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Stratus™ is the claims data aggregation tool that is being offered to SIM practices to access patient and practice level data in one portal across participating payers in order to analyze data, identify potential cost savings, and high-utilizers. The SIM office and payers have invested in this resource with the intention that the tool be used to support practice-level transformation, at both a care delivery and business practice level. Learn more at www.bestdoctors.com/analytics.
The SIM office recognizes the benefits that Stratus™ can offer, which is why we will continue to provide one license per practice site at no cost through the end of June 2019. To take advantage of this no-cost opportunity, please submit a Stratus™ license request via this form. This form should only take a few minutes to complete. Once you submit the form you will receive an email confirming license activation from Best Doctors (Teladoc), which will include Stratus training resources. This confirmation typically takes a few days, but can take up to a week.
Stratus™ is an interactive claims data aggregation tool, which allows providers to filter down to practice and patient level data and build custom reports. The data within Stratus™ is scheduled to be updated quarterly and is submitted to Best Doctors (Teladoc) directly from payers, or from the All Payer Claims Database (APCD). Currently, six payers are supporting the Stratus™ data aggregation tool, including Medicaid, Medicare, Anthem, Cigna, United, and Rocky Mountain Health Plans. The data that payers are submitting to Stratus™ are based on their proprietary attribution methodologies. If you have questions regarding the data that is available within Stratus™, please reach out to your payer representatives, which can be found on your SIM welcome letter.
If you have questions about Stratus, please reach out to Elizabeth Mattes with the SIM office (elizabeth.mattes@state.co.us)
The Milliman cost and utilization reports are statics reports and utilizes practice level claims data itemized by line of business (Medicare, Medicaid, commercial) to provides insights into nine SIM cost and utilization metrics. The data reflected in the cost and utilization reports comes from the APCD and encompasses all payers. These reports utilize the SIM standard attribution methodology, and therefore will differ from the data within the Stratus™ tool. These reports are scheduled to be updated quarterly and can be accessed via the SPLIT tool.
If you have questions about the Milliman cost and utilization reports, please reach out to Nathan Drashner with the SIM office (nathan.drashner@state.co.us) or Katie Matthews with Milliman (Katie.Matthews@milliman.com)
Stratus™ Training Guide and Use Case Videos – As a friendly reminder, when you received log-in information for Stratus™, you also received a training guide and videos, which provide an introduction and overview of Stratus™, navigation of the tool, as well a specific use cases. If you are a Stratus™ license holder and cannot access these resources, please reach out to Elizabeth Mattes with the SIM office (elizabeth.mattes@state.co.us)
Appendix tab in Stratus – Once you log-in to your Stratus™ account, included in the appendix tab are an FAQ, glossary, as well as common use cases to assist in your navigation of the tool
Help Desk – Any Stratus™ related questions, from resetting passwords to navigating the tool and training assistance, can be submitted via the help desk within the Stratus™ tool, www.bestdoctors.com/contact-us/support.
To take advantage of this no-cost opportunity and access the data aggregation tool, please submit a Stratus™ license request via this form. This form should only take a few minutes to complete. Once you submit the form you will receive an email confirming license activation from Best Doctors (Teladoc), which will include Stratus™ training resources. This confirmation typically takes a few days, but can take up to a week.
If you have questions or comments about Stratus™, please reach out to Elizabeth Mattes with the SIM office, Elizabeth.mattes@state.co.us.
November 30, 2018: Data was updated from the following payers: Anthem, Rocky Mountain Health Plans, United, Cigna, and Medicare (for CPC+, CPC+/SIM, and SIM practices)
*We continue to experience delays with Medicaid claims data. As a result, data from this health plan are not updated in Stratus™ at this time. This issue is being addressed and SIM will update practices when the next round of claims data are available.
February 28, 2019: Data is scheduled to be updated and is expected to include the following payers: Anthem, Rocky Mountain Health Plans, United, Cigna, and Medicare (for CPC+, CPC+/SIM, and SIM practices).
*Medicaid will be delayed, but scheduled to be updated in Stratus™ in late March
May 31, 2019: Data is scheduled to be updated and is expected to include the following payers: Anthem, Rocky Mountain Health Plans, United, Cigna, Medicaid, and Medicare (for CPC+, CPC+/SIM, and SIM practices)
Please note: Data may not be available for some practices at this time and we are working to address this. Practices should check with payer representatives about whether you will receive data from them through Stratus™. The contact information for your payer representatives can be found on your SIM welcome letter that you received at the beginning of your participation in SIM. If you do not have this information, please contact Elizabeth Mattes (Elizabeth.mattes@state.co.us) for assistance.
Best Doctors will be continuing to offer monthly Stratus™ training webinars through June 2019 for practice transformation organizations (PTOs) and SIM practices in cohorts 1, 2, and 3. Regardless of your level of experience using Stratus™, this training is an opportunity to learn how to use Stratus™ to turn data into actionable information.
Dates for webinars can be found below. Stratus™ license holders will receive an email from Best Doctors with more information about how to attend. If you did not receive an email, and would like to participate in this training opportunity, please reach out to Elizabeth Mattes with the SIM office, Elizabeth.mattes@state.co.us.
As a friendly reminder, Stratus™ licenses will be disabled after a period of time without activity. If your account has been disabled due to activity, it can quickly be resolved by contacting the help desk. You should receive an alert that states your account has been disabled due to inactivity, which includes a link to the help desk page. Once you submit a ticket, your license should be reactivated within 24 hours.
If you have questions or comments, please reach out to Elizabeth Mattes with the SIM office, Elizabeth.mattes@state.co.us.
Training
Date
Location
How to Participate
Collaborative Learning Session
March 7, 2019
Denver Metro Area
Register
March 8, 2019
Grand Junction
Monthly Best Doctors Webinars
12-1pm MST
January 16, 2019
February 20, 2019
March 20, 2019
April 17, 2019
May 15, 2019
June 19, 2019
Contact Name
Contact Email
Reason for Contacting
Dan Vizzini
danielvizzini@gmail.com
Contact for more information about the MPC, data aggregation project, or setting up a license
Best Doctors Help Desk
productsupport@bestdoctors.com
Contact for help with Stratus™, or questions specific to the tool
Matt Suppin
msuppin@bestdoctors.com
Contact for more information about the Practice Engagement Workgroup
Elizabeth Mattes
Elizabeth.mattes@state.co.us
Contact for more information about SIM, Stratus, or to schedule a training
