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Health Services Department recommending the Board authorize the Chair to sign Amendment III to Agreement for Services 534-PHD0606 (230-S0711) with Wittman Enterprises, LLC amending Article I - Scope of Services; Article IV - Term, extending the Agreement through June 30, 2011; Article V - Compensation; and replacing Exhibit A - Ambulance Rate Schedule with an amended Exhibit A - Ambulance Rate Schedule Effective June 1, 2010.
FUNDING: Ambulance billing collections.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: There is no Net County Cost associated with this Agreement. This Agreement compensates the vendor at the rate of 4.75% of net ambulance billing collections.
Background: The Board approved the County’s agreement with Wittman Enterprises on June 27, 2006 to conduct ambulance billing services on its behalf. The Board approved Amendment I on December 12, 2006 clarifying scope and compensation terms, and Amendment II on June 6, 2009 extending the term of the Agreement through June 30, 2010.
Amendment III incorporates the following changes:
Change to Scope of Services - Wittman processes refunds to payers that are required as a result of payer overpayments and then invoices the County for reimbursement of such refund payments. The current Agreement requires Wittman to submit a copy of each patient’s credit report along with each invoice to the County for reimbursement of refunds. The Department has determined that the credit report is not required to process these reimbursements. Accordingly, Amendment III modifies the Scope of Services to remove this data requirement.
Change to Compensation - Language has been added to ensure that monies received on past due accounts which have been submitted to the County's designated collection agent shall be deposited and reported separate from standard payments received. This language ensures that the County's designated collection agent receives appropriate reimbursement for all past due accounts s...
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