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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10172006 - C.72 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS = Contra FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Costa By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator - ' { CO U n ly DATE: October 4,2006 SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#23-398 with RHD Healthcare Consulting, Inc - SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee (Pat Godley), to execute on behalf of the County, Contract#23-398 with RHD Healthcare Consulting, Inc, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $147,500, for the provision of professional consultation and technical assistance to the Director with regard to compliance of billing and privacy issues, for the period from October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007. FISCAL: Funding for this Contract is included in the Health Services Department's Enterprise I Budget. BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S): Under Contract #23-398, Contractor will provide professional consultation and technical assistance to the Health Services Director with regard to compliance of Medicare and Medi-Cal rules and regulations covering reimbursement for patient services, including guidelines related to fraud and abuse, and to ensure compliance with HIPAA privacy regulations, through September 30, 2007. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE �CtiK �r�T RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ((( RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE /APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE,S)Q,,�.r ACTION OF BOAR 0 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE F SUPER ISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTESTED O `�`�'v� / JOHN CULLEN, CLERK OFT OARD OF Contact Person: Patrick Godley(957-5410) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CC: Health Services Department (Contracts) Auditor Controller ��-� 41:' -� Risk Management BY � ~DEPUTY Contractor