Legacy Health Partners - News & Updates

We realize information, policies, and data are constantly changing as we navigate through the Delta surge. Please visit Legacy Health’s COVID-19 intranet website for the latest updates around vaccines, PPE, testing, or other timely topics. We also understand that you may be encountering questions about unproven and unsafe treatment options, including the medication Ivermectin. Please see these talking points on how to respond to those patient requests. There is also a patient handout available for download and print.

• Administrators- attest to practice membership requirements by Sept. 30, if you have not already. You have until Dec. 31 to attest to practice measures.

• Deadline extended to Oct. 29 for providers and administrators to complete 2021 Clinical Integration Education in E+ for half credit.

• LHP will be accepting applications for open seats on the Board of Managers and all three Board Committees for 2022. Help lead Legacy Health Partners in our next phase of growth and fulfill our vision to be the preferred choice for our providers and our community. Applications will be announced in a Hot Topic later this month and are due Oct. 29. 

• Submit a Quality Award application by Nov. 1, for an opportunity to be recognized for your dedication to quality, patient experience and demonstrating improved health.

• Providers- complete a 2021 Provider Learning Module in E+ by Dec. 31 to earn points toward your Clinical Integration score.

Last month, the Legacy Health Partners Board approved reinstating a clinical integration (CI) score threshold of 60%. The minimum threshold supports network goals for provider engagement and high performance. Any LHP provider who does not meet the minimum threshold will not earn a CI incentive for 2021 and will be placed on a monitoring plan for 2022.

Coming soon: Diabetes management collaboration series

A clinical collaboration series devoted to diabetes management will be split into two sessions (the first in November and the second in December). Registration details will be shared soon. In the meantime, review the July Quality Corner and LHP’s new Diabetes Playbook for tools and resources you can use to monitor performance and improve workflows and processes for managing patients with diabetes.

Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment Learning Sessions 

Join experts online Oct. 1, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. for a free learning session focused on increasing care teams’ comfort, confidence, and expertise in treatment for alcohol use disorder and supporting equitable access to evidence-based treatment options. Several other free sessions will also be offered throughout 2021 and in early 2022. Providers seeking a one-time CME around medications for alcohol use disorder are encouraged to register for the Oct. 1 session. For those interested in expanded learning, four additional sessions are available – to be held Oct. 22 (online), Nov. 12 (online), Dec. 3 (in-person), and Jan. 14 (in-person). 

Oregon Medical Association’s Virtual Conference Oct. 9

Providers are encouraged to register for the Oct. 9 Oregon Medical Association’s 2021 annual virtual conference, where speakers will dive into this year’s theme, “Medicine Now: A Path Toward Health Equity.” The conference is from 7:30 a.m. to noon, online. Keynote speakers include Anthony Iton, MD, SVP of Building Healthy Communities for the California Endowment, and Alisha Moreland-Capuia, MD, founder and director of McLean Hospital’s Institute for Trauma-Informed Systems Change and faculty at Harvard Medical School.

More information about the conference and registration are available online.