Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Safety to modify the existing contract with Change Healthcare Practice Management Solutions, Inc. for EMS billing, collection, and reporting services. The City entered into a contract with Change Healthcare Practice Management Solutions, Inc. via ordinance 3233-2018 passed December 6, 2018, for EMS billing, collection, patient care reporting, hardware devices, accompanying extra equipment, third party auditing, training, and two onsite dedicated personnel as needed for the Division of Fire's Third Party EMS Reimbursement Program, originally initiated via Ordinance #1184-02, passed July 22, 2002. Public Safety contracts the services of Change Healthcare for the billing, collection, and reporting of those who are transported to hospitals by EMS personnel for emergency medical care. These billing, collection, and reporting services have generated a multitude of patient care information used by the Fire Division to better prepare EMS response protocols and, in turn, respond to citizens in a more effective manner. The division also generates reports for various fire organizations that are catalogued nationwide. Revenue generated since inception of the program amounted to over $225 million at the end of December 2019 and is deposited in the city's General Fund.
Contract Compliance: Change Healthcare Practice Management Solutions, Inc. FID 23-2939847 / vendor #025233
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested so that EMS billing, collection, and reporting services can continue without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation seeks to modify the current contract with Change Healthcare Practice Management Solutions, Inc. for billing and collection services and authorize the expenditure of $650,000.00 for billing services, which is budgeted in the Division of Fire's 2020 General Fund operating budget. Therefore, this ordinance is contingent upon passage of the 20...
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