Update from Health Share of Oregon

See below for an update from Health Share of Oregon on their current status.

The latest activities at Health Share: 

• HSO began operating as a CCO and serving OHP enrollees on September 1.  It was a very smooth transition, with only one minor glitch in the computer system at OHA over the Labor Day weekend that was fixed almost immediately.

• HSO's first priority was to do no harm to our Members.  In order to minimize any potential disruption for OHP members, HSO allowed members to stay enrolled with their current health plans, under the HSO umbrella.  This will ensure that members may continue access all of their current providers.

• In the coming months, HSO will be working with members, the provider community, and other stakeholders to migrate and consolidate CCO services, where appropriate, to maximize efficiency and coordinate across systems.

HSO's CAC has held two monthly meetings to date.  Stephen Weiss is the Chair of the CAC; Dalila Sarabia is the Vice Chair; Ronda Harrison is the Secretary; and Amy Anderson and Faith Gilstrap are members of the Executive Committee.  The complete CAC roster can be found on the HSO Fact Sheet.

• The  CAC has begun the process of discussing and thinking through their responsibility of overseeing the Community Needs Assessment process, adopting a Community Health Improvement Plan, and producing an annual report on the progress toward achieving the Community Health Improvement Plan
  
The CAC will also participate and contribute to the development of HSO's Transformation Plan.

• Beginning at the October 5th CAC meeting, there will an opportunity for the Public to come and submit oral or written comments on the CAC's or HSO's work. Please visithttp://healthshareoregon.org/about/community-advisory-council/ closer to the meeting date for more details.

Metrics and Scoring Committee begins meeting with task of identifying outcome and quality measures for CCOs

From the OHPB E-bulletin:

The newly-formed nine-member Oregon Metrics and Scoring Committee held its first meeting in August with the task of identifying the outcome and quality measures for Coordinated Care Organizations.

“This committee's work is important to ensuring better health outcomes. These are the metrics that will tell us where we’re going and will allow us to make quick course corrections as needed along the way to improve the health of Oregonians,” Tina Edlund, Oregon Health Authority chief of policy, said after the meeting.

The committee includes three at-large members, three members with expertise in health outcomes and three representatives of Coordinated Care Organizations. The committee was established by Senate Bill 1580, and members serve for two-year terms.

Metrics and quality measures will be used by the Oregon Health Authority to determine whether CCOs are effectively and adequately improving health, making quality care accessible, eliminating health disparities, and controlling costs for the populations that they serve.

For more information on the committee, including meeting materials and schedules, please visit the Metrics and Scoring Committee webpage.