCBSM P4P Program – including the introduction of value metrics and engagement activities. Sites who participate in this session and complete a post-networking event survey are eligible to receive 0.25 engagement points. Additional in-person networking events are currently being planned and more details with dates will be available in the coming weeks.

MVC’s in-person fall collaborative-wide meeting is scheduled for Fri., Oct. 25, at 10 a.m. at the Vistatech Center in Livonia. Members may now register through Oct.15. Hospitals can earn 0.25 engagement points for attendance by a site representative for the entire meeting. For sites that also attended MVC’s spring 2024 collaborative-wide meeting in May, a hospital can earn a total of 0.75 engagement points for attendance at both meetings, which is tracked by check-in and completion of MVC’s post-meeting survey. As part of the fall collaborative-wide meeting, MVC will again offer a poster session for members to showcase the quality improvement work happening at their hospitals and physician organizations. If you are interested in submitting a poster, please complete the poster proposal form (link) by Fri., Sept. 13. Hospitals who participate in this poster session are eligible to receive 0.5 engagement points.

MVC is currently in the process of developing its engagement point menu for PY 2025 and look forward to disseminating this to members in the coming months.

If you have any questions or would like to schedule an individual consultation to ensure your site is on track to earn the full two engagement points in PY 2024, please contact the MVC Coordinating Center at Michigan-Value-Collaborative@med.umich.edu.

Thank you for your ongoing partnership. We look forward to seeing you at future events!

22 Dec 2022
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MVC Team Welcomes a New Site Engagement Coordinator

MVC Team Welcomes a New Site Engagement Coordinator

December 22, 2022 | 0 Comments |

I am excited to join the Michigan Value Collaborative (MVC) in the role of Site Engagement Coordinator. Through my experiences, I have developed a passion for quality improvement in the delivery of healthcare. I have engaged in the collaborative nature needed to improve health outcomes firsthand, and I am excited to foster this environment as a Site Engagement Coordinator with MVC.

Having lived in New York my entire life, I enjoyed exploring what Michigan has to offer in my first few months here. I love being outdoors and finding new hobbies for all seasons of the year. I enjoy participating in triathlons during the summer months and skiing in the winter. I love spending time with family and friends, and my dog, Sable.

I received my undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Geneseo, where I majored in biology and minored in Spanish. After completing my bachelor’s degree, I earned my Master of Public Health (MPH) from the State University of New York at Albany with a concentration in social behavior and community health.

While completing my MPH, I had the opportunity to work as a Graduate Student Assistant at the New York State Department of Health within the Division of Family Health and the Office of Quality and Patient Safety. Within the Division of Family Health, I provided programmatic assistance to the intervention projects of the New York State Perinatal Quality Collaborative, an initiative that aims to provide the best, safest, and most equitable care to birthing people and infants across New York State.

Within the Office of Quality and Patient Safety, as a part of an evidence-based intervention to increase colorectal cancer screening rates in the Medicaid Managed Care (MMC) population, I worked directly with MMC enrollees to provide them with necessary screening information and connections to appropriate screening resources.

In my most recent role, I served as a Community Support Specialist Team Supervisor for the New York State COVID-19 Contact Tracing Initiative. This position allowed me to be at the forefront of New York State’s efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 and support those who were in isolation and quarantine due to the pandemic.

As Site Engagement Coordinator, I look forward to developing and strengthening partnerships between MVC members and working together to improve the health of Michigan through sustainable, high-value healthcare. If you have any questions, please contact me at kdegener@med.umich.edu.