HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01062015 - C.72RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
#26-741-3 with Martha D. Newman, a self-employed individual, in an amount not to exceed $190,000, to provide
consultation and technical assistance to the Division on the Delivery System Reform Incentive Plan (DSRIP) for the
period from December 1, 2014 through November 30, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Enterprise Fund I. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers began a plan to expand access to care and
enhance quality through a robust effort called the Delivery System Reform Incentive Plan (DSRIP) program. This
program was created by the Section 1115 Medicaid waiver, sometimes called the “Bridge to Health Care Reform,” a
joint federal/state agreement with California’s public hospital systems that waives certain Medicaid requirements in
order to test improvements in health care.
On
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/06/2015 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Anna Roth, 370-5101
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 6, 2015
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: T Scott, C Rucker
C. 72
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:January 6, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #26-741-3 with Martha D. Newman
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
December 17, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-741-1 (as amended by Amendment Agreement
#26-741-2) with Martha D. Newman for the provision of consultation and technical assistance to the Division on the
development of quality metrics, leadership strategies and educational goals as they relate to DSRIP, for the period
from December 1, 2013 through November 30, 2014.
Approval of Contract #26-741-3 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide consultation and technical
assistance to the Division through November 30, 2015.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, the Division will not have access to Contractor’s expertise regarding the DSRIP
program and organizational planning.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.