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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10221985 - 1.47 G� TO- BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director Contra By: Elizabeth A. Spooner,. Contracts Administrator Costa DATE: September 25, 1985 �JU�rly SUBJECT: Approval of Contract 426-142 with Integrated Clinical Data SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION I. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and authorize the Chairwoman to execute on behalf of the County, Contract 426-142 with Integrated Clinical Data in the amount of $90,000 for the period October 8, 1985 - June 7, 1986 for consultation and technical assistance with regard to medical records issues. II. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funding for this service is included in the FY 1985-86 Enterprise I Budget. III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND: The purpose of this contract is to provide temporary expertise to the Health Services Department's Medical Record staff, and to offset a high vacancy factor. The Medical Record Department has been allocated additional positions for 1985-86, but during the months it will take to recruit and train individuals, this contrac- tor will supplement, as well as providing consultation and technical assistance to the existing staff. Integrated Clinical Data will make it possible to approach currency in Medicare billing and coding in ICD-9-CM for medical indices and billing as well. They will also assist in such functions as abstracting and chart analysis for medical professional delinquencies . This contract has been approved as to legal form by County Counsel's Office. IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Failure to approve this contract may result in jeopardy with respect to the Hospital and Clinics accreditation and licensure. EAS:gm CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BO RD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER S 1 GNATURE S : ACTION OF BOARD ON S APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER ._ VOTE OF SUPERVISORS 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ORIG: Health Services (Contracts) CC: County Administrator ATTESTED 09 j Auditor-Controller PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Contractor SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR M382/7-83 BY ,DEPUTY f 1 , INTEGRATED CLINICAL DATA CONTRACT APPRVD 2, MEDICAL RECORDS CONSULTATION 26-142