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a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 2 to the agreement (A-13580) with Peter A Ripper & Associates, Inc. dba PARA for revenue integrity program services, extending the agreement an additional three (3) year period (July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021) for a revised full agreement term of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2021, and adding $210,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $370,000.
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC or his designee to execute up to three (3) future 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%, $9,500.) of the original cost of the agreement per each amendment.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 2 to the agreement (A-13580) with Peter A Ripper & Associates, Inc. dba PARA for revenue integrity program services, extending the agreement an additional three (3) year period (July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021) for a revised full agreement term of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2021, and adding $210,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $370,000.
Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC or his designee to execute up to three (3) future 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%, $9,500.) of the original cost of the agreement per each amendment.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Peter A. Ripper & Associates, Inc. dba PARA provides Natividad Medical Center with a web-based revenue integrity program, PARA Data Editor(tm) (PDE). The PDE provides NMC with the ability to analyze, repair, and improve revenue cycle processes. Following are key features of the system:
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