R -- ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF A FORMULA TO CALCULATE INDIRECT MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENTS TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS.

Notice Date

April 26, 2001

Contracting Office

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13A-19 Rockville, MD 20857

ZIP Code

20857

Solicitation Number

230-BHPR-6(1)

Point of Contact

Jan Leahey, Contract Specialist; phone, 301.443.2583

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contract specialist via (jleahey@hrsa.gov)

Description

The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, (HHS, HRSA) has a requirement for a contractor to conduct an analysis and determination of an appropriate formula used to calculate indirect medical education (IME) payments to children's teaching hospitals. The HRSA Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Graduate Medical Education Branch anticipates that this Project will be conducted in two Phases. The purpose of Phase I will be to: 1) to assess the formula currently used by the Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program in calculating IME payments for children's hospitals; 2) develop an analytic workplan for developing an analytically justified IME payment formula that is specific to children's teaching hospitals; and 3) develop recommendations for assessing the impact of IME payments provided by the CHGME program on children's hospitals. The purpose of Phase II will be to implement and test recommendations for the development of an analytically justified IME payment. Prospective offerors must possess extensive experience and expertise in operations research, health economics, hospital finance, and health services research with a special focus on pediatrics, and graduate medical education. Additionally, offerors shall demonstrate knowledge, experience, and research related to the characteristics of teaching hospitals, the populations they serve, and estimations of costs associated with these characteristics, as compared with non-teaching hospitals. Experience in assessing these costs for children's teaching hospitals is important to the successful completion of this project. All responsible sources interested in receiving a copy of this solicitation should submit their request in writing to Ms. Jan Leahey, at the aforementioned address, via e-mail at jleahey@hrsa.gov, or via facsimile on (301) 443-6038; citing Request for Proposal (RFP) 230-BHPr-6(1). The solicitation will be available approximately 15 days from publication of this notice and will close approximately 30 days from the date of issuance. You may be capable of accessing the solicitation electronically at the following web site: www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/contract.htm. If you are able to download the solicitation electronically, please e-mail your name, address, and phone number to jleahey@hrsa.gov, so that you may be included on our source list. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the aforementioned Internet site for the release of this solicitation and any future amendments to the solicitation.

Web Link

click here to download a copy of the RFP (www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/contract.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010430/RSOL004.HTM (W-116 SN50K3X5)