Agenda

Return

C. 99

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	September 7, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #23-398-16 with RHD Healthcare Consulting, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/07/2021

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 Godley, 925-957-5405
cc:	Marcy 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: September 7, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #23-398-16 with RHD Healthcare Consulting, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $319,908 to provide consultation and technical assistance on billing, privacy and related regulatory issues for the Health Services Department, for the period from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $319,908 and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

This contract meets the business needs of the County by providing consultation and technical assistance to the Health Services Department with regard to 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. This contractor has been providing services to the Health Services Department since October 1, 2006.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On September 8, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-398-15 with RHD Healthcare Consulting, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $304,668 to provide professional consultation and technical assistance to the Health Services Director with regard to 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, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Approval of Contract #23-398-16 will allow this contractor to continue to provide services through September 30, 2022.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved the County will not be able to continue compliance of Medicare and Medi-Cal rules and regulations covering reimbursement for patient services.