Welcome to the AMP newsletter! All newsletters are archived in the “News & Events” section of the IHA website, so you can easily find and share the latest program information.
Need To Do
View the Final AMP Measure Sets and Program Manual
The final MY 2020 and 2021 AMP measure sets and the final MY 2020 AMP Program Manual, including measure specifications, reporting guidelines and data submission and reporting timeline, are now available! Your feedback during the 2020 Public Comment period played a key role in finalizing these documents. You can find a full report of all comments received, including responses from staff and IHA Committees, to get context for AMP measure set changes.
Reminder: Provider Organization Participation Confirmation Ends December 4, 2020
There are only a few days left to complete the Participation Confirmation process! Complete this process to confirm your participation in the AMP Program for MY 2020. Please complete the following no later than December 4:
Inform IHA of any structural changes, such as name changes, splits, or mergers
Update your organization’s profile and contact information
Please note, the health plan Participation Confirmation deadline is Dec. 17.
Have questions? Email us at ampparticipation@iha.org
In Other News
New IHA Website: A New Look for iha.org!
If you haven’t noticed, we redesigned iha.org! Our website now showcases our new brand while making it easier for program participants to find what they need. Below are a few key pages that we’d like to call out:
AMP Participant Resources has all the content and links you need as a program participant, including the AMP Program Manual, Measure Set, and data collection and submission resources
Align. Measure. Perform. offers general information about the program, as well as links to the measure set, incentive design, public reporting, and awards pages.
We plan to continually improve the content and features on iha.org. Look out for updates in future newsletters.
Reminder: Incentive Design Resources Available
You can find updated MY 2019 AMP Value Based Incentive resources here! On this page you’ll find the following documents, which provide an overview of the design and different components used to guide incentive eligibility and payments:
Incentive Design Technical Overview
Standard Payment Methodology (Quality Composite Score)
MY 2019 Value Based Incentive Design Benchmarks
In addition, PO worksheets have been finalized and are available for download from the AMP Reporting Portal.
Please note: This is a modeling tool only, as health plans may make minor adjustments to the recommended design when making their incentive payments.
In the Pipeline
MY 2020 Audited Submission Data File Layouts
Each year, we release a set of standard data file layouts for self-reporting provider organizations (POs) and health plans to submit their audited clinical quality results to TransUnion Healthcare for use in the AMP programs. IHA will notify you once the preliminary data file layouts for MY 2020 AMP reporting are released on January 18.
AMP MY 2020 & 2021 Program Updates Webinar
Join us to learn about the MY 2020 AMP reporting cycle! We’re hosting a webinar to share key AMP program updates for MY 2020, including information about the final manual, measure sets, timelines, and upcoming program deadlines for data collection and reporting. A calendar invite is coming, but you can register early below!
Office of Patient Advocate Commercial Medical Group Report Card
The Office of Patient Advocate (OPA) will release the 2020-2021 edition of the Health Care Quality Report Card in the coming weeks. The report card will show MY 2019 AMP Commercial HMO results for nearly 200 POs, stay tuned to see results for your organization!
Questions?
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