To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #76-936 with Hospital Quality Institute
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #76-936 with Hospital Quality Institute, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $12,500, to provide hospital equity metric data collection and reporting software for regulatory compliance at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) for the period October 6, 2026, through October 5, 2031, and for successive one (1) year term(s) thereafter until terminated.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $12,500 over a five-year period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the needs of the County by providing a proprietary data collection and Software as a Service (SaaS) that will be utilized by CCRMC for quality analysis, health service analysis, reporting and evaluation services with respect to its regulatory compliance obligations. Multiple hospital regulatory and accrediting organizations that assess and rate quality of care strive to hold hospitals accountable for health equity in the care they provide and seek to determine how well hospitals achieve equitable access to care and outcomes for marginalized and minorized communities and address inequities such as social drives of heath. Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) operates the Hospital Improvement Platform (HQIP) which provides access to Hospital Equity Reports and System Equity Reports regarding California AB 2876 Data and System of Integration Data.
This Contract is entered into under Section III(B)(2)(a) of Purchasing Policy and Procedures, County Administrative Bulletin (AB600.4). CCRMC’s Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff...
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