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File #: 11094   
Type: Consent Status: Passed
File created: 10/25/2024 Department: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
On agenda: 11/5/2024 Final action: 11/5/2024
Subject: Non-Financial Terms and Conditions with American Association of Professional Coders for a Software Platform
Attachments: 1. ADD - COV - ARMC - 11-5-24 - AAPC Codify, 2. ADD - ATT- ARMC - 11-5-24 - AAPC Codify, 3. Item #14 Executed BAI, 4. 24-1045 Executed Contract
REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION

November 5, 2024

FROM
ANDREW GOLDFRACH, ARMC Chief Executive Officer, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

SUBJECT
Title
Non-Financial Terms and Conditions with American Association of Professional Coders for a Software Platform
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve non-financial Terms and Conditions, including non-standard terms, with the American Association of Professional Coders for the use of its software platform for Codify Pro Fee Coder software, beginning upon execution of a quote and continuing until terminated by either party.
(Presenter: Andrew Goldfrach, ARMC Chief Executive Officer, 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 this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the Terms and Conditions (Agreement) with American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC) is non-financial in nature.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Approval of the Agreement for the Codify Pro Fee Coder (Codify) software platform licensed by AAPC provides the Health Information Department, as well as Clinical Documentation Information staff at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) with access to a medical coding application that offers tools for inpatient and outpatient coders. The platform includes add-ons such as Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary and Current Dental Terminology (CDT) Code. The Codify platform also has a Historical Code Sets feature that allows users to access medical coding data from 2018 forward. This platform is the newest revenue cycle platform, providing ARMC with the fastest tool for code look-up.

AAPC is the nation's largest education and credentialing organization for medical coders, billers, auditors, practice managers, documentation specialists, co...

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