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We are excited to officially be known as VHA Office of Integrated Veteran Care (IVC)! As we’ve talked about in the past, the Office of Veterans Access to Care (OVAC) and Office of Community Care (OCC) have joined together as IVC to streamline integrated care access for Veterans. In addition, some operations led by the former OCC organization, such as revenue operations and community care claims processing, are being realigned to the VHA Office of Finance.
Within the new IVC organization, there will be four main functions as noted below. These are currently led by an acting leadership team during the IVC transition until permanent leaders are selected.
Thank you for your support on our journey as IVC, and we look forward to continuing to work with you!
Acting IVC Executive Leadership Team
Jennifer Adams Leo Greenstone, M.D.
Lisa Arfons, M.D. Susan Kirsh, M.D.
Craig Carter David Massaro, M.D.
Julianne Flynn, M.D. Sachin Yende, M.D.
HealthShare Referral Manager (HSRM) Release 16.0, deployed on April 25, 2022, features valuable system updates to enhance users’ experience. New features include the following:
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IVC recently released off-cycle updates for seven Standardized Episodes of Care (SEOCs) for use as of April 18, 2022.
Dental Advanced Specialty Care Prosthodontics, Dental Definitive Phase, Dental Disease Management Phase and Dental Implant Placement Phase have coding updates not included with the Group 18 release including removal of the codes related to the sleep apnea appliance (Oral Appliance or Mandibular Repositioning Device SEOC should be used for this device).
The Genetics Counseling and Genetics Testing SEOCs have been restored from the previous versions to allow for separate genetic counseling and genetic testing. These two SEOCs are in addition to the already released Genetics SEOC which allows for both counseling and testing.
In addition, there is updated language to the Treatment Resistant Depression SEOC regarding drug safety and administration requirements for esketamine and ketamine.
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Provider Profile Management System (PPMS) Release 15.1 allows users to identify specific providers within a community health care system. Features and functions include:
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On April 6, 2022, VA’s Emergency Care Reporting (ECR) admin tool replaced the Emergency Care Authorization Tool (ECAT).
Users no longer intake notifications in ECAT, but preloaded information is available for action until the notification is closed. New notifications only present in the ECR admin tool.
Training is available to ensure users are familiar with the ECR admin tool’s functionality.
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Informatics and Data Analytics (IDA) Reporting provides an overview of IDA reporting that enables users to visualize various data using Microsoft’s business intelligence (BI) solution, Power BI. The course focuses on basic navigation and functions to prepare users to access Community Care program and operational IDA reports efficiently. (TMS ID VA 4570530)
Consults vs Referrals: Understand the difference between consults and referrals and learn roles and responsibilities of staff, identify tools used in the process, and receive a high-level overview of steps involved. (TMS ID VA 4550511)
Veterans Care Agreements (VCA) 101 provides an overview of the Veterans Care Agreement (VCA) process for facility community care staff. Users learn how a VCA works, the steps required to determine if a VCA is necessary, and how to enter into these agreements. (TMS ID VA 38480)
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