To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #77-421-3 with Telehealth Specialty Medical Group, PC
?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 Contract #77-421-3 with Telehealth Specialty Medical Group, PC, a corporation, (formally known as Telemedicine Group, P.C. (dba Telemed2u)), in an amount not to exceed $4,500,000, to provide behavioral health and other medical specialty telehealth services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members and County recipients for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $4,500,000 over a three-year period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized behavioral health and other medical specialty telehealth services including but not limited to: cardiology, dermatology, dietary/nutrition, endocrinology, gastroenterology, gynecology, hepatology, infection disease, nephrology, neurology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, pulmonary, rheumatology, and urology for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. Services for behavioral health and medical psychiatric telehealth services include electronic video and communication technologies to facilitate outpatient therapy services including diagnosis, consultation, treatment, medication management, education, and care management services for CCHP members. This Contractor has been a part of the CCHP Provider Network providing these services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since January 1, 2022.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal au...
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