Notice of Availability of Contract for Provider Peer Groupings
The Minnesota Department of Health requests proposals from qualified respondents to develop a request for information (RFI) to solicit methods of constructing comparisons between health care providers on a composite measure of cost and quality and to invite stakeholders to put forth ideas related to these efforts; to synthesize and organize material submitted in response to the RFI for the purposes of informing and supporting a work group; to conduct any additional background research necessary to complement responses to the RFI; to coordinate, facilitate and staff a formal work group process about how to most appropriately compare providers on a composite measure of cost and quality; and to write a preliminary and final report with the work group’s recommendations.
Work is proposed to start after January 19, 2009.
A Request for Proposals will be available by e-mail and direct mail from this office. A written request (by e-mail or direct mail) is required to receive the Request for Proposal.
The Request for Proposal can be obtained from:
Mat Spaan
Health Economics Program
Minnesota Department of Health
85 E. Seventh Place, Suite 220
Saint Paul, MN 55101
651-201-5171 (phone)
651-201-5179 (fax)
Mat.Spaan@state.mn.us
Proposals submitted in response to the Request for Proposals in this advertisement must be received at the address above no later than 4:00 p.m., Central Time, December 19, 2008. Late proposals will not be considered. Fax or e-mailed proposals will not be considered.
This request does not obligate the State to complete the work contemplated in this notice. The State reserves the right to cancel this solicitation. All expenses incurred in responding to this notice are solely the responsibility of the responder.
