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Health Services Department recommending Chairman be authorized to sign Grant Agreement and Conditions 08-1901 with the California HealthCare Foundation in the amount of $250,000 for the period April 1, 2009 through December 20, 2010, for the ACCEL Specialty Care Initiative Implementation Project; and authorize the Chairman to sign Budget Transfer 29098 increasing both revenues and expenditures by $100,000 in the current fiscal year.
FUNDING: California HealthCare Foundation.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost Total term of Grant $250,000
Funding
Budgeted $
New Funding $100,000 Fiscal Year 2008-09
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $100,000 Fiscal Year 2008-09
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: None.
Background: El Dorado County Health Services Department, on behalf of ACCEL (Access El Dorado - a coalition of safety net providers) has been awarded funds to assess specialty care shortages and develop an implementation plan for innovative delivery models to improve access to healthcare for County residents. The goals of this 21-month implementation proposal are to: 1) Establish project infrastructure and participant commitments; 2) Develop a standard template for Specialty Care Consult Pathways; 3) Implement Specialty Care Consult Pathways adapted for Orthopedics (2009) and Pain Management (2010) that incorporate practice guidelines and continuing medical education (CME) for primary care providers; and 4) Assess the effectiveness of specialty care consult pathway, guidelines and primary care expanded scope of practice.
The funder will provide scheduled payments based on completion of grant deliverables in the amount of $100,000 in FY 2008-09; $75,000 in FY 2009-10; and the remaining $75,000 in FY 2010-11.
Reason for Recommendation: Approval of this grant will allow ACCEL to develop and implement strategies for impro...
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