RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County, Contract Amendment #23-497-3 with Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, (dba Kaiser Permanente – Richmond), a non-profit corporation, effective January 1, 2018, to amend Contract #23-497-2, to incorporate Contractor’s HIPAA Business Associate Agreement to the contract with no change to the payment limit or term.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No General Fund impact. Emergency Medical Service (EMS) staff costs to be covered under County Service Area EM-1 and charges to participating hospitals.
BACKGROUND:
In collaboration with hospitals, fire first responders and emergency ambulance services, Contra Costa Emergency Medical Care Committee, and the Contra Costa Stroke Advisory Committee, Contra Costa EMS has been working towards implementation of a program that will provide quicker access to definitive care for patients with symptoms of acute stroke. Strokes occur when blood flow to the brain has been disrupted due to a blockage in a vessel (ischemic stroke) or bleeding in the brain (hemorrhagic stroke).
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