Tebogo Phaleng SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE THROUGH ACCOUNTABILITY PROPOSED ROADMAP FOR THE PRIVATE HEALTH SECTOR Agenda 1. Background & Context 2. Re-alignment | Private Healthcare National strategic imperatives 3. Output from Think Tank sessions a. Barriers to an improved health system b. Envisaged goals of the private health system c. Proposed industry roadmap for sustainable healthcare Agenda 1. Background & Context 2. Re-alignment | Private Healthcare National strategic imperatives 3. Output from Think Tank sessions a. Barriers to an improved health system b. Envisaged goals of the private health system c. Proposed industry roadmap for sustainable healthcare Prosperity Governance & Accountability Education Healthcare A state of good fortune and successful social and economic status Opportunity/Entrepreneurship Social Inclusion Personal Freedom Safety & Security Economy Source: Legatum Prosperity Index (2014) Prosperity 1 Norway 2 Switzerland 3 New Zealand 4 Denmark Commitment to 6 Core Principles 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Protection of personal freedom Social inclusion (Social Capital) Safety & Security Education Access to economic opportunity / Entrepreneurship Health: Spend wisely Source: Legatum Prosperity Index (2014) 5 Canada Prosperity How does SA feature against its income peers? Costa Rica 34 Governance & Accountability Thailand 51 Education Healthcare 66 Colombia Personal Freedom Safety & Security 72 Dominican Republic 81 South Africa Source: Legatum Prosperity Index (2014) Social Inclusion/Capital Economy Opportunity/Entrepreneurship The Roadmap Drafting Process • Catalyst: KPMG SA Health Industry Survey (2015) • Key findings: SA health system rated as ineffective in the following areas Providing equitable access to care Allowing Health Citizens to participate in decisions affecting their health and health system Source: KPMG, SA Health Industry Survey (2015) Protecting Health Citizens against financial consequences of ill-health Preventing ill-health through promotion and prevention campaigns Improving the health status of individuals, families and communities The Roadmap Drafting Process Current State 1. Pre-Conference Survey •Leadership and Governance •Health information systems End State Definition 2. Gap Analysis Performance Targets Initiatives, Prioritization & Sequencing 3. Strategic Think Tank •Human Resources •Medicines and technologies • • • • 4. BHF Conference Sustainability Innovation Access Efficiency •Healthcare financing •Service Delivery Consultation & Consensus Preliminary Recommendations Guiding Principles Quality Value Creation Affordability Patientcentricity 1…… 2……. 3…… 4…… 5…… The process of building the roadmap is collaborative, exploratory and iterative Involves extensive consultation, imaginative proposals tangible milestones & outputs Aims to create a safe space for ideas, collaboration encourage enhanced investment in healthcare Permission to fail, so the we can be released from the paralysis caused by fear Final Roadmap 5. Private Sector Plan Agenda 1. Background & Context 2. Re-alignment | Private Healthcare National strategic imperatives 3. Output from Think Tank sessions a. Barriers to an improved health system b. Envisaged goals of the private health system c. Proposed industry roadmap for sustainable healthcare National Development Plan Vision for 2030 1. Increase life expectancy to at least 70 years 2. Radically reduce the quadruple burden of disease a. b. c. d. e. Under-20 generation largely free of HIV/AIDS Progressively improve TB prevention and cure Reduce maternal and child mortality Reduce prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by 28% Reduce injury, accidents and violence by 50% (relative to 2010 levels) 3. Health system reforms – equity, efficiency, effectiveness and quality of care provision 4. Universal Health Coverage 5. Significant reduction in the risks posed by the ecological and social determinants of disease National Health Strategic Plan 10 Point Plan 4 Strategic Outputs 1. Strategic leadership & social contract for better health outcomes 2. Implementing NHI 3. Improving quality of health services 4. Overhauling healthcare system 5. Improving HR management, planning & development 6. Revitalising infrastructure 7. Accelerate HIV | AIDS | STD | TB and other communicable plans 8. Reviewing the drug policy 9. Improving the effectiveness of the health system 10. Strengthening research and development 1. 2. 3. 