“Why Should I Worry Now about Value-Based Purchasing to Keep My Organization Strong?”
There has not been a dull moment in the behavioral healthcare field for quite a while and there will not be one for a very long time, if ever.
Community-based providers continue to adjust to fee-for-service reimbursement while they brace themselves for the transition of mental health and substance use services from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Health. Meanwhile, the federal government continues debates about the Affordable Care Act and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is moving forward with implementing value-based purchasing.
With all the changes happening, you may be wondering, “Why should I worry about value-based purchasing now?”
The answer is: Because it is not a question of “if”; it is a question of “when”. And with emphasis on integrated care, it will happen sooner, rather than later.
To be in a strong position in the future, it is imperative that all providers begin preparing now for value-based purchasing. You need to get ahead of the game to be ready for this major change!
As part of our mission to help providers plan for the future, NJAMHAA will host a critical training event – Staying Ahead of the Game: Beyond Fee-For-Service Reimbursement – Roundtable Summit on Integration and Value-Based Purchasing – on October 3, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Robert Wood Johnson Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd., Hamilton Township, NJ 08619.
Value-based purchasing calls for more mature relationships between health plan representatives and providers. This summit will provide the ingredients for developing relationships with payers and getting your organizations ready to deliver integrated services in the value-based purchasing system. It is important to remember that every value-based contract will be different – and this summit will help you prepare for operating under these contracts.
To help providers gain the most from this roundtable and to continue preparing for value-based purchasing, NJAMHAA will provide a FREE online provider-readiness tool to each individual who registers for this essential training event. If you were to hire a consultant to develop such a tool, you would pay 100’s – if not 1,000s – of dollars!
This survey is not transferable outside your organization and responses will be kept confidential. It is also proprietary; please do not share the link to it with others.
After the summit, we will send the aggregated results of the assessment tool responses, along with commentary from James Lape, MA, MBA, FACHE, Consultant and Former NJAMHAA Board President, who will be facilitating this event.
The transition of health care to value-based purchasing is inevitable! Providers must take action to bridge the gap from volume to value.
Click here to register today! Then, you will soon receive the link to the free provider-readiness tool!
NJAMHAA thanks our event sponsors: Aetna Better Health of New Jersey, Amerigroup Corporation, Beacon Health Options, Horizon NJ Health and Optum.
