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The Practitioner Information Project

Learn about the implementation, benefits, and challenges of the Practitioner Information Project mandated by the 1998 General Assembly. Explore cost-saving measures, options for implementation, and the impact on various stakeholders in the healthcare sector.

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The Practitioner Information Project

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  1. Departmentof Health Professions The Practitioner Information Project Costs, Benefits and Politics Robert A. Nebiker Deputy Director Virginia Department of Health Profession 2001 CLEAR Conference San Antonio,Texas September 14,2001

  2. Departmentof Health Professions The Practitioner Information Project Whose idea was this anyway? • Mandated by the 1998 General Assembly. • Support form hospitals (focus group) and managed care plans. • Best defense is an offense. • Some initial opposition from organized medicine but, supported the bill. • Based on Massachusetts project.

  3. Departmentof Health Professions The Practitioner Information Project What it is… Law mandates: • Medical and post graduate education • Specialty board • Duration in practice • Practice locations/Translating services • Publications • Medicaid participation • Disciplinary actions by Hospitals,plans,professional organizations,etc • Paid claims • Notices and Orders

  4. Departmentof Health Professions The Practitioner Information Project What it may be ….. Optional Information: Telephone number Days of week at practice location Maiden name Email Address Website Address Medicare participation Translation services at secondary practice locations Foreign languages spoken at secondary practice locations Continuing Education Honors and awards

  5. Departmentof Health Professions The Practitioner Information Project • This mandate required several administrative actions: • An appropriation $330k 1st Year ; $250k each subsequent year • Actual cash---Fee increase • Hiring of staff • Letting of a contract

  6. Departmentof Health Professions The Practitioner Information Project Options for Implementation In house: • Establish a professional level position. • Staff out administrative positions. • Make major systems modifications. Out source: • Data collection • Call center • Entire range of needed services including systems

  7. Departmentof Health Professions The Practitioner Information Project Cost Saving- Web Based Entry: • Cost per 100-Data entry by staff…..$260 • Cost per 100- Web/Client entry….$-0- • Number entered on line…..22,897 (80%) • Cost of Web site development..$23,000 • Estimated Savings………$36,540

  8. Departmentof Health Professions The Practitioner Information Project Web Advantages…. • 100,000,000 data entry portals • 24/7 availability • Immediate completion resolution • Fixes responsibility on reporting physician • No paper • No mailing

  9. Departmentof Health Professions The Practitioner Information Project What are the benefits ? • On line (and mail/fax back) access to self reported and limited verified information to 30,000 + • Ability to search by: • Name • Specialty • Locality • Hospital • 97,000 Sessions in 6 weeks (3,068,625 page views)

  10. Departmentof Health Professions The Practitioner Information Project We are for it !!!(Sometimes) • Insurers • Hospitals • Consumers • Elected Officials • Open Records advocates • Press • Medical Society • Local (County) Medical Societies

  11. Departmentof Health Professions The Practitioner Information Project Second Thoughts…. • 1999 medical society: The whole undertaking • 2000 northern Virginia medical groups: Malpractice on the net

  12. Departmentof Health Professions The Practitioner Information Project Third Thoughts… • Senate Bill 10 in the July 2001 Special Session • Made no mention of the Internet/Web • Seems to limit kinds of Orders: • Revocation-OK • Reprimand-OK • Fine-No • Violation/No sanction-No • Reinstatement-No

  13. Departmentof Health Professions The Practitioner Information Project Third thoughts…..Senate Bill 10 • Made no mention of the Internet/Web • Made no mention of Notices • Provided access to “reports or complaints of misconduct that have not resulted in any disciplinary action or proceeding” • 149 Licensees with Notices/Orders per year • 1700 with dismissed cases

  14. Departmentof Health Professions The Practitioner Information Project Where we are…. • Web site is up and the call center is operational • Notices and Orders are available10/06/2001 • We have denied requests for over 300 unfounded complaints • Press is active…..

  15. Departmentof Health Professions The Practitioner Information Project Where we heading…. • SB 59 Pre-filed for the 2002 General Assembly will undo SB 10 as an emergency and makes several technical changes • Less than accurate reporting by physicians . Five such physicians we the subject of Washington Post article. Picked up by other media.

  16. Departmentof Health Professions Visit us …. www.vahealthprovider.com Call: 804-643-4337 Fax:804-643-5375

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