Research and Plan Directorate
Research and Plan Directorate
Services delivered by Planning and Research Directorate
- Prepare the strategic plan of the agency and submit to higher body for approval
- Prepare annual budget of the agency and submit to higher body for approval
- Plan and lead, researches undertaken on health insurance system and follow the implementation of the results.
- Ensure the establishment of risk management system that protects the health insurance system from bankruptcy and that mitigate the impact of various risks affecting the Agency
- Conduct studies on different provider payment systems and propose for approval and implementation
- Lead studies to set fee levels for providers in different regions
- Assess and evaluate the overall activity and financial performance of the health insurance system
- Initiate studies on the benefit package of the health insurance system
- Evaluate relevant studies on health insurance activities and present findings to the management of the Agency
- Establish strong monitoring & evaluation system to monitor & implement the agency’s activities
- Prepare measurements & tools that help to monitor & evaluate health insurance activities
- Prepare regular performance reports & other reports of the directorate
- In collaboration with other directorates, develop risk management strategy and directive and ensure implementation
- Study and identify threats that affect the mission and objectives of the agency
- Assess the impact of risks, categorize them according to the agency’s policy and directive and review risk categorization regularly
- Report to the management of the Agency at various levels on risks that have effect on the mission and objectives of the Agency
- In collaboration with other directorates, undertake studies on how to minimize or transfer to re-insurance institutions risks that affect the mission and objectives of the Agency
- Work for the establishment of strong corporate governance system
- In collaboration with internal and external auditors, examine and ensure the proper implementation of policies and directives of the Agency
- Provide training and education for agency staffs to enhance their knowledge on risk exposures of the Agency
- Prepare and submit regular reports of the directorate
- Follow up the implementation of risk management strategy and directive in each directorate of the agency and report weaknesses, if any
- Notwithstanding the risk management policy and directives of the Agency, investigate the causes of accidents & injuries and recommend measures to be taken to protect similar incidents in the future
- Maintain detailed data and statistics on the causes, impacts and potential liabilities of the risk exposures of the Agency and report on regular basis
- Compile and keep data on potential risks on the agency’s mission and objectives and conduct assessment studies on the risk exposures
- Collect and analyze data on the effectiveness of risk mitigation measures
- Conduct evaluation study on the effectiveness of health insurance system and propose policy recommendations
- Support the establishment of performance measurement system in all directorates of the agency