Watsi Medical Partner Manual & Policies

Spring 2017

Watsi connects donors from around the world with patients in need of medical care and enables them to directly fund low-cost, high-impact treatments. We partner with medical organizations (“Medical Partners” or “MPs”) to identify patients, provide treatment, and collect post-treatment updates. In return, Watsi provides a sustainable source of funding for medical care.

Watsi’s mission is to fund healthcare by connecting people.

Watsi’s vision is healthcare for everyone.

100% of every donation goes to our Medical Partners for the purpose of providing healthcare. All of our financials are publicly available online on our transparency document. Read more about how Watsi works here.

The goal of this manual is to govern our relationship together, set expectations, and clearly communicate Watsi’s policies and operations. While we expect these policies to be adhered to, we also rely on trust and open communication to change and revise them as needed. Please proactively communicate any issues, questions, or feedback to us anytime. Also, please note that the following is a live document and will be updated on a quarterly basis.

Table of Contents:

  1. Medical Partner Baseline Criteria
  2. Applying to be a Watsi Medical Partner
  3. Medical Partner Onboarding: “Pilot” Period
  4. Active Medical Partners
  5. Pre-Approvals
  6. Care Centers
  7. Watsi <> MP Financial Agreement
  8. Submitting Patient Profiles to Watsi
  9. Submitting Patient Updates to Watsi
  10. Auditing & Due Diligence
  11. Partnership “Freezes”
  12. Funds Transfers
  13. Patient Privacy
  14. Watsi <> MP Regular Communication
  15. Medical Partner Resources
  16. Watsi Contacts
  17. Appendix I (Patient Profiles & Updates)

Medical Partner Baseline Criteria

Applying to be a Watsi Medical Partner

Medical Partner Onboarding: “Pilot” Period

Before Watsi and MP agree to work together, we’ll take the following steps:

Active Medical Partners

Pre-Approvals

Care Centers

Watsi <> MP Financial Agreement

Submitting Patient Profiles to Watsi

Submitting Patient Updates to Watsi

Auditing & Due Diligence

Partnership “Freezes”

Funds Transfers

Patient Privacy

Watsi <> MP Regular Communication

Medical Partner Resources

As a MP, you are part of a larger community of several Watsi MPs doing amazing work all around the world. As such, we want to help you however we can in connecting you to other MPs, or helping to further your work and mission.

Watsi Contacts

Watsi is based in San Francisco, CA, USA. We are located at: 2132 Folsom Street, Suite 2, San Francisco, CA 94110.

APPENDIX I

Submitting Patient Profiles

Include:

Personal information

Medical information

Do not include:

Tips:

Kahuma’s story:

Kahuma is a 14-month-old boy living in Uganda with his parents. His mother braids hair in her sister’s salon, and his father is a driver who transports fresh food from Fort Portal to Kampala. Together, they earn a small income.

Seven months ago, Kahuma developed a swelling in his left groin region. As the swelling grew, Kahuma began to cry and lose his appetite. He was diagnosed with a left inguinal hernia.

A hernia occurs when an internal organ pokes through a muscle wall, causing severe pain. Left untreated, a hernia can cause intestinal blockage or prevent blood from reaching vital parts of the intestines. On December 28, Kahuma’s doctors will perform surgery to repair the abdominal wall, remove the bulging tissue in his abdomen, and reposition his herniated tissue. The total cost of the procedure is $249, which covers the supplies, medications, and three days of inpatient care.

After Kahuma’s surgery, his pain and discomfort will be relieved.

Submitting Patient Updates

Include:

  1. Describe how the specific surgery went.
  1. Describe how the patient’s life has changed before and after surgery.
  1. Provide a quote:

Do not include:

Reyes’s update:

Reyes underwent a successful biopsy, which actually repaired her condition. She no longer experiences pain and bleeding, so she feels more energy. Reyes’s biopsy did not show any cancerous or pre-cancerous tissue, so she does not need further treatment.

“My symptoms have gotten better,” says Reyes. “I feel so happy for all of the support that I have gotten. I am fighting for my seven children, and I want to see them grow and have the opportunity to study. Thank you for helping me do that.”

Patients who shall qualify for Resubmission to Watsi:

Criteria #1:

A patient with an entirely new condition that is unrelated to the condition previously sponsored by Watsi.

Criteria #2

A patient in need of the exact same procedure sponsored by Watsi the 1st time, but is in need of it on a different part of their body.

For all the above, where possible, the need for second (and/or third) surgery WHERE KNOWN, must be indicated in the patient’s VERY FIRST profile submission to Watsi. Where unknown, it shall be assumed that the site did not anticipate a second/third surgery

For cases that DO NOT meet this criteria, Watsi MUST be consulted BEFORE submission and guidance shall be offered on a case by case basis

Patients who shall NOT qualify for Resubmission to Watsi

Procedure for Patient Re-submission to Watsi:

1. In the ‘Patient Age’ ( Years, Months) indicate the patient’s ACCURATE age as at the point of resubmission-as this could very well have changed if it’s been-for example-one year since the 1st surgery/2nd surgery was done

2. In the ‘Patient Story’ section in the Watsi Portal, BEFORE proceeding to write about the patient, begin by stating in Asterisk and CAPS that the patient is a previous Watsi patient, the no. of surgery ( Second or third) and the Initial Watsi ID.

Example: ** PREVIOUS WATSI PATIENT, SECOND SURGERY, INITIAL WATSI ID #4567** OR Example: ** PREVIOUS WATSI PATIENT, THIRD SURGERY, INITIAL WATSI ID #4567** *Always state the INITIAL Watsi ID of the patient-not any other ID given after that.

3. After the title in CAPS above, and still in the ‘Patient Story’ section, in the patient's profile, include:

a. Which surgery the patient had undergone the VERY first time

b. If the surgery done was successful-this is the assumption that all surgeries were successful but later on, it has been found, that the patient shall still need additional surgery

d. The reason for needing a second surgery and the impact of this surgery

e. The procedure that now needs to be done

 4. All other personal and Family details shall remain the same as in the initial profile submitted to Watsi a. Example: If the patient’s parents were farmers with meagre income and hence cannot still afford treatment, this shall remain the same.

6. A new consent form must be administered to the patient to ensure that they agree to their information being shared and posted with Watsi

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