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Audience: This activity is intended for
healthcare professionals practicing in managed care environments.
This activity is supported by an
educational grant from TAP Pharmaceuticals
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Summary
Few pay for performance programs were in existence before 2001.
Today these programs are flourishing and are evolving. These
programs are flourishing primarily because of CMS efforts. There are
several challenges with pay for performance including incredible
variation in the programs across the nation and continuing issues of
how to define, measure, and reward quality performance.
Objectives
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Outline the background for
the development of present quality initiatives.
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Present a high level overview
of "Pay for Performance (P4P)" in 2007.
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Utilize Gastroesophageal
Reflux Disease (GERD) as a 2007 P4P example.
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Describe the Physician
Performance GERD Measurement Set as developed by the American
Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and the American Medical
Association (AMA).
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Outline the performance tools
available to practitioners and Managed Care Organizations (MCOs)
for successfully monitoring GERD patients.
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Faculty: |
Kevin Roache, MD, Vice
President, Medical Affairs, Peoples Health. |
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Disclosure:
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Dr. Roache has no financial
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Accreditation & Designation
The National Association of Managed
Care Physicians (NAMCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council
for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical
education for physicians. NAMCP designates this activity for a
maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category I creditsTM. Each physician should
claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in
the activity.
The American Association of Managed Care Nurses (AAMCN) has been
approved as a provider of continuing education by the Virginia
Nurses Association (VNA) VNA is accredited as an approver of
continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing
Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses who complete this
activity will be awarded 1.0 contact hours.
This activity has been approved by the American Board of Managed
Care Nursing for 1.0 contact hours toward CMCN recertification
requirements.
This activity
is supported by an educational grant from
TAP Pharmaceuticals
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