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C. 83

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	June 22, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #23-563-5 with JWG Consulting, LLC

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/22/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Patrick Wilson, 925-335-8777
cc:	F Carroll 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: June 22, 2021
,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #23-563-5 with JWG Consulting, LLC, a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed $580,000, to provide consulting, training and technical assistance services to the Department’s Information Systems Unit, for the period from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $580,000 over a two-year period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

This contract meets the needs of the Department’s Information Systems Unit by providing consulting, training, and technical assistance services regarding medical billing and accounts receivable, including the collection of revenue and monitoring of the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) billing requirement announcements/changes. The County began contracting with this contractor in January 2015.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On June 11, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-563-4 with JWG Consulting, LLC for the provision of consulting services including, but not limited to technical, operational support, and training on Patient Financial Services for the Health Services Department Information Systems Unit for the period from July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2021.

Approval of contract #23-563-5 will allow this contractor to continue to provide consulting services on Patient Financial Systems for the Information Services Unit through June 30, 2023.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the Information Systems Unit will not have access to this contractor’s consulting services. The unit’s billing and accounts receivable activities will be affected, impacting the Department’s ability to collect revenue. Further issues may include non-compliance with DHCS and CMS billing requirements.