Cook County Health (Cch) Request For Proposal (Rfp) # H19-0027 Title .

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COOK COUNTY HEALTH (CCH)REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) # H19-0027TITLE:Physician and Facility Billing and Coding and Claims Management Services usingArtificial Intelligence SoftwareGENERAL DESCRIPTION:CCH seeks proposals to provide Physician and Facility Billing andCoding and Claims Management Services.DATE ISSUED:October 31, 2019PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE DATE:November 7, 2019 by 1 p.m. CSTVENDOR QUESTIONS DUE DATE:November 8, 2019 by 2 p.m. CSTPROPOSAL DUE DATE:December 5, 2019 by 2 p.m. CSTProposal shall be delivered between the hours of 8:00 AM (CST) and 2:00 PM (CST) to:Cook County HealthC/O John H. Stroger Jr., Hospital of Cook County1969 West Ogden Ave., Lower Level Room # 250AChicago, IL 60612Attention: Supply Chain Management DepartmentPlease note that it takes approximately 20 minutes to pass security and walk to room 250A. Delivery ofproposals must include the Proposal Acknowledgement form included in this document.Please direct all RFP questions to: purchasing@cookcountyhhs.org. Responses to any questions willbe distributed to all RFP participants.A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held on November 7, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. CST. Location Cook CountyHospital Professional Building, 1950 W. Polk St., 5th Floor Room # 5217, Chicago, IL 60612.All parties interested in responding to this RFP are urged to attend in person, however a conferencenumber will be provided for those unable to attend in person. Please refer to the Instruction toProposers of the RFP for details.The RFP and related Addenda will be posted at CCH’s website (http://www.cookcountyhealth.org)under the “Doing Business with CCH” tab.1

TABLE OF CONTENTS:Contents1.Background .42.Purpose.43.Schedule .44.Scope of work .54.1General Functionality .54.2Other General Functional Requirements .64.3Project Implementation and Training .74.4Training .74.5Maintenance and Support .74.6Reporting .84.7Additional Requirements .84.8Contract Term.85.5.1Cover letter .95.2Proposed Solution .95.3Qualifications of the Proposer .95.4Key Personnel .105.5MBE/WBE Participation .105.6Financial Status .115.7Conflict of Interest .115.8Insurance Requirements .115.9Contract .115.10Legal Actions .115.11Economic Disclosure Statement .125.12Pricing Proposal submission .125.13Addenda .136.Evaluation and Selection Process .136.1Evaluation Process .136.2Right to Inspect.136.3Consideration for Contract .147.2Required Proposal Content .8Evaluation Criteria .14

7.1Responsiveness of Proposal .147.2Technical Proposal .147.3Reasonableness of Overall Price.147.4Other Qualitative Criteria .148.Instructions to Proposers .148.1Questions and Inquiries .158.2Pre-proposal Conference .158.3Time for submission .158.4Format .168.5Number of Copies .168.6Packaging and Labeling .168.7Timely delivery of Proposals .168.8Availability of Documents .168.9Mandatory Site Visit-None .168.10Alteration/Modification of Original Documents .178.11Cost of Proposer Response .178.12Proposer’s Responsibility for Services Proposed .178.13RFP Interpretation .178.14Errors and Omissions .178.15Proposal Material .178.16Confidentiality and Response Cost and Ownership .178.17Awards .188.18CCH County Rights .188.19Cancellation of RFP; Requests for New or Updated Proposals .189.Proposal Acknowledgement Form .1910.Definitions .20Attachment A, Submitted Claims .22Attachment B, CCH-HIS Vendor Questionnaire .25Attachment C, CCH-Medical Records Coding Requirements .263

1.BackgroundThe Cook County Health (“CCH” or “System”) is a unit within Cook County government. CCH provides afull continuum of health care services through its seven operating entities, referred to as System Affiliates.System Affiliates provide a broad range of services from specialty and primary care to emergency, acute,outpatient, rehabilitation and preventative care. CCH services are offered without regard to a patient’seconomic status or ability to pay.The System operates John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, which is a tertiary, acute care hospitaland Provident Hospital of Cook County, a community acute care hospital. The System also operates thefollowing: 1) the Ambulatory and Community Health Network, a system of sixteen (16) clinics offeringprimary care services in medically underserved areas and schools; 2) the Cook County Department of PublicHealth, the certified local public health department for most parts of suburban Cook County, whichprovides limited clinical services, as well as communicable disease control, environmental health andprevention and education services; 3) Cermak Health Services of Cook County, a health facility operatedwithin the confines of the Cook County Department of Corrections which provides health screening,primary and specialty care for detainees; 4) Ruth M. Rothstein Core Center, a comprehensive care centerfor HIV and other infectious diseases; and 5) Oak Forest Health Center of Cook County.2.PurposeThe Cook County Health and Hospitals System seeks to identify the most competitive proposer(s) toprovide Physician and Facility Billing and Coding Services and Claims Management Using ArtificialIntelligence Software.Through the provision of services identified in this RFP, the selected proposer shall assist CCH in meetingthe following business goals and objectives:a. Improve efficiencies throughout the claim management process and reduce the number of deniedclaims3.ScheduleCCH anticipates the following schedule.Activity4Estimated Date1. RFP posted to the websiteOctober 31, 20192. Pre Proposal ConferenceNovember 7, 2019 by 1:00 pm3. Proposer Inquiry DeadlineNovember 8, 2019 by 2:00 pm4. Response to Inquiries – TentativeNovember 19, 20195. Proposal Due DateDecember 5, 2019 by 2:00 pm6. Evaluation of Proposals – TentativeDecember 2019 - January 2020

