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a. Approve and Authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Oregon Community Health Information Network, Inc. (OCHIN) to participate in the Back on Track study, which will evaluate the impact of Medicaid reimbursement policies for treatments for back and neck pain, including various restrictions on long-term opioid prescribing and variable coverage for non-drug treatments, effective October 1, 2018; and
b. Accept a $2,900 clinic impact fee from OCHIN once the study activities are completed.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and Authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Oregon Community Health Information Network, Inc. (OCHIN) to participate in the Back on Track study, which will evaluate the impact of Medicaid reimbursement policies for treatments for back and neck pain, including various restrictions on long-term opioid prescribing and variable coverage for non-drug treatments, effective October 1, 2018; and
b. Accept a $2,900 clinic impact fee from OCHIN once the study activities are completed.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Health Department Clinic Services Bureau (Health Department) operates nine community clinic sites designated as Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alikes (FQHC-LA), which provide preventative, primary, and specialty medical care services. The Health Department has been a member of the OCHIN collaborative since 2007, which allows for access and usage of Epic's Practice Management (PM) and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems.
Through the years, OCHIN has provided valuable health information technology support and services to the Health Department during the course of the Epic PM and EMR System implementation and utilization, and continuously offers innovative tools and methods, such as progression towards a paperless system, supporting meaningful use ince...
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