Kentucky REC Services
Our team assists healthcare organizations comply with changing federal and state regulations, and supports clinicians and staff with innovative ways to better serve their patients.
Quality and Value
Our experts support healthcare providers as they navigate the Quality Payment Program and Value-Based Payment.
Our services include:
- Personalized education
- In-depth gap analysis and action plan
- Monitoring and analyzing of reports
- Individualized practice support
- Registration and attestation support
Quality and Value
Our experts support healthcare providers as they navigate the Quality Payment Program and Value-Based Payment.
Our services include:
- Personalized education
- In-depth gap analysis and action plan
- Monitoring and analyzing of reports
- Individualized practice support
- Registration and attestation support
Medical Home
Our NCQA trained experts provide guidance tailored to your organization for achieving excellence among primary care and specialty practices. We use nationally recognized frameworks of Patient Centered Medical Home and Specialty Practice Models.
Our services include:
- Provide education on standards and best practices
- In-depth gap analysis and action plan
- Documentation review and feedback
- Advice on overcoming transformation barriers
- Guidance on application and submission process
HIPAA Privacy and Security
Our team of certified healthcare privacy and security professionals help your organization navigate federal requirements to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected health information.
Our services include:
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Security Risk Analysis – In person or New Virtual
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HIPAA Project Management
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HIPAA Vulnerability Scan
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HIPAA Education
HIPAA Privacy and Security
Our team of certified healthcare privacy and security professionals help your organization navigate federal requirements to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected health information.
Our services include:
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Security Risk Analysis – In person or New Virtual
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HIPAA Project Management
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HIPAA Vulnerability Scan
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HIPAA Education
Telehealth
Telehealth
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Personalized education
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Customized plan
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Implementation assistance
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Impact analysis across programs such as QPP
Promoting Interoperability
Our team guides you through complex and evolving programs to achieve compliance in the most efficient and effective way, which translates into lower costs of implementation and protection against costly audits.
Our services include:
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Initial and ongoing gap analysis
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eCQM review and alignment
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Action plan and recommendations
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Ongoing guidance on requirements, timelines, and changes
Promoting Interoperability
Our team guides you through complex and evolving programs to achieve compliance in the most efficient and effective way, which translates into lower costs of implementation and protection against costly audits.
Our services include:
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Initial and ongoing gap analysis
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eCQM review and alignment
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Action plan and recommendations
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Ongoing guidance on requirements, timelines, and changes
Data Validation
Data Validation
- Improve HIT usability to minimize provider burden
- Ensure specific quality measure data is being entered into the EHR
- Validate reports are identifying the data entered
- Provide findings that include vendor and workflow recommendations
- Increase the use of national standards to share patient information securely with key partners
Events
QPP 2024 Webinar April 16: Data Completeness & Validation Processes
QPP 2024 Webinar: DATA COMPLETENESS & VALIDATION PROCESSES FOR QUALITY MEASURE OPTIMIZATION* Tuesday APRIL 16, 2024 @ 12PM ET CMS finalized several significant changes in the 2024 PFS Final Rule affecting eligible clinicians and groups reporting to the Quality Payment...
QPP 2024 Webinar March 12: Deep Dive into eCQM Quality Measure Optimization
QPP 2024 Webinar: DEEP DIVE INTO ECQM QUALITY MEASURE OPTIMIZATION* Tuesday MARCH 12, 2024 @ 12PM ET Join your trusted KY REC advisors to learn all about electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs). Many practices and eligible clinicians use eCQMs to submit for the...
NEW in 2024! Quality Payment Program Public Webinars Feature On-Demand Access
NEW in 2024! Quality Payment Program Public Webinars Feature On-Demand Access Kentucky REC Quality advisors are always looking for innovative ways to provide timely information regarding the Quality Payment Program initiatives to our healthcare audience. We know that...
QPP Year 8 Webinar February 13: QPP Reporting Options
QPP Year 8: ALL ABOUT QPP REPORTING OPTIONS* Tuesday February 13, 2024 @ 12PM ET CMS’s Quality Payment Program continues to evolve each program year. In the current landscape, there are more avenues than ever available for reporting your Eligible Clinician’s data. All...
QPP Webinar Dec 12: QPP Final Rule First Look
CMS released the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule on Nov 2, 2023. This final rule includes updates to the MIPS/MVP and APM Tracks of the Quality Payment Program (QPP), Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) models, as well as other need-to-know...
QPP Year 7 Webinar Nov 14 – Educational Highlights Roundtable: Year End Review
Kentucky REC expert advisors will provide a roundtable recap and highlights of QPP program year 2023. With program year 2023 coming to an end, we will answer the most frequently asked questions about quality, promoting interoperability, cost and improvement activities...
News
QPP 2024 Webinar April 16: Data Completeness & Validation Processes
QPP 2024 Webinar: DATA COMPLETENESS & VALIDATION PROCESSES FOR QUALITY MEASURE OPTIMIZATION* Tuesday APRIL 16, 2024 @ 12PM ET CMS finalized several significant changes in the 2024 PFS Final Rule affecting eligible clinicians and groups reporting to the Quality Payment...
CMS Reopens QPP EUC Application for 2023
CMS Reopens Quality Payment Program EUC Application for Program Year 23 Due to Cyberattack CMS recently announced the reopening of the Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception Application due to a cyberattack impacting the revenue cycle & payment...
CMS Extends QPP Reporting Window for Program Year 2023
On Tuesday, March 12, 2024, CMS announced an extension of the 2023 performance period data submission window for the Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) track of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). The data submission period will now close two weeks later than...
QPP 2024 Webinar March 12: Deep Dive into eCQM Quality Measure Optimization
QPP 2024 Webinar: DEEP DIVE INTO ECQM QUALITY MEASURE OPTIMIZATION* Tuesday MARCH 12, 2024 @ 12PM ET Join your trusted KY REC advisors to learn all about electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs). Many practices and eligible clinicians use eCQMs to submit for the...
QPP Public Webinar Available Today! 2024 Final Rule
QPP Year 8: FINAL RULE HIGHLIGHTS Available Today: Wednesday February 21, 2024 @ 12PM ET Every year, CMS enacts changes to the Quality Payment Program. The CMS 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, released in November of 2023, is no exception....
PILL PODCAST: Kentucky’s Stroke Care Journey – Insights from Coverdell
Kentucky’s Stroke Care Journey: Insights from Coverdell Get ready for an engaging discussion that unveils the transformative impact of the Coverdell Grant on the future of stroke care in the Bluegrass State! Kentucky REC advisor Lacy Shumway provides a comprehensive...