B -- ANALYSIS MEDICARE CURRENT BENEFICIARY SURVEY DATA

Notice Date

July 10, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, Health Care Financing Administration, Acquisition and Grants Group, 7500 Security Blvd. C2-21-15, Central Building, Baltimore, MD, 21244-1850

ZIP Code

21244-1850

Description

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), formerly the Health Care Financing Administration intends to award on a sole source basis, under the Simplified Acquisition Procedure (Dollar Threshold of $100,000) a firm fixed price award to the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Box 356490, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98105. The purpose of this acquisition is to assist CMS in the performance of a number of projects including: (1) Analysis of the effectiveness of physician reminders to vaccinate people with Medicare against influenza and other vaccines. (2) Analysis Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey Data (MCBS) to examine if disable people with Medicare are satisfied with their health care. (3) Analysis Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey Data (MCBS) to examine the impact of functional limitations on the health care costs of people with Medicare. (4) Explore the feasibility of using Medicare Part B data to determine if people with Medicare are receiving appropriate electrodiagnostic examinations prior to surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome. (5) Collaborate with the SADMERC on an analysis of DME data to determine the types of wheelchairs obtained by people with Medicare and whether they are rentals or purchased. (6) Support the Peer Review Organizations (PROs) and Networks, providing technical guidance regarding their ongoing quality improvement projects. (7) Review medical issues related to beneficiary complaints as necessary. (8) Act as liaison for the Division of the University of Washington and assist other researchers who use CMS encounter data. The qualified contractor must have experience with a wide variety of research methods and clinical situations. These projects involve the extensive use of Medicare claims data as well as chart abstraction and survey data. The contractor must be familiar with these types of data. In addition, the research methods involved are technically complex and require specialized training to be performed correctly. Finally, the contractor must have the appropriate clinical background, so that the results may be interpreted and disseminated in a suitable manner. Dr. Leighton Chan?s experience is perfect for these projects. He has clinical training as a physiatrist (physical medicine), and specializes in the rehabilitation of elderly and disabled patients. In addition, he has a Masters Degree in Public Health and received health services research training through the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar Program at the University of Washington. He has extensive experience in the analysis of Medicare data including, Part A, Part B, SNF, DME, and MCBS files, and has lectured on the use of Medicare data in health services research. He has a position on the faculty of the University of Washington and is currently involved in several collaborators with other University of Washington faculty members who are using CMS data. He is familiar with the division?s ongoing projects, having worked on them in the past. His continued involvement is crucial to their success. All responsible sources may submit capability statements in consideration to the Agency at the above address.

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010712/SPMSC010.HTM (D-191 SN50R3L0)