RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #23-398-10 with RHD Healthcare Consulting, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $214,650 for the provision of consultation and technical assistance to the Director on compliance with Federal and State billing mandates and HIPAA privacy issues, for the period from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Funding for this Contract is included in the Health Services Department's Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (Rate Increase)

BACKGROUND:

On September 9, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-398-9 with RHD Healthcare Consulting, Inc., to provide consultation and technical assistance to the Health Services Director on compliance of Medicare and Medi-Cal rules and regulations covering reimbursement for patient services, including guidelines related to fraud and abuse, and to ensure compliance with HIPAA privacy regulations, for the period from October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015.