THE CONTRACT IS YOUR PRE-NUP Presented by: Dr. Carol Law
Jan 17, 2016
THE CONTRACT IS YOUR PRE-NUP
Presented by: Dr. Carol Law
Looking For Love In So Many
Places
•Bid Lists
•Meeting at conferences
• Local Vendors
•Association Members – SAPAA-DATIA
Finding Your TPA
•Negotiated
• Lowest Bid
•RFP – Point allocations
Sorting Through the Possibilities
Request For Proposal (RFP)
• What should you ask for in the RFP and include in the final contract
Request For Proposal (RFP)
• How long is the contract and is it renewable – is longer better?
Who Will …
1. Vet the Lab2. Select the MRO3. Locate Collection Sites4. Vet the credentials of the
site
Who Will …
5. Select randoms/alternates6. Find a SAP7. Manage Follow-up Program
• How will the randoms be handled
• What reports will be provided
–Example – MIS
–¼ Activity summary
Also Define
Third Party Administrator
(TPA)
What should or can the TPA do?
• Select randoms/alternates
• Provide reports
• Notify you of missed randoms
• Keep you up to date on rule changes
What should or can the TPA do?
• Act as Intermediary in the Transmission of Tests
• Lab – MRO-TPA-Company -----• BAT-TPA (NEG ONLY)
• Can they simulcast?
• Answer questions with citations
• Assist with corrective actions
What should or can the TPA do?
What can the TPA not do?
–Lab Results – TPA
–Medical Information
–SAP Reports
–Determine whether to test
If the TPA is going to keep your records
• Make sure it is in the Contract
• Ask how they will be handled
• What will happen if they stop being
your TPA?
If the TPA is Also the MRO
• Does the MRO supervise his/her
staff?
Credentials A Must
• Minimum 1 million/test
–Professional Liability
–General Liability
Insurance
• Certification for the TPA and the MRO
• DUN#
• References – make sure you call them
Other Credentials
On the Road
• Phone
• Citations
When you have a question
• Direct Deposit
• Check
• Net 30?
How is payment to be made?
End of the Road
• Under What Condition?
– Poor performance
• Closing of Business
– Notice
• Firing the Client
– Notification in writing
– Test results to delinquent customers
Termination
Questions?