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Tripler Joint Venture Update

Tripler Joint Venture Update. Ms. Brenda Horner Mr. John Holes 2007 Joint Venture Conference 6 March 2007. Agenda. Overview of the Sharing Initiative Where we are today? Goals Progress to date 5 Things We Do Well 5 Things We Need Lessons Learned Contact Information. Overview.

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Tripler Joint Venture Update

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  1. Tripler Joint Venture Update Ms. Brenda Horner Mr. John Holes 2007 Joint Venture Conference 6 March 2007

  2. Agenda • Overview of the Sharing Initiative • Where we are today? • Goals • Progress to date • 5 Things We Do Well • 5 Things We Need • Lessons Learned • Contact Information

  3. Overview • Designated in July 1991 as a Joint Venture site • VA Pacific Island Health Care system relocated to the Tripler Campus in 2000, following 5 years of construction • 5 year Master Sharing Agreement signed in 2002—expires Dec 2007 • Annual Reimbursements for all services between agencies exceed $13M/year • Designated NDAA 2003 DEMO Site for Budget and Finance • Actively participate in Joint Incentive Fund

  4. Free-Standing5-Level Parking Facility 1997 Matsunaga Ambulatory Care Center 2000 1988 TAMC Upgrade & Addition VA Medical & Regional Office Center 1999 60-Bed Center for Aging 1997 DoD/VA Joint Venture History • 1991 - Undersecretary of the Army and Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs approve the Joint Venture for Hawaii • 1993 – Established Tripler ward staffed by VA primarily for VA patients (Ward 3B2)

  5. Overview (Con’t) Goals: • Construct Ambulatory Care Center • Maximize use of State Veteran Home at Hilo • Jointly explore creative ways to provide additional support at marginal cost. Potential new sharing initiatives include: • TAMC becoming ‘prime vendor’ for PIHCS • PIHCS embedding specialists into TAMC for stability of service • Simplifying MSA • Creating joint venture policies • 4 new JIFs being developed for FY2007 Data Call • Create sub acute unit • Streamline manual administrative processes

  6. Progress to Date • CAD/CAM Orthotics (’04 JIF) • Dialysis Unit operated by PIHCS (’05 JIF) • Pain Management (’05 JIF) • Opened PRRP unit (2006) • VAPIHCS Hospitalist and Ophthalmologist embedded into TAMC staff • Incorporated provisions to support GME into reimbursement methodology • Last year of the DEMO Project (ends Sept 07)

  7. 5 Things We Do Well • Patient-centered focus • Joint Incentive Projects • Open and frank communications; agree to disagree • Thinking outside the box • Focus on the mission

  8. 5 Things Needed • Capability to use barter • Current policies and procedures restrict win-win • Streamline administrative processes • Intensive manual efforts are currently required • Unified IT support • Supports data gathering and decision making • Simplified JIF proposals • Concept papers in Phase I; Business Case Analysis in Phase II • Reimburse DOD by use of VISTA FEE • Requires EFT vs. IPAC

  9. Lessons Learned Fee System Workload Capture - DFAS does not permit VA to pay using EFT • Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS) requires use of the Intra-governmental Pay and Collection System (IPAC) for VA to reimburse DoD for services. • Results in payments outside of the VA’s FEE system. • VISTA FEE can pay using electronic fund transfer (EFT) or credit card, but not IPAC. • IPAC is the “preferred method” of payment between governmental agencies. • For VAPIHCS, non-VA workload constitutes 40% of their annual budget or approximately $40 million. • For VA/DoD joint ventures to succeed, a standardized solution needs to be reached and implemented.

  10. Lessons Learned Improvements in Consult Management and Appointing/Creation of the VA Referral Center • The need was to decrease unauthorized workload, to provide clinical review of the consultation to ensure completeness, and to track consults • Assets (3+FTE) were dedicated to process consults and appoint VA patients. These assets were co-located with the Utilization Management staff (2 FTE). • Result was a reduction in unauthorized care, improvements in timeliness and tracking of authorizations and ease in the coordination of patient care

  11. Lessons LearnedJoint Ventures are not for the Timid

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