REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
July 28, 2020
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Agreement with American Medical Association to utilize the Current Procedural Terminology Code Sets
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve the American Medical Association Internal User License Agreement in the total contract amount of $33,946.50, to license access to current procedural terminology code sets for the contract period beginning July 29, 2020 and continuing indefinitely.
(Presenter: William L. Gilbert, Director, 580-6150)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of the recommendation will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The cost of $33,946.50 from July 29, 2020 through December 31, 2020 is funded by State Medi-Cal, Federal Medicare, private insurances, and other departmental revenue. Funding sources may change in the future pending any legislative activity related to the repeal and/or replacement of the Affordable Care Act. This contract will require an annual amendment reflecting updated licensing costs that correlate with the number of hospital end-users.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Approval of this item will allow Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) the use of the American Medical Association (AMA) Current Procedural Terminology code sets (CPT), which provide uniform language for coding medical services and procedures offering doctors and health care workers the ability to streamline reporting, and increase accuracy and efficiency in the delivery of health care services.
AMA only provides Current Procedural Terminology royalty rates on an annual basis that are determined by bed and billing provider formulas. For that reason, although this contract i...
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