To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Payment Limit increase for Contract #23-625-3 with Solventum Health Information Systems, Inc.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County a payment limit increase in Master Software and Services Agreement (#23-625-3) with Solventum Health Information Systems, Inc., a Maryland corporation, effective January 28, 2025, to increase the payment limit of (Contract #23-625-3) by $36,798, from $296,277 to a new payment limit of $333,075, for a hosted patient classification and claims software system and support services, for Contra Costa Health (CCH) with no change in the term of October 5, 2021 through May 1, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this action will result in additional annual expenditures of up to $36,798 and will be funded as budgeted by the department in FY 2024-25, 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I). (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the needs of the County's patient population by providing a health information system that includes annuity software for performing claims reviews and provider comparisons. 3M's Grouper Plus Content Services (GPCS) system includes GPCS All Patient Refined - Diagnosis Related Groups (APR DRG) Grouper & Reimbursement California (CA) Medicaid a classification system, which will assist the Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) to assign patients into meaningful groups necessary for claims reimbursement. 3M APR DRGs classify patients based on clinical similarities and their use of hospital resources. 3M's Grouper Plus Content Services provides access to comprehensive grouping, editing, and reimbursement content, utilizing a modern cloud-based service that leverages web services and cloud technology to provide this content securely. The standardized implementation of this system allow...
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