Connect meeting follow up

Milestones

2660 CPAR providers live
2.7M Patients on a CPAR Panel
638 non-Family Medicine Specialists live
1.9M Consult reports sent to Netcare
$7.7M Acceleration Grant funding has been distributed

New Resources

The CII/CPAR Status and Functions by EMR resource identifies which data types are currently functioning in each EMR. This tool can help users stay up to date as new EMRs and data types continue to be added to CII/CPAR.

As of October 1, 2024, the CPAR provider is being displayed in Connect Care. The CPAR Provider in Connect Care resource explains what it means when the CPAR Provider field in Connect Care does not match the Primary Care Provider field in Connect Care, how document routing is determined and which CPAR provider will be displayed when a patient is on more than one CPAR panels. It also provides guidance on how to update the Primary Care Provider field in Connect Care should a physician be receiving reports about a patient who is not paneled to them in CPAR and is not their patient.

PCPCM Updates

Visit the PCPCM web page for the latest information on this new funding model. The PCPCM Operations Manual is a great tool to answer many questions related to the model and is considered the source of truth. Updates are being made to the website and Operations Manual as more information becomes available. There will be an upcoming Information Session in March (date is TBD) titled “Improving the Accuracy of PCPCM Panels”. This session will be recorded and made available on the PCPCM webpage.

The PCPCM Panel Size Calculation resource explains how AH calculates PCPCM panel sizes, and steps you can take to ensure it’s accurate.

Finally, consider registering for our weekly Q&A sessions that we’re calling PCPCM: Live & on Call with AMA. These sessions are held each Friday from 12:30-1:30pm, and are open to physicians, PCN and clinic staff, and others interested in PCPCM.

AMA-ACTT Updates

The new ACTT Newsletter is now available! Combining a variety of newsletters into one, it aims to provide you with a central place to find out about the opportunities, supports and news vital for Alberta’s physicians and teams to create a high-performing health system. Subscribe now to the ACTT Newsletter.

New AMA-ACTT Access Training for Primary Care is now available. This on-demand training offers strategies to support timely access to care for patients. Access Training for Specialists and Team Members with a Caseload will be launching soon. Visit our web page to get started.

Q&A Recap

How will Conflicts be handled in PCPCM for appropriate dual attachments (e.g. maternity care & primary care panel in CPAR)?
- The Conflict Working Group is a large multi-organization team that is working on many issues related to Conflicts and PCPCM. They are very aware that appropriate dual attachments do exist and will keep this in mind when considering possible solutions to Conflicts under the new funding model.
Do all EMRs allow for manual resubmissions to CPAR?
- Some EMRs give users the ability to trigger a resubmission of the CPAR panel after the automatic panel upload has already happened. Resubmissions need to be done before the 20^th of the month, or the resubmitted panel will fail to upload. This function is not available in all EMRs.
Are manual panel uploads (i.e. uploading a .csv file to the CPAR Portal) still an option?
- No, this is not an option for EMRs that are currently conformed for CII/CPAR.
If a physician is not on CPAR, what will be shown in their AMA dashboard under the PCPCM widget?
- They will see the PCPCM widget, but the PCPCM Panel Size field will be blank.
How often will the AMA dashboards be updated with new PCPCM Panel Size?
- The AMA dashboards will be updated monthly. AMA relies on reports from AH about PCPCM panel sizes, which can take time to process. The result is that, at least for now, the PCPCM panel sizes displayed in the AMA dashboard are approximately 6 weeks behind the CPAR monthly uploads. We are working with AH on ways to improve the process.

Next meeting is March 18, visit CII/CPAR Connect web page to register.

Reminder: depending on what scheduling software you use, the new Connect dates that you’ve registered for may not be automatically added to your schedule. After registering, check your email for confirmation of registration. This email should include a .ics file. Open this file, choose your scheduling software (e.g. Outlook), and import the meeting series into your schedule to ensure you don’t miss any! You should already have monthly Connect meetings in your schedule until April 2025. If you haven’t registered yet, click here.

What is CII/CPAR Connect?

CII/CPAR Connect is a regular meeting for anyone needing support with CII/CPAR and aims to support those implementing CII/CPAR by creating a forum to connect and ask questions.

Meetings run monthly, typically on the third Tuesday of the month at 1 p.m. You can choose to attend any one meeting or all of them.

See the dates and register below. You can also view slides from previous meetings.

Questions? Check out the CII/CPAR Resource Centre or email ciicpar@albertadoctors.org.