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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.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BO RD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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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
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1 , INTEGRATED CLINICAL DATA CONTRACT APPRVD
2, MEDICAL RECORDS CONSULTATION 26-142