RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, amendments to contracts specified on the attachment, effective December 1, 2011, to modify the Service Plan to include provisions for Electronic Health Records (EHR) assignment with no change in the original payment limits and no change in the original terms.
FISCAL IMPACT:
These Contracts are funded 100% by Enterprise Fund I. No rate increases.
BACKGROUND:
In accordance with Title 42, Part 495 of the Code of Federal Regulations, physicians may assign County their entitlement to benefits under the EHR Incentive Program. Approval of these Amendments will allow the Contracts to be amended to include electronic health records assignment language therefore allowing Contractors to continue providing services. Approval of these Amendments will also modify language in the Service Plans of each Contract, allowing assignment of fees and insurance benefits due and payable for medical services rendered pursuant to the Contract.
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