RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE: A) PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH CHIS, INC. TO PROVIDE CODING OF MEDICAL RECORDS IN THE SAN MATEO MEDICAL CENTER FOR THE TERM JULY 1, 2010 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2011, IN THE AMOUNT OF $170,000; AND B) CHIEF OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WHICH MODIFY THE COUNTY’S MAXIMUM FISCAL OBLIGATION BY NO MORE THAN $25,000 (IN AGGREGATE), AND/OR MODIFY THE CONTRACT TERM AND/OR SERVICES SO LONG AS THE MODIFIED TERM OR SERVICES IS/ARE WITHIN THE CURRENT OR REVISED FISCAL PROVISIONS.

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

 

WHEREAS, San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) contracts for external International Classification Diseases, 9th Revision (ICD-9) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding services to support various mission critical revenue and statistical reporting requirements; and

 

WHEREAS, On May 25, 2010, a Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued for medical records coding and ten proposals were received; and

 

WHEREAS, CHIS, Inc. (CHIS) was selected by the RFP Evaluation Committee

based on best price, services offered and location; and

 

WHEREAS, both the County and CHIS wish to enter into an Agreement, reference to which is hereby made for further particulars, whereby CHIS shall provide coding of medical records for the term July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in the amount of $170,000; and

 

WHEREAS, this Board has been presented with a form of such Agreement and

said Board has examined and approved it as to both form and content and desires to

enter into it.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the President of this Board of Supervisors be and is hereby authorized and directed to execute said Agreement for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo, and the Clerk of the Board shall attest the President’s signature thereto.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief of the Health System or designee is authorized to execute contract amendments which modify the County’s maximum fiscal obligation by no more than $25,000 (in aggregate), and/or modify the contract term and/or services so long as the modified term or services is/are within the current or revised fiscal provisions.

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