4. Increase life expectancy Reduction in maternal | child mortality rates Combating HIV | AIDS | TB Improving health system effectiveness a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. Revitalisation of Primary Health Care Improved Physical Infrastructure Improved Patient Care and Satisfaction Accreditation of health facilities for quality Enhanced Management of Health Facilities Improved access to Human Resources for Health Improved Health Care Financing Strengthened Health Information Systems (HIS) Improved health services for the Youth Expanded access to Home Based Care and Community Health Workers Lessons from Global Experience 4 key strategic interventions 1. 2. 3. 4. Healthcare | 3 practical steps Good governance • Enabling policy environment • Effective institutions of accountability Healthy competition Expanding access to education Expanding access to healthcare • Health Economic Performance • +10% life expectancy +0.4% economic growth • Link health policy/regulations with interactions between health system and the broader economy Source: • Legatum Prosperity Index (2014) • “Why Nations Fail” - J. Acemoglu, J.A. Robinson Source: Coalesce Knowledge Repository 1. Healthy, empowered mom 2. Healthy birth & childhood 3. Education & employment Lessons from Global Experience Relevance 1. 2. 3. Mindfulness of (changing) local context Accountability and responsiveness to needs of our Health Citizens Use of technology to effect meaningful change Private Healthcare | Perhaps a New Agenda is due? 1. Government’s policy position on the role of the private health sector 2. Coherence: Consensus position on a shared vision for the private health sector 3. Private health sector to revisit its mandate and obligations to a. Making healthcare more accessible and affordable to Health Citizens b. Making a lasting contribution to broader national development imperatives 4. Identify key barriers to an improved healthcare system 5. Open and constructive engagement within the healthcare industry a. Define new model(s) for collaborative accountability b. Debate, achieve consensus on a proposed plan of action for the private health sector Agenda 1. Background & Context 2. Re-alignment | Private Healthcare National strategic imperatives 3. Output from Think Tank sessions a. Barriers to an improved health system b. Envisaged goals of the private health system c. Proposed industry roadmap for sustainable healthcare Barriers to an Improved Healthcare System Legislation • • Lack of alignment and clear legislation as a basis for a sustainable healthcare system Regulatory environment does not encourage healthy competition Process • • The lack of a unifying roadmap for the industry No clear process for engaging other stakeholders outside the funding industry Functioning of the Health System • • Healthcare reforms are not data driven Lack of data sharing to facilitate striking of a good balance between Accessibility-Quality-Affordibility Envisioned Goals of the Private Healthcare System Coherent legislation and supportive policy framework • • • • • • Reduce the burden of disease and trauma Improve life expectancy Reduce (relative) costs Improve quality & outcomes Payer marketplace consolidation Product simplification • • • • • Universal Health Coverage Access to high quality, low cost healthcare for all in SA Leadership Improve management capabilities Health Leadership Academy • • • Supply side restructuring Stronger processes Value-based purchasing Build relationships of Trust within the healthcare environment Coherent legislation and supportive policy framework Trust and Trustworthiness Placed Trust Process Trust Trust, Trustworthiness and Accountability Being Trustworthy 1. 2. 3. Competence Honesty Reliability Placed Trust Systems (and Institutions) of Trust & Accountability 1. Information • • 2. Alignment to Health Citizens‘ needs Performance (Value) Sanctions • • • Regulated provisions Industry Charter / Code of Ethics Selective (value based) purchasing Process Trust Source: • “Trust” – Baroness Onora O’Neill (2013) • “Accountability and Health Systems” – D. Brinkerhoff, Partners for Health Reformplus (2003) Envisioned Goals of the Private Healthcare System Coherent legislation and supportive policy framework • • • • • • Reduce the burden of disease and trauma Improve life expectancy Reduce (relative) costs Improve quality & outcomes Payer marketplace consolidation Product simplification • • • • • Universal Health Coverage Access to high quality, low cost healthcare for all in SA Leadership Improve management capabilities Health Leadership Academy • • • Supply side restructuring Stronger processes Value-based purchasing Build relationships of Trust within the healthcare environment Coherent legislation and supportive policy framework A well functioning Healthcare System Structure of the proposed roadmap is based on the WHO framework for a well functioning healthcare system Source: