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FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director (1"� tra
By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts Administrator
Coafta
DATE: fir/
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract #26-145 with MetPath Inc. vv�� ��J
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute on behalf of the County, Contract
#26-145 with MetPath Inc. in the amount of $53,000 for the period February 1, 1986
through January 31, 1987 for provision of outside clinical laboratory services .
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funding for this service is included in the FY 1985-86 Department Budget. Costs of
outside laboratory services are charged to patients and appropriate third-party
payors .
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this contract is to provide for the performance of reference labora-
tory tests, tests requiring equipment not available at County Hospital's Laboratory
and rarely requested laboratory tests.
The services provided through this contract are not available at County Hospital
due to lack of resources, sophisticated technology, and experienced personnel. Due
to the large number and diversity of laboratory tests used by the medical community
to make diagnoses, most hospitals have to utilize outside reference laboratories
because it is too cost-prohibitive to provide all tests on site. Contra Costa
County has utilized outside reference laboratories for over twenty-five years.
Costs for these outside laboratory services will be charged to patients and
appropriate third-party payors .
This document has been approved by the Department's Contracts and Grants.
Administrator in accordance with the guidelines approved by the Board's Order of
December 11, 1981 (Guidelines for contract preparation and processing, Health
Services Department) .
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