The Osun State Health Insurance Agency (OSHIA) has trained over 280 health providers on emergency care to enhance service delivery.
A 2-day training session aimed to improve the quality of care and address challenges faced by healthcare providers
The first quarter of the agency training tagged; “1st Quarter Providers’ Forum and training on Basic Emergency care to OSHIA Accredited Providers”
Addressing newsmen on Wednesday, the Executive Secretary of OSHIA, Dr. Rasaq Akindele charged
the medical practitioners to stay within professional expertise.
Akindele said the training was organized to improve the quality healthcare delivery to enrollees.
He said, “Feedback from the last forum was very encouraging, with enrollees expressing satisfaction with services rendered by health facilities.
“This is a provider’s forum organised by Osun Health Insurance Agency. Occasionally, we have to come together to identify issues and provide solutions collectively. We get feedback from enrollees about their experiences at health facilities, so we also want to hear from the providers—what they face when enrollees come in,” he said.
“After we have rubbed minds together and identified the challenges, we find ways to address them. If, however, a provider defaults thereafter, we may proceed with monitoring and apply appropriate sanctions.
“The last time we had a forum like this, we saw the impact on the field. Enrollees expressed satisfaction with the care they received at hospitals. So, we are expecting even better results this time around,” Akindele added.
While speaking with journalists, a participant, Medical Director of Living Hope Medical Centre, Dr. Odesanya Johnson Oluremi, described the forum as a valuable platform to collectively reflect and solve common challenges.
While commending the state government for the initiative, Dr. Oluremi called on OSHIA to negotiate with the state government for increased funding for the health insurance scheme, in order to raise capitation rates and expand the list of treatments covered.
“This programme is a forum where all stakeholders involved in the management of OSHIA come together quarterly to review activities. If there are areas for improvement, they address them to improve healthcare delivery in Osun State.
“The agency should negotiate with the state government. Though much has been done, more funds can be injected into OHIS. That will enable the scheme to increase the capitation used to pay for healthcare services and prevent any form of limitation.
“We also recommend that OSHIA expand coverage to include treatments not currently under OHIS, so that citizens can benefit more. Many treatments covered under NHIS are not covered under OHIS, and including them would enhance access to care and reflect the governor’s good gesture.”
