COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

San Mateo Medical Center

 

DATE:

August 23, 2007

BOARD MEETING DATE:

September 11, 2007

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

None

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

 

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

Sang-ick Chang, Interim Chief Executive Officer San Mateo Medical Center

SUBJECT:

Agreement with Richard Hom, O.D.

 

RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt a resolution authorizing the President of the Board to execute an Agreement with Richard Hom, O.D. to provide primary care optometry services for the period September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2008 in the amount of $118,786.75.

 

VISION ALIGNMENT:

Commitment: To Ensure Basic Health and Safety for All.

Goal 5: Provide residents access to healthcare and preventive care.

The Agreement contributes to this commitment and goal by providing comprehensive optometry services.

 

Performance Measures:

Measure

FY 2006-07
Actual

FY 2007-08
Target

Reduce vision loss in diabetics through increased preemptive and preventative HVF, IVF, and GDX diagnostic testing

22%

>20%

Increase eye care health compliance for patients identified as at high risk for vision loss, especially those with ESRD, diabetes, glaucoma, and hypertension

49%

>45%

     

Measure

FY 2006-07
Actual

FY 2007-08
Target

Achieve organizational citizenship rating scores from Administration, Clinic staff, and Peers on all citizenship rating criteria

79%

>85%

Reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections and adhere to infection control standards as defined by Joint Commission, Title 22, and other applicable standards.

100%

100%

 

BACKGROUND:

Dr. Richard Hom has provided optometry services to the San Mateo Medical Center for the last several years. In particular, these services include general eye health, the diagnosis and identification for diseases of the eye, and clinics for eye injury, trauma, or refractive corrections. Patients treated at SMMC have a continuous need for such eye care services. Dr. Richard Hom offers the hospital the benefit of an experienced provider familiar with the complex nature of the County’s patient base.

DISCUSSION:

Because of the demand for optometry services at San Mateo Medical Center and its outlying clinics, the maximum total of clinics has been maintained at ten half day clinics per week.

Risk Management and County Counsel have also approved the Agreement. The contractor has assured compliance with the County's Contractor Employee Jury Service Ordinance, as well as all other Agreement provisions that are required by County ordinance and administrative memoranda, including but not limited to insurance, hold harmless, non-discrimination and equal benefits.

 

TERM AND FISCAL IMPACT:

The term of the Agreement is from September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2008. The maximum amount County shall reimburse Contractor under this Agreement is $118, 786.75. The previous maximum amount of this Agreement was $116,457.60. This Agreement represents a 2% increase over the prior year. Funds are included in the San Mateo Medical Center's FY2007-08 Tentatively Adopted Budget and will be requested in the FY2008-09 Budget.