Coalesce Knowledge Repository Adapted from “Key Components of a Well Functioning Health System” - World Health Organization (2010) Proposed Roadmap Towards Sustainable Healthcare in South Africa DESIRED FUTURE STATE Quality, relevant, timely information Financial sustainability & affordability Sustainable, integrated, patient-centric health system Quality, affordable medical & human resources Transparent, accountable care Patient-centric care, increased life expectancy & decreased BoD CURRENT STATE Fragmented, unsustainable, stagnant, high cost, variable quality Proposed Roadmap Towards Sustainable Healthcare in South Africa Information streams and research 2017 2020 2025 DESIRED FUTURE STATE Quality, relevant, timely information Financial sustainability & affordability Sustainable, integrated, patient-centric health system Quality, affordable medical & human resources Health workforce, medical products & technology Healthcare financing and contracting Transparent, accountable care Patient-centric care, increased life expectancy & decreased BoD CURRENT STATE Fragmented, unsustainable, stagnant, high cost, variable quality Health workforce, medical products & technology Leadership, governance and regulation Service delivery Proposed Roadmap Towards Sustainable Healthcare in South Africa Information streams and research 2017 2020 2025 DESIRED FUTURE STATE Quality, relevant, timely information Sustainable, integrated, patient-centric health system Financial sustainability & affordability Quality, affordable medical & human resources Health workforce, medical products & technology Healthcare financing and contracting Transparent, accountable care Patient-centric care, increased life expectancy & decreased BoD Integrated care Improve quality of service delivery Public sector revitalization – competitor to private services CURRENT STATE Public-private cooperation Fragmented, unsustainable, stagnant, high cost, variable quality Health workforce, medical products & technology Include a primary health care entitlement in a mandatory package Leadership, governance and regulation Patient empowerment Integrated Care for chronic NCDs & infectious diseases; remove barriers that lead to nonadherence Support Provider Reform Target waste, fraud & avoidable conditions or medical errors Service delivery Provider profiling linked to reimbursement with patient satisfaction metrics Group practices & multi-disciplinary practices Define standardised quality measures to do value-based assessments Proposed Roadmap Towards Sustainable Healthcare in South Africa 2020 Information streams and research 2017 2025 DESIRED FUTURE STATE Quality, relevant, timely information Sustainable, integrated, patient-centric health system Financial sustainability & affordability Quality, affordable medical & human resources Health workforce, medical products & technology Healthcare financing and contracting Transparent, accountable care Patient-centric care, increased life expectancy & decreased BoD Robust National Monitoring & Evaluation Health IT degrees CURRENT STATE Fragmented, unsustainable, stagnant, high cost, variable quality Health workforce, medical products & technology Create a consultative platform to debate changes in legislation Strengthen engagement platforms Collaborate with International Universities on health management courses Develop strong, diverse, inclusive, accountable, capable leadership Improve Create a uniform health hospital management programme efficiency; single protocol management implement structure to create common care language between public pathways and private Leadership, governance and regulation Integrated care Publish variations in clinical practice Improve quality of service delivery Increase trust & support for leadership Public sector revitalization – competitor to private services Public-private cooperation Include a primary health care entitlement in a mandatory package Patient empowerment Integrated Care for chronic NCDs & infectious diseases; remove barriers that lead to nonadherence Support Provider Reform Target waste, fraud & avoidable conditions or medical errors Service delivery Provider profiling linked to reimbursement with patient satisfaction metrics Group practices & multi-disciplinary practices Define standardised quality measures to do value-based assessments Proposed Roadmap Towards Sustainable Healthcare in South Africa 2020 2025 Information streams and research 2017 Sustainable, integrated, patient-centric health system Financial sustainability & affordability Healthcare financing and contracting Develop elderly, mental health & home-based services Integrate into social services Regional training institutes Allied Health professional