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FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Costa
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator
DATE: June 26, 2006 County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#74-185-5 with Windrix Transcription, Inc.
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATIONS)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand, LCSW) to
execute on behalf of the County, Contract #74-185-5 with Windrix Transcription, Inc., a corporation,
in an amount not to exceed $60,000, for the provision of Medical Transcription services for Mental
Health Outpatient Psychiatric Unit, for the period from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100%by Mental Health Realignment.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
On June 7, 2005, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract#74-1854 with Windrix Transcription,
Inc., to provide expert medical transcription services necessary, to meet the ADA accommodations for
staff with disability, to provide medical transcription services for designated psychiatrists and therapists
working in Psychiatric Outpatient Services, and to address the problem of illegibility on the part of
professionals for which Contra Costa Mental Health has been criticized in State Department of Health
Services, Medi-Cal audits., for the period from July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006.
Approval of Contract #74-185-5 will allow Contractor to continue to provide transcription services for
the Mental Health Outpatient Psychiatric Unit, through June 30, 2007.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: •
✓RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
--'APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE (S):
ACTION OF BOARD N APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
_ C UNANIMOUS (ABSENT VI ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED
Contact Person: Donna Wigand (957-5111) JOHN CULLEN, ERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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