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Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute amendment No. 3 to the agreement (A-13313) with Jane Finney, CLS, MBA, CPHQ, CPPS for Consulting Services, extending the agreement an additional one (1) year period (November 9, 2018 through November 8, 2019) for a revised full agreement term of November 9, 2015 through November 8, 2019, and adding $50,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $546,521.
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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. 3 to the agreement (A-13313) with Jane Finney, CLS, MBA, CPHQ, CPPS for Consulting Services, extending the agreement an additional one (1) year period (November 9, 2018 through November 8, 2019) for a revised full agreement term of November 9, 2015 through November 8, 2019, and adding $50,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $546,521.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION
The Federal Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) approved a five year renewal of California's Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver on December 30, 2015. This provided California with over $6.2 billion in new federal funding for programs that shifted the focus away from hospital-based and inpatient care, towards outpatient, primary and preventive care. This shifted the focus from volume to value.
The Public Hospital Redesign and Incentives in Medi-Cal (PRIME) is a pay-for-performance delivery system transformation and alignment program. NMC engaged the services of Jane Finney in November of 2015 for consulting and project management services specific to the PRIME program.
NMC wishes to amend this agreement for an additional one year period. This will allow Ms. Finney to continue to perform the services for work associated with the PRIME program. This will include implementation of milestones, implementation of required programs, and...
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