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Michael Lundberg, Executive Director

October 7, 2015

VHI Represents all Health Care Stakeholders

VHI is an independent, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) health information organization established in 1993Formed to administer Virginia Health Care Data Reporting Initiatives to benefit Virginians

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VHI Publishes a Varietyof Health Information

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20 New Hospital Quality Measures:Patient Safety, Pneumonia, Heart Attack, Nursing Care

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Psychiatric Bed Registry:Released March 2014

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APCD—All Payer Claims Database JCHC Legislation passed in 2012

Voluntary Bill passed CHAPTER 693

APCDs includes data from medical and pharmacy with eligibility and provider files:

Used to analyze health system performance by state, region, health plan and providerMonitor and focus public health effortsPublic reporting of health care cost and quality

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APCD Funding July 1, 2015-June 30, 2018

General Assembly also approved $25,000 for FY 2016

APCD—All Payer Claims DatabaseMoving from Planning in 2012 Building in 2013 Reporting in 2015

9 plans provided Jan 2011 to June 2015 paid claims—over 50,000 files

APCD Advisory Committee assisted in implementation and now operations

1st 30-month agreements with plans ended June 30, 2015

New 3-year agreements underwayVDH provides administrative, policy and technical support

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Analytical Tools within VA’s APCD Feature Nationally Endorsed Quality and Utilization Measures

Use of These Measures Further the Triple Aim of Better Health, Better Care and Lower Cost 8

Pharmacy reports provide a better understanding on pharmacy use across the state compared to national and Virginia benchmarks

APCD In Action: Pharmacy Reports

• The following coverage types are currently not included in the Virginia APCD: Self Pay, TRICARE, FEHBP, and Medicare FFS. Medicare FFS is expected to be included in future releases.

• The total population included within the Virginia APCD represents roughly 45% of the overall population in 2013.• State Medicaid data is only included through June of 2014.

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APCD in Action: Potentially Unnecessary ER Visits

Northwest Region

Potentially unnecessary ER visits: 68,480

Percentage of visits within the APCD: 46%

Southwest Region

Potentially unnecessary ER visits: 95,607

Percentage of visits within the APCD: 47%

Central Region

Potentially unnecessary ER visits: 91,829

Percentage of visits within the APCD: 47%

Eastern Region

Potentially unnecessary ER visits: 114,894

Percentage of visits within the APCD: 48%

Potentially Unnecessary* Emergency Room Visits in Virginia

Northern Region

Potentially unnecessary ER visits: 70,002

Percentage of visits within the APCD: 43%

*Derived from MedInsight EBM calculations for 2013 ER claims flagged as either Preventable/Avoidable, Primary Care Treatable or Non-Emergent following the NYU ED Visits Algorithm. Based on APCD claims volumes as of 9/16/15.-The following coverage types are currently not included in the Virginia APCD: Self Pay, TRICARE, FEHBP, and Medicare FFS. Medicare FFS is expected to be included in future releases.-The total population included within the Virginia APCD represents roughly 45% of the overall population in 2013.-State Medicaid data is only included through June of 2014.

*Potentially Unnecessary visits include primary care treatable, preventable/avoidable and non-emergent

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Measuring Utilization of Services

Substance Abuse0%

Mental Health2%

Non-Emergent22%

Injury23%

Primary Care Treatable22%

Preventable/ Avoidable

3%Necessary

12%

Unclassified16%

2013 ED VISITS BY NYU CLASSIFICATION

• The following coverage types are currently not included in the Virginia APCD: Self Pay, TRICARE, FEHBP, and Medicare FFS. Medicare FFS is expected to be included in future releases.

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APCD In Action: Supporting Virginia Center for Health Care Innovation (VCHI) to accelerate the adoption of value-driven models of wellness and health care

An initiative of the ABIM Foundation

VHI provides VCHI with statewide and regional reports detailing types of potentially wasteful services and costs.

Milliman, VHI’s APCD vendor applies Choosing Wisely logic to clinical or claims data to quantify and report on these potentially wasteful services.

A campaign to encourage physician and patient

conversations about overuse and misuse of tests and procedures to

help make smart care choices

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Virginia Health Data Reporting Programs support cost and quality information on:

Ambulatory Surgical CentersHealth PlansHome HealthHospitalsNursing FacilitiesPhysicians

Funding provided by many stakeholdersJCHC support is key to consensus building