DATE: September 20-22nd, 2021
This event is hosted on NCQA's webinar services. Please register via NCQA's website.
If you have any questions about this training, please reach out to CPCA’s Associate Director of Care Transformation, Peter Dy, at pdy@cpca.org.
NCQA’s Introduction to PCMH Program: Foundational Concepts of the Medical Home
This program is an in-depth guide to NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) requirements and the process for achieving PCMH Recognition. The Medical Home model emphasizes a practice-wide commitment to transformation by demonstrating key features such as population health management, care coordination and continuous quality improvement. NCQA requirements are positioned to help clinicians qualify for the Merit-Based Incentive Performance System (MIPS) Improvement Activities and supports meeting the other MIPS categories under MACRA. Click here to view the program agenda. Thanks to generous support from HRSA, there are no registration fees for this training.
At the conclusion of the program, participants will have the knowledge they need to:
• Explain the core attributes of patient-centered medical homes.
• Understand required evidence and best methods for presenting it to NCQA.
• Know the distinct roles of the NCQA Representative, Evaluator and PCMH CCE.
• Identify criteria relevant to different practice types to establish a pathway towards recognition.
• Outline the important features and functions of the Q-PASS system.
NCQA PCMH Content Expert Certification
The NCQA PCMH Content Expert Certification (CEC) program certifies individuals who demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the patient-centered medical home model of care and the NCQA PCMH Recognition Program, including a mastery of the NCQA concepts, criteria and the PCMH Recognition process. Learners who attend both the Introduction to PCMH and Advanced PCMH seminars become eligible to sit for the CCE exam to become certified. Current CCEs may earn maintenance of certification credit by attending either seminar.
Prospective CCEs
To facilitate eligibility for the CCE exam, prospective CCEs should register for each seminar using the same email address.
Current CCEs
In order to claim MOC credit, current CCEs should register for each seminar using the same email address associated with their CCE account and also enter their CCE ID.
Accreditation and Continuing Education Credit
In support of improving patient care, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the American Psychological Association (APA), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
• 7.75 continuing education credits for the healthcare team.
• 8 maintenance of certification credits for NCQA PCMH CCEs.
How to register:
You cannot register for this event via CPCA's registration system. This event is hosted on NCQA'a webinar services. Please register through NCQA's page.
Disclaimer: The information on this session is intended only to provide a general overview of the topics addressed. This session is not intended to provide legal advice or substitute for the guidance, counsel or advice of legal counsel on any matters particular to a specific primary care clinic. CPCA does not endorse companies or products. Advertising and sponsorship revenue supports our not-for-profit mission.