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C. 70

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	December 15, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #27-955-1 with Healthsparq, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/15/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Patricia Tanquary 313-6004
cc:	A Floyd M Wilhelm

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 15, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, a Master Services Agreement with Healthsparq, Inc., an Oregon corporation, in an amount not to exceed $110,000, to provide a hosted solution to automate certain health plan provider network operations and related services for the period from November 1, 2015, through October 31, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

The Health Plan has an obligation to provide certain specialized professional health care services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. On February 10, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #27-955 with Healthsparq, Inc. for the provision of automation software and related services for the period from November 1, 2014 through October 31, 2015, for Contra Costa Health Plan members. Approval of Contract #27-955-1 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide a hosted solution to automate certain health plan provider network operations and related services for the period from November 1, 2015, through October 31, 2016.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, County staff will not be able to meet State requirements for providing an on-line provider network.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.