Title
Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute an Amendment No. 3 with Healthcare Services Management, Inc. (HSM), for Information Technology Consulting and Project Management Services at NMC to extend the term of the Agreement for one (1) additional year for a revised term of May 1, 2011 through June 30, 2016 with no additional cost to the total Agreement amount of $2,023,675.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute an Amendment No. 3 with Healthcare Services Management, Inc. (HSM), for Information Technology Consulting and Project Management Services at NMC to extend the term of the Agreement for one (1) additional year for a revised term of May 1, 2011 through June 30, 2016 with no additional cost to the total Agreement amount of $2,023,675.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has established several changes for national coding with the purpose of meeting the growing demands of the complex payment environment in healthcare. Initially HHS had established October 1, 2014 as the mandated effective date for these changes. HHS has since moved this effective date to October 1, 2015 and as of October 1, 2015, reporting claims for medical diagnoses and inpatient procedures, once submitted to payers using ICD-9 code sets, will need to be submitted using the new ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases - version10) code sets.
ICD codes are the common system of codes used to classify diseases and other health problems on many types of health records. ICD means International Classification of Diseases. ICD codes are alphanumeric designations given to every diagnosis, description of symptoms and cause of death attributed to human beings. This means that each diagnosis a human being may be given has a code that goes with it. That code means that every m...
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