Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinance 0120-2017, approved by City Council on February 6, 2017, authorized Columbus Public Health to contract with Labcorp of America to provide laboratory testing of medical specimens generated by various programs within Columbus Public Health. Labcorp of America has been providing these services since 2008. This ordinance authorized funding of $22,000.00 for the period of February 1, 2017 through January 31, 2018. This vendor provides laboratory results to our proprietary software system NextGen through a customization of our electronic health record.
This ordinance is needed to increase PO054964 in the amount of $5,500.00 for the total contract amount with Labcorp of America not to exceed $27,500.00 for a time period ending January 31, 2018. The Clinical Heath Division serves approximately 12,000 clients per year. Of these clients, roughly 30% are underinsured and 40% are uninsured. This contract modification is needed to ensure laboratory services for these underserved clients in the Clinical Health Division for laboratory tests that are not performed in-house are continued . No one is denied services based upon their inability to pay.
Emergency action is requested to ensure continued testing services for Columbus Public Health patients.
The Contract Compliance number is 133757370.
FISCAL IMPACT: The funds needed to modify this contract with Labcorp of America are budgeted within the Health Special Revenue Fund;
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To authorize the Board of Health to modify and increase a contract with LabCorp of America to provide laboratory testing services for various Columbus Public Health programs; to authorize the expenditure of $5,500.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund to pay the costs thereof; and to declare an emergency. ($5,500.00)
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WHEREAS, $5,500.00 in additional funds are needed for continued lab testing services; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify contract PO054964 with ...
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