Providers: Our Network: Becoming a Provider
Becoming a San Francisco Health Plan Provider
Most of our providers are part of our medical group network. If you are interested in becoming a San Francisco Health Plan provider, either independently or as part of a medical group, or for more information on the role of our providers in the care of San Francisco Health Plan members, e-mail Emily Webb, Provider Relations Coordinator, at ewebb@sfhp.org or call her directly at (415) 615-4250.
San Francisco Health Plan providers are the overall coordinators of care for our members. Responsibilities of our providers include:
- Assuring reasonable access and availability to primary care services
- Providing all preventive care and CHDP/EPSDT required services
- Providing access to urgent care
- Providing 24-hour coverage for advice and referral to care
- Making appropriate referrals for specialty care
- Providing coordination and continuity of care after emergency care, out-patient, in-patient, and tertiary care referrals
- Communicating authorization decisions to the member
- Assisting the member in making appointments or other arrangements for specialty care or procedures
- Tracking and following up on referrals that are made.
Our primary care providers must have hospital admitting privileges with a network hospital. If a member is hospitalized emergently at a non-network hospital, the PCP arranges transfer to a network hospital once the member is medically stable.
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