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March 13, 2025   $ Clinical Integration Scorecard Vetting $ To improve the efficiency of our Clinical Integration Program distribution payments, MPP is asking all physicians to vet their individual CI scorecard available in Persivia.   For 2024 CI payment 2, which will be issued this Spring, the scorecard to be vetted is December 31, 2024, scorecard. Please sign in to Persivia to view your scorecard for accuracy as we want to ensure our physicians receive the appropriate credit for the work th...

February 27, 2025   MPP KEY STAFF MEETING McLaren Physician Partners (MPP) provides Virtual Key Staff presentations quarterly. Please join us for our next live webinar: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 12:00 PM Please invite any staff who would benefit from the information being presented. Best Practices and Topics to be discussed include : MPP Updates: Reflect, Refresh and Reset for the New Year Poly Pharmacy Metrics Community Resource: McLaren Virtual Care HCC Coding Tips Clinical Integration Scorecard ...

February 18, 2025   MPP SPRING 2025 PHYSICIAN UPDATE   McLaren Physician Partners (MPP) provides physician update presentations bi-annually in the Spring and Fall. Please join us for our live webinar: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 5:30 PM Whether you are a specialist or primary care physician our objective is to keep you abreast of what is happening in Population Health at the local and national levels and to answer any questions that you may have. Topics to be discussed include: Population Health ...

February 4, 2025   BCBSM High Value Referral Program MPP wants to make you aware of a new program rolled out by BCBSM (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan) in January 2025. This High Value Referral (HVR) incentive is a multi-year program aimed at transforming specialist referral patterns. BCBSM is offering financial incentives for Physician Organizations (PO’s) to develop and implement processes that enable PCPs to redirect referrals to higher-value specialty providers. MPP will be expected to work ...

January 14, 2025   ACO/Value-Based Care Best Practices 1. ... Primary Care Access 24/7 access to PCP or clinical decision maker is required. Annual Wellness Visits (AWV) Great opportunity to do risk and safety assessment, close gaps in care, and code and document chronic conditions (HCC Coding) Provide same-day access or direct provider communication with patients with acute conditions to reduce unnecessary utilization of urgent care and ED visits. Provide direction to patient on how to seek care a...

December 3, 2024   MPP KEY STAFF MEETING McLaren Physician Partners (MPP) provides Virtual Key Staff presentations quarterly. Please join us for our next live webinar: Wednesday, December 18, 2024 12:00 PM Please invite any staff who would benefit from the information being presented. Best Practices and Topics to be discussed include : MPP Updates: Out of The Box Thinking: Best Practices Tiffany Francis: Quality Updates including Advantasure Changes Ashley West: Patient Experience MPP Care Coordina...

November 12, 2024   Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)   CGM provides detailed information about glucose variability and time spent in target ranges, which A1C alone does not capture. The preferred number of days of CGM has been determined as a minimum of 14 days of data with 70% sensor wear to generate an accurate report.   Key Terms: GMI (Glucose Management Indicator) – An estimate of blood glucose control as reflected by what A1c level might be expected based on the patient’s average ...

November 5, 2024   Cerner CareTrak Updates   On October 1 st McLaren Physician Partners (MPP) fully integrated Persivia CareTrak into Cerner for primary care providers.   We have received provider feedback on the application and have made the following updates: Increased the size of the CareTrak component on the MPage for easier viewing on laptops Added the Caretrak component to the Outpatient Workflow MPage, allowing for viewing within the ambulatory provider workflow In addition, we con...

October 31, 2024 ANTIBIOTIC USE IN RESPIRATORY ILLNESS With the upcoming fall and winter respiratory season rapidly upon us, we would like to reiterate that a ntibiotics are often overprescribed for upper respiratory infections (URIs), bronchitis and pharyngitis, even though most are caused by viral infections, which do not respond to antibiotic treatment.   Generally, antibiotics are appropriate for sinusitis and strep pharyngitis or other bacterial illnesses. Strep Pharyngitis: Healthcare provide...

October 17, 2024   New Population Health Tools in Cerner   On October 1 st McLaren Physician Partners (MPP) fully integrated Persivia CareTrak into Cerner for primary care providers.     Persivia utilizes HEDIS guidelines and evidence-based practices to identify preventive or chronic condition specific services that may be needed based on the patient’s demographics and medical history.      Within Cerner, Persivia CareTrak allows providers to visualize HEDIS metri...