Messenger Model Contracting

As a SHO member physician, you are eligible to participate in our Messenger Model to contract with payors on a non-risk basis.

Messenger Model contracting offers the following benefits:

• Background analysis of the payor performed by SHO staff
• Review of the contract language by SHO’ s legal council and experienced contracting staff
• Negotiation of the non-financial terms of the agreement
• Analysis of the payor’s fee schedule
• Credentialing delegated to SHO that reduces your paperwork
• Ability to “opt-out” and negotiate directly with a payor at anytime

Upon SHO’s execution of a payor agreement, you will receive the following information:

• Summary of the key contract terms
• Summary of the proposed fee schedule
• Election to Participate form for you to “opt-in” to the agreement

Current non risk contracts available through our Messenger Model include:

• Advantage Preferred Plus
• Arnett-(St. Vincent CMO providers)
• Corvel
• Encore
• MDwise w/Americhoice Healthy Indiana Plan
• Medicaid - Advantage Care Select
• Medicaid - MDwise Care Select
• Medicaid - MDWise-Hoosier Alliance Network
• Medicaid - Managed Health Services (MHS)
• Multiplan
• PPOM
• SHO Hospitals Self- Funded Plans (St. Vincent CMO providers)

For information on how to participate in Messenger Model Contracts, contact 317.692.5241. Please listen carefully to menu options.

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