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C. 45

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	December 13, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #23-463-9 with Valerie Gulyash

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/13/2016

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:	Patrick Godley, 925-957-5405
cc:	D Morgan 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 13, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #23-463-9 with Valerie Gulyash, an individual, in an amount not to exceed $146,060, to provide consulting and technical assistance for the Keane Chargemaster Billing and EPIC Electronic Medical Record Systems used at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, for the period from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

On December 15, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-463-8 with Valerie Gulyash, for the period January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016, to provide consulting and technical assistance for the Department’s Chargemaster Billing and EPIC Electronic Medical Record Systems including; providing systems review, written reports and recommendations as requested by the County.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Approval of Contract #23-463-9 will allow Contractor to continue providing consulting and technical assistance services through December 31, 2017.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, County will not be able to ensure that the coding standards are current and conform with current regulations for the Keane Chargemaster System and EPIC System at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.