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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator `l
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DATE: November 9, 1993
SUBJECT: Contract with Beech Street of California, Inc. for the
Workers' Compensation Medical Cost Containment Program
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Approve and authorize the County Risk Manager to execute a contract
with Beech Street of California, Inc. for a workers' compensation medical
cost containment program.
BACKGROUND:
In its efforts to control the cost of medical services on workers'
compensation claims, the Workers ' Compensation Unit of the Risk Management
Division presently utilizes a firm for bill review of pharmacy and selected
hospital bills. The Workers ' Compensation Unit also has an in-house
medical bill review program that reduces bills to the Relative Value
Schedule used in workers' compensation.
Request for proposals were sent to firms that provide pharmacy/medical
bill and utilization review, and a preferred provider network of hospitals
and physicians. Ten organizations responded to the request for proposals
and were interviewed by a panel of two claims managers and an insurance
analyst. The selection panel recommends Beech Street as the provider of
the workers' compensation medical cost containment program.
FISCAL IMPACT•
It is estimated medical charges on workers' compensation costs that
come under this program will be reduced by approximately 30 percent.
Savings resulting from this program would accrue to the Workers '
Compensation Trust Fund.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: �t1
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR -RECOMMENDATION-OFB URDOMMITTE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON November 9, 1993 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT I I ) 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.
CC: Auditor ATTESTED November 9, 1993
CAO Risk Management PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY ,DEPUTY
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