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FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director Contra
Costa
DATE: February 22, 1996 County
SUBJECT: Approval of Medical Specialist Contract #26-932 with
Duritz Medical Group, Inc.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee
(Frank Puglisi) , to execute on behalf of the County, Medical
Specialist Contract #26-932 with Duritz Medical Group, Inc. (formerly
Linda Feldman Duritz, M.D. ) (specialty: Geriatric Psychiatry) , for the
period from January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996, to be paid as
follows:
65.00 per hour for consultation, evaluation, training
services, and/or medical procedures, NOT TO EXCEED a total
payment limit of $57,330.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Patients seen by Contractor will be billed by the Health Services
Department on a fee-for-service basis. As appropriate, patients
and/or third party payors will be billed for services.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
For a number of years the County has contracted with Medical and
Dental Specialists to provide specialized professional services which
are not otherwise available in its Hospital and Health Centers.
On December 13 , 1994, the Board of Supervisors approved Medical
Specialist .Contract #24-661-2 with Linda Feldman Druitz, M.D. , to
provide specialized professional geriatric psychiatric services to
County's ,patients at the Central County Older Adults Clinic through
December 31, 1995. Effective December 1995, geriatric services were
transferred from the Mental Health Division to the Hospital and Health
Centers requiring a change in.Contract Number. Contractor' s name has
been changed to reflect a new legal status.
Approval of Contract #26-932 will continue Contractor's professional
psychiatric services through December 31, 1996.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON MARCH 5. 1996 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: I. IV, V NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: III ABSTAIN: II AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Frank Puglisi, Jr. (370-5100)
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED MARCH 5, '1996
Risk Management Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
Auditor-Controller Supervisors and County ,administrator
Contractor
M382/7-83 BY DEPUTY