To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Correction to Board Order Item #C.28 with Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (dba The Joint Commission)
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE correction of Board action (C.28) on April 17, 2018 with Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (dba The Joint Commission), a non-profit corporation, to change the annual payment limit to an amount not to exceed $40,000 to provide accreditation and certification services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers, which will renew each calendar year until terminated by either party.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this correction will increase the amount payable to the Contractor from $25,000 annually to a new amount not to exceed $40,000 annually which is funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
The Joint Commission has been surveying CCRMC and Health Centers for many years as required by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This organization is integral to ensuring that Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers receives its certification to provide patient services to our Medicare and Medi-Cal population. This Contract is mandatory for CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers to continuously be accredited by Contractor and thus meet Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conditions of participation. This allows us to continue to be eligible for Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.
On April 17, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #76-612 with Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (dba The Joint Commission), in an amount not to exceed $25,000 annually for accreditation and certification services for CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period from April 10, 2018 through December 31, 2018 and renewing each...
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