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CONSULTANT´S SERVICES TO SUPPORT TECHNICAL WORK TO ENSURE THE ADEQUACY OF THE HZZO AND HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR IMPLEMENTING A DRG-BASED PAYMENT SYSTEM

Request For Expressions of Interest

General Information
Country:   Croatia
Notice/Contract Number:   REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Publication Date:   Nov 8, 2006
Deadline:   Nov 28, 2006
Funding Agency:   World Bank
Buyer:   EMS & INVEST PLANNING (DEMSIP)
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   Mr. Spaso Vulić
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
Ksaver 200a
10000 Zagreb
Zagreb 10000
Croatia
Telephone:   385 (01) 4607-517
Fax:   385 (01) 4607-520
Email:   Click here
Web Site:   http://www.mzss.hr

Assignments

 

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REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE

PHRD GRANT TF053150
FOR PREPARATION OF THE SUSTAINBLE HEALTH SYSTEM PROJECT

CONSULTANT´S SERVICES

TO SUPPORT TECHNICAL WORK TO ENSURE THE ADEQUACY OF THE HZZO AND HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR IMPLEMENTING A DRG-BASED PAYMENT SYSTEM

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

The Republic of Croatia has received a Grant from Japanese Government for preparation of the sustainable Health System in Croatia (TF053150), and intends to apply a part of the proceeds of this grant to support the technical work to Ensure the Adequacy of the HZZO and Hospital Information Systems for Implementing a DRG-Based Payment System.

The consulting firm is expected to:

o Carry out a Gap Analysis of Information Systems at HZZO and the four (4) Pilot Hospitals for Implementing a DRG-based Financing System;
o Do Pilot Planning, Implementation, Monitoring and Adjustment;
o Do Planning for National Implementation for DRG-based financing system (in additional 12 hospitals);
o Carry out Education of IT staff in Pilot Hospitals for DRG-based Payment.

The consulting firm is expected to begin the assignment within 4 weeks from the date of contract signing and to complete it within the period of 4 months.

During the duration period of the assignment, the consultant shall work closely with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare now invites eligible consulting firms to indicate their interest in provision of the above mentioned services. Interested consulting firms must provide information indicating their qualification in providing the services (brochures, description of similar assignments-client list and experience in related working conditions).

A consulting firm will be awarded a contract in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, May 2004.

The selection procedure shall follow the CQ (Selection based on Consultants Qualifications) method as specified in the above mentioned World Bank’s Guidelines.

The consulting firms shall be assessed based on the following criteria:

• Demonstrated experience with developing information systems – that are currently in use and have a demonstrable track record – in other countries to support a DRG-based payment system;
• Demonstrated experience in training hospital staff in the use of information systems and specifically in the use of information systems for DRG-based payments;
• Demonstrated experience in project planning and execution;
• Familiarity with information systems being used in other transition-economies to support DRG- based financing systems;
• Specific familiarity with the Australian DRG system and information system requirements as implemented in Australia or elsewhere, would be an advantage; and
• Experience with the Croatian Health Insurance Fund (HZZO) and/or Croatian hospital information systems would be an advantage.


Interested consultants may obtain further information and the ToR at the Ministry’s web site at www.mzss.hr or at the address indicated below from 9:00 to 16:00 every working day.

Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address indicated below not later than November 28 2006.


Republic of Croatia
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare PHRD Grant No. TF053150
“EOI – DO NOT OPEN!”
Ksaver 200a
10000 Zagreb


Contact person: Mr. Spaso Vulić, Ph.D.
tel.: 385 (01) 4607-517
fax: 385 (01) 4607-520
e-mail: : Spaso.Vulic@mzss.hr



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