Joint Operating Committee (JOC)
Between December 2022 and September 2023, you may have participated in the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing Joint Operating Committee (JOC) in support of the Inpatient Hospital Review Program. Feedback received from hospitals and Regional Accountable Entities (RAEs) informed enhancements to Health First Colorado’s IHRP 2.0, renamed Inpatient Hospital Transitions (IHT). Details of the enhancement will be shared at a Joint Operating Committee (JOC) meeting on July 11, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. MST. New JOC invitations will be sent before the end of June. We recommend that hospitals providing inpatient care transitions attend the JOC meetings. If you have additional contacts for colleagues that should be added to JOC meeting invitations, please email HCPF_UM@state.co.us.
CGM Upgrade Requests
For requests to upgrade a CGM where the new device has the same manufacturer and procedure code as the current device, the upgrade request may be approved regardless of the devices condition, functionality, and length of use. Cases will continue to be reviewed for medical necessity and may include ensuring compatibility of the new device with the member’s insulin pump.
Adult Long Term Home Health
Due to systems capabilities, the go-live date for the process change for Adult Long-Term Home Health services will be pushed back from October 7, 2024 to October 14, 2024. A new Operational Memo HCPF OM 24-049 issued October 3, 2024 outlines these adjustments and supersedes the previous memo OM 24-045. View Adult LTHH PAR Process Q&A document
Attention Inpatient Providers: IHRP 2.0
Attention Hospital Staff: Senate Bill 18-266 requires Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid program) to implement an evidence-based hospital review program to ensure appropriate utilization of hospital services. The hospital review program created by SB 18-266, known as the Inpatient Hospital Review Program (IHRP) was paused at the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Public Health Emergency. Help is needed in identifying the staff who need to learn about the next generation Inpatient Hospital Review Program - IHRP 2.0.
Enter information in the Inpatient Hospital Review Program (IHRP) 2.0 Stakeholder Engagement Contact Form if wanting to be involved in the Stakeholder Engagement Opportunities for IHRP 2.0, which will begin in early December 2022. Those who have identified interest in participating in further stakeholder engagement opportunities for IHRP 2.0 will receive additional email communication and calendar invitations for stakeholder events. Forward this email to those that you believe should be involved from your hospital. Contact the ColoradoPAR Program Utilization Management Team at hcpf_um@state.co.us with any questions.