Clinical Incentive Program (CIP)

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Clinical Incentive Program (CIP) is an outcomes-based payment program that providers can enroll in at the practice level. CIP providers can review and complete attestations and retrospective performance with patient-level outcome tracking.

 

Access

Clinical Incentive Program can be accessed from Analytics > Clinical Incentive Program or the Home page under My Activities & Reminders.

The count displayed is the number of items that require review.

 

Users accessing CIP through the NCA portal are requested to log into OneView or register for OneView access.  Credentialed providers and their practice staff members with OneView access can click the OneView Login button.  Non-credential providers and practice staff members who do not have OneView access must register.

After clicking the REGISTER button, a registration email is sent and expires 7 days from email date.  

NOTE: Non-credentialed providers can only access CIP.

Attestations Required Tab

The Attestation Required tab is the default.  The data can be sorted by clicking the arrow next to the Patients column. Hover over the Metrics and Details columns for additional details.

The columns are detailed below.

Column Description
Patient Patient's name and DOB
Metric The metric options are Home Start, Home Conversion, AVF/AVG Only Start, CVC Removal, or Outpatient Start
Pending Payment The pending payment amount
Details The CIP program name, the patient's MPI, and access type.  The AVF/AVFG Start Access displays for the Home Start and Date of Home Conversion for the Home Conversion metric

Steps to Attest

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  1. Select the appropriate attestation(s)

NOTE: Click the checkbox next to the Patient header to select all or individually select each attestation.

  1. Click the Attest button

Steps to Dispute an Attestation

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  1. Click the Dispute Attestation icon

  1. Select the dispute reason

  1. Enter the comments if needed

  1. Click DISPUTE button

Disputed Tab

The Disputed tab shows the disputed attestations.

 Programs & Payments Tab

The Programs & Payments tab is a dashboard that allows physicians to track their performance in a particular program. 

The dashboard columns are detailed below:

Column Description
Patient Name Patient's name and DOB
Program Program name
Metric The metric options are Home Start, Home Conversion, AVF/AVG Only Start, CVC Removal, or Outpatient Start
Metric Pending Validation The status of the metric outcome requirements: In Progress or Validated.  Checkmarks appear once the validation is complete and the outcome has been confirmed.  Patient outcomes that fail to meet validation requirements are removed from the dashboard.
Metric Pending Attestation The status of the attestations  Checkmarks appears once the attestation is complete.  The physician can click Attest to complete the task within the dashboard.
Metric Pending Payment The associated incentive amount for validated metric outcomes during the selected period. 
Outcome Paid Dollar amount and date the metric was paid.  Incentive payments are typically distributed to the practice 1-2 months after attestation completion.

Program & Payments Filters

There are two filters: Programs and Timeline.  Programs default to All Programs but can be modified by selecting a program from the dropdown.  Timeline defaults to the last six months but has the option of YTD or a specific year.

 

Providers with dual role access will have a Providers filter and can view other providers in their practice but can not attest to any metrics other than their own.

The provider's name appears in the patient information banner.

Payments

The physician can see the total clinical outcomes paid and pending payment amounts under the Program & Payments tab.

Learn More About the Programs & Payments

Click the Learn more about the Programs & Payments information icon for additional details.

Patients In-Progress Tab

The Patients In-Progress tab lists patients progressing toward meeting a metric.  Data for each metric may include the patient's name, DOB, program name, status, the first day of dialysis, treatment, and access type.

Kidney Care Incentive Program (KCIP)

Providers with an active contract in the Kidney Care Incentive Program (previously known as CIP Next Gen) can view KCIP data under the Patients In-Progress tab.

There are two tabs; CKD Patients and ESKD Patients

The CKD Patients tab shows program-eligible patients with CKD stages 3-5.  The headers include Patient, Provider, Last Neph Visit, Patient Activation, Hypertension Management, and Medication Management.  The headers can be sorted by clicking the arrow.

Click the Learn more about Patients In-Progress information icon for additional details.

 

The ESKD Patients tab lists patients

who are progressing toward meeting a specific metric.  Data for each metric may include the Patient, Provider, status progression bar, and Details.

Missed Tab

The Missed tab shows patients who missed achieving their metrics. The arrows beside the header can be used to sort the list. The list can be filtered by timeline, with the last six months as the default.

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