training Increase production & motivation of Healthcare workers Health workforce, medical products & technology DESIRED FUTURE STATE Quality, relevant, timely information CURRENT STATE Fragmented, unsustainable, stagnant, high cost, variable quality Mid level worker deployment framework recognizing prior learning Health Workers Price regulation of products Closer cooperation between state and private Get coding fixed Health IT degrees Create a consultative platform to debate changes in legislation Patient-centric care, increased life expectancy & decreased BoD Integrated care Publish variations in clinical practice Strengthen engagement platforms Collaborate with International Universities on health management courses Develop strong, diverse, inclusive, accountable, capable leadership Improve Create a uniform health hospital management programme efficiency; single protocol management implement structure to create common care language between public pathways and private Leadership, governance and regulation Transparent, accountable care Robust National Monitoring & Evaluation Increase local manufacturing capabilities Healthcare Mentoring & Development programs Enabled, effective Quality monitoring body Health technology assessment merits & pricing Health workforce, medical products & technology Prioritize Investment in Research & Development Multi- disciplinary medical homes Quality, affordable medical & human resources Improve quality of service delivery Increase trust & support for leadership Public sector revitalization – competitor to private services Public-private cooperation Include a primary health care entitlement in a mandatory package Patient empowerment Integrated Care for chronic NCDs & infectious diseases; remove barriers that lead to nonadherence Support Provider Reform Target waste, fraud & avoidable conditions or medical errors Service delivery Provider profiling linked to reimbursement with patient satisfaction metrics Group practices & multi-disciplinary practices Define standardised quality measures to do value-based assessments Proposed Roadmap Towards Sustainable Healthcare in South Africa Information streams and research 2017 Increase transparency outcomes reporting Define mandatory package Regulatory Reform Urgent Assessment: Increasing availability of resources; better utilization of resources & mechanisms to increase prepayment Create more effective incentives to improve quality of care provision CURRENT STATE Fragmented, unsustainable, stagnant, high cost, variable quality Stabilise risk pools & crosssubsidization Value-based contracting Mandatory membership based on income-level Control Costs (price, utilization) Increase production & motivation of Healthcare workers Health workforce, medical products & technology 2025 DESIRED FUTURE STATE Quality, relevant, timely information Reserving Healthcare financing and contracting 2020 Allied Health professional training Mid level worker deployment framework recognizing prior learning Health Workers Price regulation of products Closer cooperation between state and private Health workforce, medical products & technology Regional training institutes Get coding fixed Multi- disciplinary medical homes Health IT degrees Create a consultative platform to debate changes in legislation Transparent, accountable care Patient-centric care, increased life expectancy & decreased BoD Integrated care Publish variations in clinical practice Strengthen engagement platforms Collaborate with International Universities on health management courses Develop strong, diverse, inclusive, accountable, capable leadership Improve Create a uniform health hospital management programme efficiency; single protocol management implement structure to create common care language between public pathways and private Leadership, governance and regulation Quality, affordable medical & human resources Robust National Monitoring & Evaluation Increase local manufacturing capabilities Healthcare Mentoring & Development programs Enabled, effective Quality monitoring body Health technology assessment merits & pricing Develop elderly, mental health & home-based services Integrate into social services Tax reform Prioritize Investment in Research & Development Universal Health Coverage Sustainable, integrated, patient-centric health system Financial sustainability & affordability Improve quality of service delivery Increase trust & support for leadership Public sector revitalization – competitor to private services Public-private cooperation Include a primary health care entitlement in a mandatory package Patient empowerment Integrated Care for chronic NCDs & infectious diseases; remove barriers that lead to nonadherence Support