Multishield repositions for better service
BY CHIOMA OBINNA
As management of Multishield, one of the leading Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) in the country repositions the organisation for better services to its growing client base, expert say quality of health services being offered to people can best be guaranteed when there is a third-party financing and management in place that enables a pooling of resources and medical expertise.
Chief Executive Officer of the company, Dr. Gbenga Idowu who dropped the hint while presenting the company’s business model, said their clients are assured of access to Healthcare when and where required, claiming that the system of ensuring delivery and receipt of qualitative healthcare is provided by Multishield
Noting that all Multishield Health Plans incorporate preventive healthcare service, he said “The benefits of the plans to subscribers, include, peace of mind for you and your family; budgetable medical expenditure; access to quality healthcare services at all times; protect families, income earners and employers from the financial hardship of huge medical bills; ensure equitable distribution of healthcare costs; maintain high standard of healthcare delivery services; provisions for emergency medical services anywhere in Nigeria and greater value for money spent.”
He said companies would have the benefits of general improvement of the physical and mental health of employees; removal of virtually all abuse from the healthcare delivery system; budgetable medical expenditure; removal of need to employ staff to supervise healthcare delivery and vetting of bills; opportunity for the company to concentrate on core business activities and greater value for money spent.
Speaking further on their services, Idowu explained that there is also the Standard Plan that grants access to curative care by a Doctor, including prescribed drugs; laboratory and X-ray services; admissions and hospital care in a standard ward for physical and mentally affective disorders (excluding mental retardation or chronic psychiatric illness); antenatal services; preventive care such as NPI immunization health education; consultation with specialists e.g. ENT, Orthopaedics, Cardiology; surgery; eye examination as part of general medical care and curative primary dental care.
