Title
Authorize the Purchasing Manager for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Renewal and Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement (A-11708) with The Data Systems Group for Software Licenses for Electronic Billing and Medicare Eligibility Services at NMC, extending the Agreement to June 30, 2015 and adding $140,000 for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $544,000 in the aggregate.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors authorize the Purchasing Manager for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Renewal and Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement (A-11708) with The Data Systems Group for Software Licenses for Electronic Billing and Medicare Eligibility Services at NMC, extending the Agreement to June 30, 2015 and adding $140,000 for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $544,000 in the aggregate.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Data Systems Group has provided services to NMC over the past four years. The licensed software provided is used to submit claims to insurance companies and identify self pay patients who might qualify for Medi-Cal reimbursement to the hospital. NMC must submit claims within a certain number of days after the patient visit in order to receive these payments. The Data Systems Group software provides a daily crosscheck of self-pay patients to the Medi-Cal system to check eligibility and improves timeliness of claims avoiding payment denials from Medi-Cal.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
County Counsel has reviewed and approved this Renewal and Amendment No. 4 as to legal form and risk provisions. Auditor-Controller has reviewed and approved this Renewal and Amendment No. 4 as to fiscal provisions. The Renewal and Amendment No. 4 has also been reviewed and approved by Natividad Medical Center's Board of Trustees.
FINANCING:
The cost for this Renewal and Amendment No. 4 is $140,000. $70,000 is included in the Fiscal Year 2013/2014 Recommended Budget. Amounts for remaining years of the A...
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