Cardiology Practice Improvement Pathway ACC’s Practice-Level Solution for Assessing and Rewarding Quality in Cardiovascular Practice

What is CPIP? Internal Value –Practice-level performance improvement program designed to enhance and support QI in practice –Understand your practice achievement of quality goals established by your ACC –Immediate feedback on performance and tools for improving and re-assessing your performance in targeted areas External Value –Establish consistency in market by standardizing the methodology for CV practice assessment and recognition –Demonstrate your commitment to CQI and achievement of established quality thresholds –Foundation for practices to participate in value-based payment programs

Pilot Results

CPIP Value Proposition 1)ABIM MOC Part IV Completing submission to ABIM 2)Recognition from Bridges to Excellence For practices that achieve the thresholds set by ACC 3)Pay for Performance Actively negotiating with national and regional health plans How does a practice participate in CPIP? What does a practice get in return? 1)Sign-up your practice via CardioSource 2)Enter a modest set of clinical, structural & professional data 3)See your results 4)Receive recommendations and tools to improve where you have gaps 5)Choose to send results to Bridges to Excellence

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ACC/BTE Cardiology Practice Recognition Payment Model Trajectory EMR / REGISTRY INTEGRATION EFFICIENCY MEASURES BETTER DIFFERENTIATION MORE DATA Today, we are here… Incentives for BTE Recognition Fee Schedule Differentials Bonus Payments Shared Savings Programs Bundled Payments …our future is there

BOG Challenge “ 50 Practices from 50 States” How to get started: 1.Let us know your practice is interested 2.We will help you register your practice 3.We will provide several orientation webinars in October 2010 and January Gather data in Q Submit data via CPIP in January Celebrate our success during ACC.11 Contact us: