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FROM: William Walker,M.D.,Health Services Director Costa
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator
DATE: April 2, 2008 CountySUBJECT: Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement#26-584-1
with Diablo Nephrology Medical Group, Inc.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, (Jeff Smith, M.D.) to execute on behalf
of the County, Contract Amendment Agreement #26-584-1 with Diablo Nephrology Medical Group, Inc.
(Specialty: Nephrology), a corporation, effective February 1, 2008, to amend Contract #26-584, to decrease
the payment limit by $200,000 from $600,000 to a new total payment limit of$400,000, with no change in
the original term from November 1, 2006 through October 31, 2009.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Enterprise I Funds. Cost to the County depends upon utilization. As
appropriate, patients and/or third party payors will be billed for services.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
On December 19, 2006, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-584, with Diablo Nephrology
Medical Group, Inc. to provide professional nephrology services including, but not limited to, consultation,
training and/or medical procedures for inmates at the County's Detention Facilities and for patients at Contra
Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from November 1, 2006
through October 31, 2009.
The Department and the Contractor have mutually agreed to decrease the payment limit, to allow other vendors
to provide kidney patient care services to patients at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa
Health Centers. Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #26-584-1 will amend Contract to decrease the
Payment Limit and allow the Contractor to continue to provide nephrology services through October 31, 2009
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: ��
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AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact Person: Jeff Smith,M.D. (370-5113) ATTESTEDJOHN ULLEN, CLERK 01 THE BOARD OF
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