Provider Reform Target waste, fraud & avoidable conditions or medical errors Service delivery Provider profiling linked to reimbursement with patient satisfaction metrics Group practices & multi-disciplinary practices Define standardised quality measures to do value-based assessments Proposed Roadmap Towards Sustainable Healthcare in South Africa Information streams and research 2017 m/eHealth to increase education, engagement & adherence EMR Develop and implement more healthcare quality & outcome indicators Innovative technologies to improve service delivery Data systems / tools to support alternate reimbursements Define mandatory package Reserving Healthcare financing and contracting 2020 Data Interoperability and governance standards set Urgent Assessment: Increasing availability of resources; better utilization of resources & mechanisms to increase prepayment CURRENT STATE Fragmented, unsustainable, stagnant, high cost, variable quality Standardised database of Health outcome indicators private & public sectors Increase Transparency Access to Standardised international best practices protocols Stabilise risk (Pvt/Public system) Web pools & crossIncrease subsidization transparency outcomes reporting Value-based contracting Mandatory membership based on income-level Create more effective incentives to improve quality of care provision Increase production & motivation of Healthcare workers Health workforce, medical products & technology Morbidity Mortality Quality of Life data Control Costs (price, utilization) Regulatory Reform 2025 Allied Health professional training Mid level worker deployment framework recognizing prior learning Health Workers Price regulation of products Closer cooperation between state and private Regional training institutes Prioritize Investment in Research & Development Get coding fixed Universal Health Coverage Create a consultative platform to debate changes in legislation Sustainable, integrated, patient-centric health system Financial sustainability & affordability Develop elderly, mental health & home-based services Integrate into social services Multi- disciplinary medical homes Health IT degrees Transparent, accountable care Patient-centric care, increased life expectancy & decreased BoD Integrated care Publish variations in clinical practice Strengthen engagement platforms Collaborate with International Universities on health management courses Develop strong, diverse, inclusive, accountable, capable leadership Improve Create a uniform health hospital management programme efficiency; single protocol management implement structure to create common care language between public pathways and private Leadership, governance and regulation Quality, affordable medical & human resources Robust National Monitoring & Evaluation Increase local manufacturing capabilities Healthcare Mentoring & Development programs Enabled, effective Quality monitoring body Health technology assessment merits & pricing Health workforce, medical products & technology Tax reform DESIRED FUTURE STATE Quality, relevant, timely information Improve quality of service delivery Increase trust & support for leadership Public sector revitalization – competitor to private services Public-private cooperation Include a primary health care entitlement in a mandatory package Patient empowerment Integrated Care for chronic NCDs & infectious diseases; remove barriers that lead to nonadherence Support Provider Reform Target waste, fraud & avoidable conditions or medical errors Service delivery Provider profiling linked to reimbursement with patient satisfaction metrics Group practices & multi-disciplinary practices Define standardised quality measures to do value-based assessments Next Steps Current State 1. Pre-Conference Survey •Leadership and Governance •Health information systems End State Definition 2. Gap Analysis Performance Targets Initiatives, Prioritization & Sequencing 3. Strategic Think Tank •Human Resources •Medicines and technologies • • • • 4. BHF Conference Sustainability Innovation Access Efficiency •Healthcare financing •Service Delivery Consultation & Consensus Preliminary Recommendations Guiding Principles Quality Value Creation Affordability Patientcentricity 1…… 2……. 3…… 4…… 5…… The process of building the roadmap is collaborative, exploratory and iterative Involves extensive consultation, imaginative proposals tangible milestones & outputs Aims to create a safe space for ideas, collaboration encourage enhanced investment in healthcare Permission to fail, so the we can be released from the paralysis caused by fear Final Roadmap 5. Private Sector Plan Leadership and Collaborative Accountability The road towards sustainable healthcare in South Africa