4.Scope of workCCH requires the services of a contractor possessing all licenses and registrations required by the State ofIllinois that has the capability to provide secure network compliant with all HIPAA regulations in order tointerface with the Siemens INVISION System currently utilize by CCH.A. Historical AttributesThe Gross Patient Services Revenues (Charges) was 1.69 Billion in FY2018. Refer to AttachmentA, Submitted Claims, for FY2018 Submitted Claims and Payor Mix.4.1General FunctionalityA. The Proposer must use technology such as artificial intelligence (narrow or general) andautomated deep learning software to process CCH claims data to include cross matching onall Physician and Facility claims (837 I/P, 835, etc.). Must have payor contract automationcapability.B. The proposed solution must demonstrate its use of artificial intelligence technology to selectand process all billing accounts that remain unpaid at day 1 after discharge date. This includesgenerating/regenerating bills, submitting/resubmitting to the payor regardless of the payor.Please note all reimbursements shall be made directly to CCH.C. The proposer must demonstrate its technology is used to automatically query physicians,coding and billing staff for the completion of documentation as well as use artificialintelligence and automation tools to ensure the accuracy of coding and billing and ongoingreporting of billing and coding throughout the revenue cycle management process: Medical Records RetrievalDaily Eligibility VerificationRemittance Advise and EOBsClaims Follow-upsPre-claims identification of Covered and Non-covered servicesForecast Claim reimbursementPrecertification and AuthorizationAutomated Claims analysis and corrections for resubmissionPatient Access data entry productivity and accuracy reportingPhysician level /Division/Practice level dashboards and reportingD. The proposed solution should be able to train staff on appropriate documentation usingapplicable standards such as NCCI, Milliman, and knowledge of specialty billing requirements.E. The proposed solution must have automated and ongoing audits of claims documentation.F. The proposed solution must be compliant with all regulations at all times, to include state andfederal. Must be able to process claims in compliance with the State of Illinois 2360 form.G. The proposed solution must have the ability to use the CCH system to electronically send andreceive data between the Proposer and CCH billing systems.5

H. The proposed solution must have Health Information Management (HIM) capabilities thatinclude certified Coders and Billers to process All Claim Types for Inpatient; Outpatient;Anesthesia; Dental; Ancillary Services, etc. See Attachment C – CCH Medical Records CodingRequirements.I.Proposer should provide the number and specialty of providers billed for in prior/currentengagements.J.Proposer should indicate the type of entity: health system, faculty practice plan, and freestanding medical group.K. Proposer must have capability to process over 10,000 claims per week.L. Proposer must provide physician and staff continuous training on revenue cycleimprovements based on productivity analysis. Physician training shall be based on trends,denials, and best practices to ensure claims problems seen downstream are fed-back toPhysicians in order to improve upstream practices.M. Proposer should indicate the specific Billing and Coding and Claims Management functionscompleted in previous/ current engagements.N. Proposer must provide an overall diagram of claims processing and clearly delineatepercentage of its Billing and Coding and Claims Management services completed with the useof artificial intelligence versus that completed by staff (human) involvement.O. Proposer must have HL7 interfacing capability to Cerner and ability to perform monthly GLmapping.P. Proposer must disclose any patents/patents pending on its artificial intelligence, deeplearning and other software technologies.Q. Proposer must have ability to electronically access and post adjustments as necessary intoCCH systems.R. Proposer must have the ability to (re) generate, prepare and mail patient statements uponthe insurer’s adjudication and determination of patient responsibility.4.2Other General Functional RequirementsProposer must demonstrate in its Proposal that it has provided Physician and Facility Billing andclaims management services to other similar size Healthcare Systems and Physician Groups andPayor Mix for at least three (3) years predominantly relying on artificial intelligence and deeplearning software. The Proposer must have physician coding and documentation experiencepreferably in complex or academic medical teaching environments. Additionally, the proposedsolution will demonstrate its ability to perform the following based on actual past performance: 6Use predictive artificial intelligence software to identify and flag claims prior to

