Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Access HealthColumbus, doing business as Healthcare Collaborative of Greater Columbus, for the coordination of improvement activities with local federally qualified health centers and other community-based organizations to benefit those most vulnerable in Greater Columbus. This contract is for the period April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015, and is for an amount not to exceed $25,000.00. Access HealthColumbus is a broad based, non-profit community partnership whose mission is to improve access to health care in Franklin County, particularly for the most vulnerable persons, by convening public-private partners and coordinating innovative solutions. This contract is designed to address three improvement activities: 1) convening and hosting a Navigator & Certified Application Counselor Learning Group, 2) convening and hosting a FQHC Senior Leadership Group, and 3) improving the coordination of care across the medical neighborhood.
Access HealthColumbus (Contract Compliance No. 510426050) is a not-for-profit organization and therefore is exempt from Contract Compliance certification.
Emergency action is requested to avoid delays in the implementation of these services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Monies for this contract were made available in the 2014 budget for the Health Special Revenue Fund.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Access HealthColumbus for the coordination of efforts to improve primary care services in the community, to authorize the expenditure of $25,000.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($25,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Board of Health has a need for the coordination of efforts to improve primary care services for Columbus residents in medically underserved areas; and,
WHEREAS, the Access HealthColumbus, doing business as Healthcare Collaborative of Greater Columbus, has the nece...
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