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Available to AAFP members only.
Value-based Care: Technology and
Data-driven Improvement
Online CME
Free practice management CME for AAFP members. Watch for newly added sessions as they become available.
Precise risk identification and preventive strategies are crucial to managing chronic health conditions and reducing hospital readmissions.
This free-for-members CME will show you how to leverage health information technology to more effectively manage chronic conditions and prevent unnecessary hospital visits.
By using predictive analytics, you can:
- Identify high-risk patients.
- Apply risk stratification to reduce hospital readmissions.
- Implement lifestyle medicine strategies.
Enhance patient care, streamline processes, and improve overall practice efficiency as you successfully transition into a value-based care practice model.
“We’ve seen tremendous decrease in just percentages of readmissions. We’ve been able to drive down to about 11%, sometimes lower. That has been remarkable change that’s kept patients out of the hospital—and saved tremendous amounts of money on the other end.”
– Employed physician | Group practice
Available to AAFP members only.
Value-based Care: Technology and
Data-driven Improvement
Online CME
Free practice management CME for AAFP members. Watch for newly added sessions as they become available.
Precise risk identification and preventive strategies are crucial to managing chronic health conditions and reducing hospital readmissions.
This free-for-members CME will show you how to leverage health information technology to more effectively manage chronic conditions and prevent unnecessary hospital visits.
By using predictive analytics, you can:
- Identify high-risk patients.
- Apply risk stratification to reduce hospital readmissions.
- Implement lifestyle medicine strategies.
Enhance patient care, streamline processes, and improve overall practice efficiency as you successfully transition into a value-based care practice model.
“We’ve seen tremendous decrease in just percentages of readmissions. We’ve been able to drive down to about 11%, sometimes lower. That has been remarkable change that’s kept patients out of the hospital—and saved tremendous amounts of money on the other end.”
– Employed physician | Group practice
AAFP Population Health Tools: Leveraging Your Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Minal W. Borsada, MD, QME
.75 CME credit
Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:
- Utilize electronic health record systems (EHRs) and other data to support success in value-based care by streamlining patient management and optimizing care strategies, leading to better health outcomes and increased efficiencies in practice.
- Discover how you can better leverage technology tools and data to optimize all patient interactions, which can significantly improve population-based and individual patient care and clinical results.
- Utilize EHR and other data to monitor and optimize practice performance.
Data-driven improvement – Continuously Examining Your Data
Yar Pye, MD, MBA
.5 CME credit
Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:
- Analyze Clinical Data to Identify Trends and Gaps in Patient Care.
- Address Common Obstacles in Data Analysis and Ensure Data Accuracy for Reliable Decision-Making.
- Develop and Apply Data-Driven Approaches to Enhance Preventive Care and Chronic Disease Management.
- Leverage your data for quality management and improvement in ways that are meaningful for your practice and can be leveraged for less burdensome reporting.
HCC and Risk Coding Documentation
Ryan Mullins, MD, CPE
1 CME credit
Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:
- Examine basics of risk adjustment processes including HCC coding and how it impacts family physicians.
- Identify how to make your risk adjustment and HCC coding relatively "easy."
- Develop an evidence-based risk adjustment/HCC action plan for your practice.
Leveraging Payer Information and Data for Value-Based Success
Todd Prewitt, MD, FAAFP
.75 CME credit
Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:
- Explore the types and limitations of payer data, reporting tools and patient health insights in a value-based care practice.
- Examine how to leverage payer data in practice EMR and population health tools to drive value through improved patient experience and clinical outcomes.
- Review current and emerging use cases for practice level adoption of payer data to achieve clinically meaningful and aligned healthcare goals
Leveraging Performance Measures for Quality Improvement in Primary Care
Minal W. Borsada, MD, QME
.5 CME credit
Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:
- Examine the purpose of performance measurement.
- Strategically use performance measure data to identify opportunities for internal quality improvement.
- Put together implementation plans for quality improvement projects.
- Review strategies that foster a culture of continuous improvement to improve the practice of family medicine.
Optimizing Total Cost of Care: Strategies for Primary Care Physicians and Their Teams
Soett Ramirez Estrada, MD, CMO
.75 CME credit
Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:
- Examine the components of total cost of care.
- Describe strategies that can be applied to manage total cost of care by primary care teams.
- Identify the distinct roles of primary care teams and payers in managing total cost of care in VBC arrangements.
- Identify current cost measures for which physicians may be accountable.
Risk Assessment: Clinical and Social
James Dom Dera, MD, FAAFP
.5 CME credits
Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:
- Identify high-risk patients using predictive analytics.
- Reduce hospital re-admissions through risk stratification.
- Implement lifestyle medicine strategies to prevent hospital admissions and re-admissions by providing resources to manage chronic health conditions.
Using Data to Care for Populations
Lelin Chao, MD
.75 Credits
Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:
- Identify strategies to improve use of data in population health and value based care.
- Discuss the tools and resources available for performance and quality improvement with practical examples.
- Address health equity using data driven approaches to improve care for your patients.
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The AAFP has reviewed Value- Based Care- Technology & Data-driven Improvement and deemed it acceptable for up to .5 enduring AAFP Prescribed credits. Term of Approval is from 8/15/2024 to 8/15/2027. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The AAFP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Academy of Family Physicians designates this enduring activity for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CME activities approved for AAFP credit are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit.