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In this episode of Keep Up With PACE, Al’Asia Powell, Director of Quality and Patient Safety, Inspira LIFE, outlines the process of preparing for a CMS audit. Her outline consists of a five phased approach a PACE program should follow – (1) complete a gap analysis, (2) create a plan, (3) execution, (4) implementation, and (5) resolution. In addition to audit preparation, Ms. Powell shares insights on creating a strong culture of compliance and effective communication within a PACE team.
 
About our Guest: 
As Director of Quality and Patient Safety for Inspira LIFE, Al’Asia is responsible for the development and implementation of the annual quality improvement (QI) plan, provides oversight of QI workgroups and communicates quality metrics to regulatory agencies, the board of directors, the Participant Advisory Committee (PAC), providers and other stakeholders. Additionally, she provides oversight for CMS audit engagement activities and participant satisfaction surveys. Al’Asia is a fellow of the Advisory Board, a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality and completed the LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt course. 
 
Episode Breakdown: 
Intro: 00:00 – 01:30 • Background in PACE: 01:53 – 3:19 • Role as Director of Quality and Patient Safety: 03:20 – 04:03 •  Culture of Compliance: 05:37 – 12:55 • Phase 1 (Gap Analysis):12: 56 – 16:57 • Phase 2 (Planning): 16:58 – 26:05 • Phase 3 (Execution) 26:06 – 29:18 • Phase 4 (Implementation): 27:19 – 29:02 • Phase 5 (Execution): 29:03 – 32:00 • Creating a Non-Punitive Environment: 32:01 – 33:15 • Continuing Improvement: 33:16 – 38:56 •  Tips for Preparation: 38:57 – 41:19 • Success Story/Inspiration: 41:20 – 44:20 • Rapid Fire Round: 44:26 – 46:58 •  Outro: 46:58 - End 
 
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Keep Up With PACE kicks off 2023 with guest, Peter Fitzgerald, Executive Vice President of Policy and Strategy at the National PACE Association. In this episode, Peter offers insight into the future of PACE with discussions regarding PACE 2.0, PACE policies and bills, the importance of telehealth and other technologies for participants, and growing the PACE workforce. Peter stresses the importance of eliminating barriers by making PACE more affordable for Medicare only individuals, as well as making it easier to enroll in the program for all participants.
 
About our Guest:
As the Executive Vice President for Policy and Strategy at the National PACE Association, Peter guides the association’s policy and advocacy efforts, at the federal and state level, to support its strategic priorities. Peter leads the PACE 200K initiative to expand access to and use of PACE nationally with the aim of serving 200,000 older adults in PACE by 2028. Before his current position, Peter served as the Senior Vice President for Integrated Care Strategies at Volunteers of America, where he was responsible for the planning and development of new PACE programs nationally
 
Episode Breakdown: 
Intro: 00:00 – 01:53 • Background in PACE: 01:12 – 4:25 • Role at NPA: 04:26 – 08:59 •  Bipartisan Policy Center: 09:04 – 10:56 • PACE Growth:10:57 – 16:50 • Mid-Month Access to PACE Services: 16:52 – 20:23 • PACE Policies (PACE Plus Act/PACE Expanded Act/PACE Part D Plan Choice Act): 20:24 – 31:40 • Future of PACE (VA contracts, telehealth, PACE workforce): 31:41 – 43:32 • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council: 43:33 - 48:51 • PACE Success Story: 48:52 – 51:14 • Contact: 51:14 – 51:56 • Rapid Fire Round: 52:06 – 53:50 • Outro: 53:51 - End
 

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Keep Up With PACE concludes Season 1 with a compilation of best moments from each episode. Guests include PACE leaders such as Shawn Bloom (CEO of the National PACE Association), Maria Zamora (CEO at Center for Elders’ Independence), and Adam Burrows (Medical Director at Upham’s Corner PACE) who share insights into the future of PACE, successful initiatives they’ve implemented, and heartfelt stories of participants who have benefited from PACE. 
 
 
Episode Breakdown:
Intro: 00:00 – 01:53 • Future of PACE (Shawn Bloom): 01:54 – 05:37 • Lessons from Covid (Maria Zamora): 05:47 – 09:57 • Partnerships in PACE (Samira Beckwith): 10:04 – 15:12 • PACE Success Story/Housing (Dan Drake): 15:20 – 18:44 • Preventing Burnout (Ross Colt): 15:53 – 21:32 • Opioid Initiative Program (Jeff Montemurro): 21:39 – 27:40 • Interdisciplinary Teams (Adam Burrows): 28:04 – 31:19 • Staff Retention (Alan Sadowsky): 31:29 – 36:18 • Creating Meaningful Life for Participants (Stephen Gordon): 36:42 – 40:21 • Extending Quantity/Quality of Life (David Wensel): 40:36 – 44:35 • Why work in PACE? (Luz Ramos): 44:43 – 47:44 • Outro: 48:00 - End
 
 
Full Episodes from Season 1:
Season 1, Episode 1 (Shawn Bloom) 
Season 1, Episode 2 (Maria Zamora) 
Season 1, Episode 3 (Samira Beckwith)
Season 1, Episode 4 (Dan Drake) 
Season 1, Episode 5 (Ross Colt) 
Season 1, Episode 6 (Jeff Montemurro) 
Season 1, Episode 7 (Adam Burrows) 
Season 1, Episode 8 (Alan Sadowsky) 
Season 1, Episode 9 (Stephen Gordon) 
Season 1, Episode 10 (David Wensel) 
Season 1, Episode 11 (Luz Ramos) 
 
 
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In episode 11 of KUWP, Dr. Luz Ramos shares the inspirational story of how her parent’s military service affected her pursuit of a medical career, as well as the challenges she faced immigrating from the Philippines to establish her career in the United States. As the Chief Quality Officer and Regional Medical Officer for InnovAge, Dr. Ramos speaks to the value-based care, quality initiatives, and preventative strategies, such as a Falls Committee, InnovAge provides its participants. She stresses the importance of giving back to the frail elderly by caring for them at the end of their lives, the same way they have cared for their loved ones.
 
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Host Ankur Patel, MD, MBA, FAAFP, Chief Medical Officer, Tabula Rasa HealthCare, interviews David Wensel, DO, HMDC, FAAHPM, Chief Medical Officer, Tru Community Care. 

In this episode, Dr. Wensel shares how Tru Community Care, one of the original legacy hospices, ventured into PACE and its goals for significant growth in both rural and metropolitan areas. He discusses his experiences and dedication to improving hospice and palliative care services to all patients and families on a national level.

Dr. Wensel is the current chair of the Primary Care Committee and the End of Life and Palliative Medicine Work Group for the National PACE Association. He serves on the board of directors for the National PACE Association, the Governance Committee of the American Academic of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and the Hospice Medical Director Certification Board.

 Host Ankur Patel, MD, MBA, FAAFP, Chief Medical Officer, Tabula Rasa HealthCare, interviews Stephen Gordon, MD, MBA, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Edenbridge Health. A board-certified geriatrician with a lifelong passion for improving the care of the elderly, Dr. Gordon founded Edenbridge Health in 2016. He continues to practice geriatrics at Upham’s Corner PACE, is on the faculty of Harvard Medical School, holds clinical appointments at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Medical Center, and Hebrew SeniorLife, and is a supervising physician for United Community Health Plan.