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Proposal to Medical Scheme/Administrator Index of the presentation Brief resume of SP Net Service offering by SP Net to Medical Scheme/Administrator Format of proposed contract with Medical Scheme/Administrator Proposed risk sharing model Risk sharing arrangement for downstream costs Benefits of the MFFS over Capitation for low cost options IPA Foundation structure IPA Foundation offering to Schemes/Administrators
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SAMDP Provider Network (SP Net) Is a national network of General Practitioners (GP) affiliated to 21 Independent Providers Associations (IPAs) Represents 1 100 (GPs) spread all over the country We have a strong presence in Gauteng; Limpopo; Mpumalanga; Free State ; North West and KZN SP Net is an association of IPAs SP Net has a company called SP NX Management Services that contracts on behalf of SP Net affiliated doctors SP NX is a legal persona and is registered as a (Pty) Limited, has contracts with the medical industry players, government and other service providers SP Net is part of a national GP network called the IPA Foundation that comprises of the SAMCC; ASAIPA and DFPA
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Service offering by SP Net Negotiate and sign contracts on behalf of all its affiliated IPAs and doctors Contract doctors on behalf of the scheme/administrator Do Quality Assurance on contracts: Peer Mentoring and Peer Review Process; Devise quality measures that need monitoring with schemes Negotiate alternate reimbursement models for providers Communicates regularly with its members via monthly newsletters, website, e mails, SMS, fax and telephone Organize CPD meetings and other activities for the IPAs and their doctors Do regular road-shows (visits) to the various IPAs affiliated to SP Net
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Service offering by SP Net to Medical Scheme/Administrator Sign a master contract with Medical Scheme/Administrator on behalf of the IPAs and the doctors where Medical Scheme/Administrator requires providers Contracted doctors will be expected to sign a provider undertaking contract Monitor the utilisation and performance of the doctors on this contract Do peer mentoring and peer management Set up, together with Medical Scheme/Administrator, quality assurance criteria and monitor these Set up a management committee with Medical Scheme/Administrator where we will have monthly management meeting where data and information is shared
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Format of proposed contract with Medical Scheme/Administrator Preferred Provider Network (PPN) that will have doctors charging a Managed Fee for Service (MFFS) Designated Service Provider (DSP) contract whereby the contracted doctors will manage the CDLs and the primary care of the other PMBs (DTPs) Medical Scheme/Administrator will not transfer the risk to SP Net; therefore there is no need presently for SP Net to register as an MCO SP Net provides outsourced function to Medical Scheme/Administrator and will share risk with Medical Scheme/Administrator by managing downstream costs SP Net has similar low cost option contract (Frontier Plan) with Thebemed We have contracts with other administrators that operate along the same lines of sharing risk rather than risk transfer If need be, SP Net can take a capitation contract and outsource the management of a cap to the administrator or any other company
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Proposed Managed Fee For Service model for consults and medicines SP Net will assume 100% cover for the consults and acute medicines Managed Fee For Service (MFFS: consult plus medicines) of R240; limited to 10 visits per member per annum Professional fees (consult): R190 plus R50 for medicines Chronics (PMB) Consult plus SEP for medicines plus 16% Chronic visits limited to a maximum of six visits per annum Non dispensing doctor to script based on formulary
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Risk sharing arrangement for downstream costs (future arrangement) This will be a retrospective payment based on meeting the target budget for these costs. Sharing of savings can be done at the end of a benefit year once all the costs have been finalized. Savings will be shared based on the percentage reflected in the following manner; SP Net: Medical Scheme/Administrator Optometry: 20:80, through subcontracting or 100% to Medical Scheme/Administrator Pathology: 20:80 Radiology: 20:80 Hospitalisation: 10:90 HIV cover 0:100 Auxiliary Services 0:100 Out of network 0:100
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Benefits of the MFFS over the Capitation contract Managed fee for serviceCapitation Administration of the product done by Medical Scheme/Administrator and has full access to utilisation data No access to utilisation data Members are part of the overall system of managing scheme’s clients Outsourced function where it is like a situation where members are ‘dumped’ Do administration on behalf of its membersCap company may not have good systems Direct payment by scheme to participating doctors Medical Scheme/Administrator is able to give full report to CMS regarding management of its members; has ability to communicate directly with its members with confidence There may be non payment of doctor by cap company Company providing capitation may not have this ability; possibility of removing accreditation of this company because of non- compliance
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Benefits of MFFS contract SP Net will be part of the outsourced service providers to administrator SP Net will be paid a monthly fee for services rendered Medical Scheme/Administrator is part of growing the network and devising quality assurance criteria Administrator and the scheme do not lose control regarding what is happening to the members Administrators/schemes can outsource function similar to a cap; but cannot outsource responsibility
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Proposed fee for the low cost option to be paid to SP Net SP Net takes 100% cover for consults and medicines; therefore this fee should be drawn from fees that are to be paid to the doctors for these services We propose a fee that is based on the number of visits -1 to 1 000 lives : X Rands per visit -1001 to 4 999 lives : X – R2 per visit -5 000 to 9999 lives : X – R5 per visit -10 000 lives a flat fee of per visit X – R7 Alternatively; a flat fee of Y Rands per principal member per month This fee will cover peer mentoring and other management functions; but exclude peer review The Peer Review fee will be negotiated and paid for separately
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The Independent Practitioner Association Foundation (IPA Foundation) structure Is a collective of 4 IPA network in SA, viz -SP Net -Alliance of South African Independent Practitioners Associations (ASAIPA), -South African Managed Care Cooperative (SAMCC) and -Dispensing Family Practitioners Association (DFPA) The Foundation has a combined membership in excess of 5 000 GPs. This makes it the largest GP network in the country It is fully committed to access to affordable quality healthcare, transparency, and aims to enhance the coordinator role of the GP. It is an “Open Network” member can attend any doctor affiliated It also contracts with non IPA affiliated GPs
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IPA Foundation offering to schemes National footprint across any demographic line PPN; Primary care for PMBs (DSP); PBR model; Quality Measurements Has contracted with an MCO that will provide full back office support, including a call centre Has contracted with an independent profiling company that will do analysis of contact data and present it for peer review Has signed with one client and is in a process of signing with others Have an existing contract (Forum) which may be reversed to the Foundation once it is fully registered Will be registered as a Section 21 company and has made a presentation of its contract and structure to the CC; awaiting this approval Has an intention of registering as an MCO later Can take full risk once registered as an MCO Presently provides risk sharing models only
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