To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Behavioral Health
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Memorandum of Agreement with Livanta, LLC Regarding the Exchange of Data and Information Related to the Review of Inpatient and Outpatient Health Care Services Provided to Medicare Beneficiaries Residing in Humboldt County
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Director, or a designee thereof, to electronically execute, the attached memorandum of agreement with Livanta, LLC regarding the exchange of data and information related to the review of inpatient and outpatient health care services provided to Medicare beneficiaries residing in Humboldt County;
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached memorandum of agreement with Livanta, LLC, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to provide the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit with one (1) fully executed certified copy of the Board order related to this item.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Behavioral Health Fund
DISCUSSION:
The Quality Improvement Organization Program originated with the Peer Review Improvement Act of 1982 and is currently governed by Title XI and Title XVIII of the Social Security Act. The goal of the Quality Improvement Organization Program is to improve the quality of health care services provided to Medicare beneficiaries by addressing individual complaints and requests for Quality Improvement Organization review.
Section 1154(a) of the Social Security Act requires Quality Improvement Organizations to review health care services provided to Medicare beneficiaries by physicians and other healthcare pra...
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