Special Notice – X– MEDICAL WALK-IN CLINIC SERVICES REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Notice Type: Special Notice
Posted Date:
Office Address:
Subject: X-- MEDICAL WALK-IN CLINIC SERVICES REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Classification Code: X - Lease or rental of facilities
Contact: Jabbar PringleContract Specialist (202)632-7341 [email protected] mailto:[email protected]
Description:
VA Program Contracting Office East
VA Program Contracting Office East
REQUEST FOR INFROMATION
Program Contracting Office
(PCO) East -
1100 First Street, NE Suite 735A
BACKGROUND
The
The VHA continues to meet Veterans' changing medical, surgical and quality-of-life needs. New programs provide treatment for traumatic brain injuries, post-traumatic stress, suicide prevention, women Veterans and more. VA has opened outpatient clinics, and established telemedicine and other services to accommodate a diverse Veteran population, and continues to cultivate ongoing medical research and innovation to improve the lives of America's patriots.
VHA operates one of the largest health care systems in the world and provides training for a majority of America's medical, nursing and allied health professionals. Roughly 60 percent of all medical residents obtain a portion of their training at VA hospitals; and VA medical research programs benefit society at-large.
The VA health care system has grown from 54 hospitals in 1930, to include 152 hospitals, 800 community-based outpatient clinics, 126 nursing home care units and 35 domiciliaries.
The information gained from this
B. REQUIREMENTS
It is VHA's intent to obtain information and open dialog with Subject Matter Experts with adequate facilities capable of providing basic medical services to Veterans for situations when access to a VA medical facility is not possible or practical (e.g., after hours, weekends/holidays, when a Veteran is traveling, etc.). The following conditional are mandatory requirements that all facilities providing care to Veterans must meet:
" Facilities must accept
" Facilities must meet all Medicare Conditions of Participation and Conditions for Coverage as required by the
o See the Conditions for Coverage and Conditions of Participation page for further detail (http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/CFCsAndCoPs/index.html
" Any facility or individual on the
o See the
" All services, facilities, and providers shall be in compliance with all applicable federal and state regulatory requirements.
" All facilities shall have a full, current and unrestricted license in the state where the service(s) are delivered and must have same or similar credentials as required by VA
C. OBJECTIVES
VHA is in the process of gathering information on the current marketplace and seeking to learn from Industry experts on the availability of
VHA seeks to satisfy the following objectives:
o Obtain a brief summary of capabilities in delivering a medical services on a walk-in basis to Veterans (after hours, weekends/holidays, when a Veteran is traveling, etc.)
o Obtain written responses to the
D. RFI QUESTIONS
1. Describe your organization's capacity to provide Medical Walk-In Clinic Services.
o How many such clinics do you operate
o Where are each of the clinics located (City and State)
o What are the general hours of service for your clinics (hours per day, opening and closing hours, days per week, holiday hours)
o What is the average clinic capacity per day (on a per patient basis)
o Please proved the low and high capacity ranges
o What is the average waiting time for a
o What type(s) of medical professionals provide services in your clinics (e.g., physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, etc.)
o Describe any plans to expand the number of
2. Describe how you assess the quality of the services provided.
o Do your Walk-in Clinical staff have collaborative practice arrangements with nearby institutions/providers
o Are your clinics accredited and if so, by which accrediting body
o Do you use protocols to guide treatment decisions
o What are your customer service ratings
3. What types of Walk-in Clinic Services do you offer
o Uncomplicated illness
o Complicated illness
o Laboratory Services (point of care and standard lab services)
o Imaging
o Weight loss
o Immunizations
o Physicals
" Other
4. Please provide cost and billing information.
o What is the average cost per clinic visit
o Do you bill private insurance for a clinic visit
" Do you have the ability to collect patient co-payments
5. Describe how you review Clinic staff credentials
" Do you source verify state licensure, education, etc.
6. Please describe your company's capacity for Electronic Medical Records interoperability.
7. Please describe any work your company currently performs that is specific to the Veteran community.
8. Please describe how your Walk-in Medical clinics coordinate care with patients' other providers
o How is medication reconciliation accomplished
SMALL BUSINESS UTILIZATION
Is your company a small business or other socioeconomic concern (Small Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, or HUBZone) If your company is not a small business or other socioeconomic concern, what is your company's plan to include small business participation
E. RESPONSES
Responses to this
It is noted that comments, questions, and the Government's answers will be posted to FedBizOpps. Accordingly, information will NOT be treated as proprietary, unless specifically stated otherwise.
F. DISCLAIMER
In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This
Link/URL: https://www.fbo.gov/notices/ac37bc2ed2522a50fca87c303c105c06
Sources Sought Notice – Customer Support Front-End Systems (CSFES)
Advisor News
Annuity News
Health/Employee Benefits News
Life Insurance News