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a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 4 to the agreement with AE & Associates, LLC for ICD-9 and ICD-10 coding audits, on-site training, and remote coding support services, extending the agreement an additional two (2) year period (September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2019) for a revised full agreement term of July 1, 2013 through August 31, 2019, and adding $61,850 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $161,850.
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC or his designee to execute up to two (2) future no extension amendments to the agreement which do not significantly alter the scope of work and do not cause an increase of more than ten percent (10%) ($1,900) of the original cost of the agreement per each amendment.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 4 to the agreement with AE & Associates, LLC for ICD-9 and ICD-10 coding audits, on-site training, and remote coding support services, extending the agreement an additional two (2) year period (September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2019) for a revised full agreement term of July 1, 2013 through August 31, 2019, and adding $61,850 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $161,850.
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC or his designee to execute up to two (2) future no extension amendments to the agreement which do not significantly alter the scope of work and do not cause an increase of more than ten percent (10%) ($1,900) of the original cost of the agreement per each amendment.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Center for Health Statistics' (NCHS) International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and the American Medical Association's (AMA) Current Procedural Terminology (C...
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