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FROM: Mark Finucane , Health Services Director
By : Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts Administrator Contra
Costa
DATE; May 41 1989 County
SUBJECT: Approve Submission of Funding Application #29-763 to the County
State Department of Health Services for a Targeted Case
Management Program for the Contra Costa Health Plan
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION :
Approve and authorize submission of Funding Application
429-763 to the State Department of Health Services in the
amount of $84 ,207 for the period July 1 , 1989 - June 30 , 1990
to establish a Targeted Case Management Program for the Contra
Costa Health Plan .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT :
Approval of this application by the State will result in $84 , 207
of State funding for this program. No County match is required.
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND :
Funding Application 429-763 requests State funds to establish a
targeted case management program for the highest-risk, highest-
cost Medi-Cal members of the Contra Costa Health Plan. The
objectives of the program are to coordinate services to ensure
appropriate , high quality, timely and cost effective care , to
foster continuity of care , provide systematic monitoring and
evaluation of services , and promote patient understanding and
self determination.
The funding will provide a full time public health nurse to
staff the interdisciplinary targeted case management program.
Twenty-five high cost Medi-Cal members will be targeted. This
case management approach should result in reduction of unnec-
essary hospitalizations , resulting in cost savings as well as
providing needed services at the most appropriate level ,
enhancing both quality and acceptability of care .
In order to meet the deadline for submission, copies of the
application hate been forwarded to the State , but subject to
Board approval . Six certified copies of the Board Order should
be returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit for submission to
the State Department of Health .Services .
DG
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENTS YES SIGNATURE: /
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDAT O OF BOARD COMMITTEE-�
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ONMAY 1 A 1989 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.
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED MAY 16 1989
Auditor-Controller (Claims) PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
State Department of Health Services SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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