June 17, 2021 | COMMUNICATION BULLETIN ISSUE 84 IN THIS ISSUE: SAVE THE DATE: Vaya Health Provider and Learning Summit, July 20-21, 2021 | Extended: Retroactive Medicaid Rate Enhancements | Q&A Webinar for Vaya Health Network Providers | Agency Staffing Concerns Special Meeting and Survey
SAVE THE DATE: Vaya Health Provider and Learning Summit July 20-21, 2021 Please join us on July 20-21, 2021, for this year’s Vaya Health Provider and Learning Summit. This year, as the state implements Medicaid Transformation, we have combined our annual Provider Summit with the Vaya Learning Summit to allow everyone (Vaya staff and network providers) to participate in both days of the event. Registration will open Monday, June 21, 2021, on the Vaya website. Vaya is partnering with MAHEC to offer contact hours/CEUs for the first 500 attendees who register for the summit and request credit. After a year of financial hardships for many individuals and providers, Vaya will pay all costs associated with contact hours/CEUs. Be on the lookout for more information in the coming weeks. Summit topics and presenters include: TUESDAY, JULY 20 – PROVIDER SUMMIT State of Vaya: Brian Ingraham, President and CEO, Vaya Health Medicaid Transformation: Dave Richard, Deputy Secretary for NC Medicaid, N.C. DHHS Fraud, Waste and Abuse Trends: Patty Wilson, VP of Network Performance and Integrity, Vaya Health
Care Management Agency and Advanced Medical Home +: Kelly Crosbie, Director, Quality and Population Health, NC Medicaid Provider Interface Changes: Robert Webb, Executive VP and Chief Information Officer, Vaya Health Integrating Care: Dr. Shannon Dowler, Chief Medicaid Officer, NC Medicaid, and Dr. Lorena Wade, Medical Director of Integrated Care, Vaya Health Provider Perspective: Karen McLeod, President and CEO, Benchmarks, and Sarah Pfau, Health Policy Consultant, Cansler Collaborative Resources on behalf of the NC Providers Council WEDNESDAY, JULY 21 – LEARNING SUMMIT Using Data in Population Health and Prevention Programs: Nina Vinson, Director of Population Health Outcomes, Vaya Health Behavioral Health in Pandemic Recovery: Dr. Craig Martin, Chief Medical Officer, Vaya Health Enhancing Member Experience in Managed Care: Stacy Sorrells, Director of Member Engagement and Outreach, Vaya Health, and Vanessa Brumfield, Member Engagement and Outreach Manager, Vaya Health
Extended: Retroactive Medicaid Rate Enhancements As presented during the June 11, 2021, Q&A Webinar for Vaya Network Providers, the Medicaid rate enhancements implemented between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, will continue through Sept. 30, 2021. This includes all residential, enhanced, periodic and ICF/IID services previously increased. Read more.
Q&A Webinar for Vaya Health Network Providers Friday, June 25, 2021, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Our Q&A Webinars for Vaya Network Providers take place every two weeks and are an important source of the most up-to-date information on topics that effect providers. Registration is not required. All Vaya network providers are encouraged to join.
Q&A WEBINAR FOR VAYA NETWORK PROVIDERS – JUNE 25, 2021
Agency Staffing Concerns Special Meeting and Survey Tuesday, June 22, 2021 The Vaya Health Provider Advisory Council (PAC) will host two sessions of this special meeting to discuss agency staffing concerns and examine potential solutions and recommendations for improvement. Session 1: FOR MENTAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PROVIDERS (9 – 10:25 a.m.) Session 2: FOR IDD PROVIDERS (10:30 – 11:55 a.m.) Meeting number (both sessions): 182 344 0360 Meeting password (both sessions): UWibF7DJP76 In advance of these meetings, PAC officers are seeking provider feedback through a short Agency Staffing Concerns survey. The survey takes less than five minutes to complete. Access the survey online.
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