The data evaluated and recommendations made by the successful Respondent to this Request for Proposals (RFP) will be used by the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) to better understand the proportion of non-elective clinical work by physicians practicing in different Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) specialties. This information is critical for developing and measuring income relativity among physicians, which is a longstanding issue for the OMA, and it is also important during the bilateral negotiations between the government of Ontario and the OMA.
Specifically, the OMA currently uses two data sources to identify this type of work: the OHIP Schedule of Benefits claims and the Relativity Review Committee (RRC) Survey. In addition, the OMA has recently proposed a process whereby new evidence from OMA Sections can be submitted. This new evidence, in conjunction with the two existing data sources, will be evaluated by an independent Third Party reviewer, who will make recommendations on the best source(s) of data on mandatory after-hours clinical activity for each Section/specialty. This Request for Proposal (RFP) seeks a candidate to conduct this independent Third Party review. This Request is conditional on OMA Council’s approval of the Project, which will be determined on October 21, 2018.
