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a. Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute renewal & amendment No. 3 to the agreement (A-13517) with Healthcare Coding and Consulting Services, LLC for US-based remote medical record coding and consulting services, extending the agreement an additional one (1) year period (August 22, 2021 through August 21, 2022) for a revised full agreement term of August 22, 2016 through August 21, 2022, and adding $450,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $2,277,000.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute renewal & amendment No. 3 to the agreement (A-13517) with Healthcare Coding and Consulting Services, LLC for US-based remote medical record coding and consulting services, extending the agreement an additional one (1) year period (August 22, 2021 through August 21, 2022) for a revised full agreement term of August 22, 2016 through August 21, 2022, and adding $450,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $2,277,000.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Healthcare Coding and Consulting Services (HCCS) provides remote coding support, utilizing International Classification of Diseases Tenth Revision (ICD10-CM/PCS), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), Evaluation /Management Levels (E/M), HCPCs Medical Supply conventions to Natividad designated medical encounters and Education and Training to Natividad as changes occur within the coding spectrum.
HCCS require their coding staff to possess coding credentials. The coders must also maintain their credentials annually, by attending education and training for their specific coding discipline.
Natividad began utilizing HCCS coding support for the Emergency Department in Sept 2016. This vendor was chosen due to the complexity and distinctiveness of our Emergency and Trauma encounters, which are compris...
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