4.3submission/resubmission likely to be denied.Illustrate the ability of its artificial intelligence software to increase CCH’s first claimacceptance rate.Illustrate the ability to use artificial intelligence and self-learning software to correct andreprocess previously denied claims.Illustrate the ability to use artificial intelligence and deep learning software to reducethe number of manual errors, untimely filings and denied claims.Through its use of artificial intelligence and self-learning software improve workflowsand continuously automate tasks.Use real time automated alerts throughout the Billing and Coding and ClaimsManagement lifecycle.Provide a real time dashboard that shows the status of each claim and to identify, track,trend and report denials.Use artificial intelligence and contract management software to estimate expectedreimbursements.Decrease accounts receivables with denial management improvements.Estimate payment responsibility during the scheduling process or at the time ofpresentation.Project Implementation and TrainingProposer shall be responsible for developing and maintaining a Implementation Project Plan andProject Schedule. The Project Plan and Project Schedule define and reflect the Proposer’sapproach to executing the scope of work.The Project Plan shall document the framework for key project activities, for example,infrastructure setup, needs analysis, configuration, security, report and interface development,testing data conversion, and training.4.4TrainingThe Proposer will provide a minimum of ten (10) End Users of which three (3) will beAdministrator level users AND an unlimited number of client access users with read only rightswith comprehensive training on all system functionality including the following training:1. Onsite training to CCH staff2. Online training to members3. Train the trainer, administrator and technical training, report creation, member trainingetc.4.57Maintenance and Support1. Proposer shall provide telephone and email support during business hours MondayFriday.2. Availability of Services: Proposes solution must be available 24 hours a day, 7 days aweek, at least 98% of the time on an annual basis, excluding normal maintenanceand/or other scheduled maintenance.

4.6ReportingCCH requires that the proposed solution include “standard reports” as well as adhoc reportingcapabilities. The “standard reports” shall include but are not limited to:i. Dashboard / Benchmarking / Loss Runii. Drill down analysis (e.g Payor line item denial codes, claim issues, rejections, statusmessages)iii. Claim Cost reports / Aging Reportsiv. Various performance metricsv. Predictive and Trending Denial Analysis ReportsThe proposed solution should have the ability to create ad-hoc, query report and/or otherreports based on any data field in the system and the ability to schedule reports to be processedat various times.Access to reports and report creation should be assigned to user roles, and exportable in avariety of electronic formats. Reports should also be capable of being distributed by systememail.4.7Additional Requirements1. Data Conversion/Legacy Claims – The proposer must electronically process anylegacy accounts receivables in the current Siemens Invision system. The Proposermust be able to process 80,000 or more claims in 30 days including identifying thepotential recovery amount; proposed write-off amounts with the associated claimdenial codes for claims to be written off as non-collectable.2. Security Requirements – Please complete the CCH HIS Vendor Questionnaire inAttachment B, CCH-HIS Vendor Questionnaire4.8Contract TermCCH anticipates the awarded of a contract for a term of thirty (36) months with two (2) one (1)year renewal options upon approval by the CCH Board of Directors.5.Required Proposal ContentThis RFP provides potential proposers with sufficient information to enable them to prepare and submitproposals. CCH is supplying a base of information to ensure uniformity of responses. It must be noted,however, that the guidelines should not be considered so rigid as to stifle the creativity of any contractorresponding.This RFP also contains the instructions governing the submittal of a proposal and the materials to beincluded therein, which must be met to be eligible for consideration. All proposals must be complete asto the information requested in this RFP in order to be considered responsive and eligible for award.Proposers providing insufficient details will be deemed non-responsive.CCH expects all responses to reflect exceptional quality, reasonable cost and overall outstanding service.Any page of a Proposal that Proposer asserts to contain confidential proprietary information such as tradesecrets shall be clearly marked “CONFIDENTIAL PROPRIETARY INFORMATION” at the top of the page in at8

least one-half inch (“1/2”) size letters. The specific portions of the page are asserted to contain a tradesecret shall be noted as such.However, the proposer is hereby warned that any part of its Proposal or any other material marked asconfidential, proprietary, or trade secret, can only be protected to the extent permitted by IllinoisStatutes.Proposals shall not contain claims or statements to which the Proposer is not prepared to commitcontractually. The information contained in the Proposal shall be organized as described in this section.5.1Cover letterPlease limit this to one page. The cover letter shall be signed by an authorized representative ofthe Proposer. The letter shall indicate the Proposer’s commitment to provide the servicesproposed at the price and schedule proposed. Do not forget to sign your cover letter.5.2Proposed SolutionProposer must address the detail scope requirements in Section 4 of the RFP.5.3Qualifications of the Proposera. Proposer must include a description of the organization’s track record as follows:1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.Company ProfileLegal NameAssumed Names if anyLegal form (e.g. sole proprietor, partnership, corporation, joint venture)If a subsidiary, provide the same information about the Parent Company as required inthis table format.Proposer's principals/officers including President, Chairman, Vice Presidents, Secretary,Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and related contact information.Point of Contact for this RFP including contact information.Number of employeesNumber of years in businessRelevant CertificationsProposer's Federal Employee Identification Number (or Social Security Number, if a soleproprietorship)List any contracts which the Proposer has entered into during the past (10) years withCook County, any Cook County Department or CCH.b. Provide a list of installations of similar scope performed by your company during the last 24months.c. Provide at least three (3) relevant references in the required table format below, from clients.Contract/Project NameName of the organizationName of the contact person (title, email and phone number)Prime or subcontractor?9

