The reimbursement gap was calculated using the maximum and minimum provider cost estimate (reflecting the baseline- and best-case provider time estimates from the panels).
The aim was to review different approaches for the derivation of threshold values and to discuss their strengths and limitations in the context of minimum provider volumes.
You should beware of only paying the minimum your provider asks for each month, as outstanding balances will attract interest and your debt can quickly grow.
Using broad and crude World Health Organization standards for minimum provider-to-population ratios, there is a sufficient eye care workforce in Enugu Urban.
In Sri Lanka, the minimum number of providers to be interviewed per facility was increased to capture more workers in smaller facilities.
Based on similar health privatisation contracts, £100m in fees is the minimum that a private provider will accept.
For example, to achieve the minimum sample size among private providers, we initially randomly selected 231 providers and then randomly selected an additional 61 providers during a second round, which led to 190 (65%) completed interviews.
These thresholds define the minimum number of cases a provider should perform in order to be classified as 'high' or 'low' volume.
After ranking the providers, the broker selects those providers who satisfy the minimum SMI score in either category, attribute, measure or total score based on consumers specification.
Algorithm 2 does necessary checks on the minimum number of VMs that a provider wish to furnish to a user.