Contract dollar valueContract PeriodProject ScopeProposer’s role/scope (succinct description)5.4Key PersonnelProvide a table with the following information:i. Proposed project resources;ii. Roles;iii. High level skills (project alignment);iv. Proposed work location for each resource (onsite/offsite);v. Time commitment to the project if awarded;The Chief Procurement Officer reserves the right to reject any key personnel proposed if it isdetermined not to be in CCH’ best interest. The evaluation of proposals includes the qualificationsof the personnel proposed; therefore, proposers must name key personnel as part of theirresponse. Key Personnel must not be replaced during the project without the approval of theChief Procurement Officer.5.5MBE/WBE ParticipationThe Proposer may be comprised of one or more firms as to assure the overall success of theproject. The proposer must present a team chart that clearly identifies each team member andspecify their role in the project (this should be more detailed than the information provided in theexecutive summary). For each subcontractor, provide the name of the firm(s), brief companybackground, level of participation, MBE or WBE if applicable, the type of services each resource,from each firm, will provide. For each MBE/WBE certified firm proposed, provide the appropriateinformation in the Economic Disclosure Statement Forms (in a separate envelop). MBE/WBEParticipation Goals for this procurement are stated in section 5.5 of this document.The Chief Procurement Officer reserves the right to accept or reject any of the team members ifin The Chief Procurement Officer’s sole opinion replacement of the team member, based on skillsand knowledge, is in the best interest of the County.Consistent with Cook County, Illinois Code of Ordinances (Article IV, Division 8, and Section 34267), and CCH has established a goal that MBE/WBE firms retained as subcontractors receive aminimum 35%of this procurement. The Office of Contract Compliance has determined that theparticipation for this specific contract is 35% MWBE participation. The Proposer shall make goodfaith efforts to utilize MBE/WBE certified firms as subcontractors. In the event that the Proposerdoes not meet the MBE/WBE participation goal stated by CCH for this procurement, the proposermust nonetheless demonstrate that it undertook good faith efforts to satisfy the participationgoal. Evidence of such efforts may include, but shall not be limited to, documentationdemonstrating that the proposer made attempts to identify, contact, and solicit viable MBE/WBEfirms for the services required, that certain MBE/WBE firms did not respond or declined to submitproposals for the work, or any other documentation that helps demonstrate good faith efforts.Failure by the proposer to provide the required documentation or otherwise demonstrate goodfaith efforts will be taken into consideration by CCH in its evaluation of the proposer’sresponsibility and responsiveness.10

5.6Financial Statusa. Provide the audited financial statements for the last three fiscal years. Include the letter ofopinion, balance sheet, schedules, and related auditor’s notes. Summary format and links toonline financials are allowed. If applicable, submit the financial report of your parentcompany.b. State whether the Proposer or its parent company has ever filed for bankruptcy or any formof Reorganization under the Bankruptcy Code, and, if so, the date and case number of thefiling.c. State whether the Proposer or its parent company has ever received any sanctions or iscurrently under investigation by any regulatory or governmental body.5.7Conflict of InterestProvide information regarding any real or potential conflict of interest. Failure to address anypotential conflict of interest upfront may be cause for rejection of the proposal.If no conflicts of interest are identified, simply state “[Company X] has no conflict of interest.”5.8Insurance RequirementsPrior to contract award, the selected Proposer will be required to submit evidence of insurancein the appropriate amounts. However, with its Proposal, the Proposer is required to provide astatement on their company letterhead stating their agreement to meet all insurancerequirements by CCH.The standard Insurance Requirements captured in the sample Contract General Terms andConditions (GC-03) shall be modified to meet the needs of the future project.5.9ContractSample Contract General Terms and Conditions are available in the Doing Business with CCHwebsite. Execution of the Contract is not required at the time the qualifications are submitted.How

Attachment C, CCH-Medical Records Coding Requirements.26. 4 1. Background The ook ounty Health ("H" or "System") is a unit within ook ounty government. . automated deep learning software to process CCH claims data to include cross matching on all Physician and Facility claims (837 I/P, 835, etc.). Must have payor contract automation